Creative Director, Copy

Role Overview

The Creative Director, Copy serves as the Creative Lead on key work streams, owning the strategy playbook, creative platform, big ideas, and activation plans. They manage and provide oversight to Creatives & Strategists on projects, with feedback and direction that helps them build great work and sell their plans through to our clients. They lead on new RFPs, collaborating closely with Accounts, Strategy, and Production to pitch amazing strategic & creative proposals. They serve as a strategic thought partner to our clients by helping define and shape the brand’s vision/role for their partnership with a roadmap for our team to help them get there. They go from brief to execution, being able to take in a client brief, build out a plan, and follow through on the execution of creative and production.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Serve as the Creative Lead on key work streams (project-based and AORs), owning the strategy playbook, creative platform, big ideas, and activation plans.
• Manage and provide oversight to Creatives & Strategists on projects, with feedback and direction that helps them build great work and sell their plans through to our clients.
• Build amazing decks. Great copy. Elevated design. Great visual references. Then, present and pitch your work to internal and external leaders, often VPs and CMOs.
• Lead on new RFPs, collaborating closely with Accounts, Strategy, and Production to pitch amazing strategic & creative proposals.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to our clients by helping define and shape the brand’s vision/role for their partnership with a roadmap for our team to help them get there.
• Go from brief to execution, being able to take in a client brief, build out a plan, and follow through on the execution of creative and production.
• Develop and implement new processes that help the team work better.
• Assist in the development and growth of the Creative & Strategy departments through education and hiring.

Requirements

• 8+ years of working in creative/strategy – agency, brand, tech preferred.
• 3-5 years of managing direct reports.
• Strong book (sport, music, entertainment are a plus).
• Great taste in creative work, strong level of polish in your own work.
• Experience building full strategy decks (copy, flow, design)
• Strong leadership skills and experience helping people grow in their roles.
• Proficiency in creating Google Slides decks (design, layout, speed, familiarity).
• Excellent pitching, storytelling, and communication skills.

Pay & Benefits

The pay range for this position is $175,000 - $200,000 per year. This position is also eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus.