Associate Creative Director - Remote

About the role

The role is about making the work better. Better ideas. Simpler storytelling. Stronger execution. You’ll lead creative teams through the ideation and production process while helping push the work past the expected and into something people care about.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative development for a brand within The Shop
• Help teams develop stronger, smarter, more distinctive creative ideas
• Guide writers and art directors throughout the creative process
• Translate strategic briefs into integrated campaign ideas across broadcast, digital, social, influencer, experiential, retail, and branded content activations
• Lead brainstorms, creative reviews, and work sessions
• Present and defend creative work to stakeholders and leadership teams with clarity and conviction
• Ensure campaign consistency, quality, and effectiveness across all touchpoints
• Partner closely with Account Management and Creative Strategy throughout the process
• Help teams navigate feedback, shift priorities, timelines, and production realities while protecting the integrity of the work
• Ensure campaign work stays strategically grounded, on-brand, and creatively strong across channels
• Mentor and support junior team members and help create a collaborative, high-performing creative culture

Requirements

• You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions
• You’re not intimidated by innovation
• You embrace doing your job and doing a world of good
• You have a BA Degree or HS Diploma with relevant experience
• 6+ years of creative campaigning experience required
• You have strong conceptual and integrated campaign development skills
• You have exceptional creative judgment, storytelling, and presentation abilities
• You have Ability to lead, mentor, and inspire multidisciplinary creative teams
• You have Experience developing campaign work across multiple channels and formats
• You have Ability to balance creative ambition, strategic thinking, timelines, and production realities
• You have Travel 10-15% for photoshoots and other initiatives
• You have Familiarity with creative production workflows and Adobe Creative Suite

Qualifications

• You have a BA Degree or HS Diploma with relevant experience
• 6+ years of creative campaigning experience required
• You have strong conceptual and integrated campaign development skills
• You have exceptional creative judgment, storytelling, and presentation abilities
• You have Ability to lead, mentor, and inspire multidisciplinary creative teams
• You have Experience developing campaign work across multiple channels and formats
• You have Ability to balance creative ambition, strategic thinking, timelines, and production realities
• You have Familiarity with creative production workflows and Adobe Creative Suite

Skills

• Conceptual and integrated campaign development skills
• Strong creative judgment, storytelling, and presentation abilities
• Ability to lead, mentor, and inspire multidisciplinary creative teams
• Experience developing campaign work across multiple channels and formats
• Ability to balance creative ambition, strategic thinking, timelines, and production realities
• Familiarity with creative production workflows and Adobe Creative Suite

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Life
• Vision
• Disability
• 401(k)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs

Pay

$95,600.00 - $153,900.00

Schedule

N/A