Executive Creative Director

About the role

You will lead creative teams on our largest client accounts, setting the creative vision and inspiring growth across all aspects of creative development. Your role involves overseeing campaign execution, coordinating creative teams, and collaborating with clients and account stakeholders to ensure seamless alignment. You’ll work with strategy partners to define the strategic and creative direction for complex integrated campaigns, manage existing accounts, and lead new business efforts. Additionally, you’ll provide guidance, feedback, and mentorship to team members, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation.

Responsibilities

• Set creative vision and inspire creative growth across all accounts and projects.
• Oversee campaign and creative execution, coordinating teams and aligning with clients and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with strategy partners to define strategic and creative direction for integrated campaigns.
• Manage existing accounts and lead new business development efforts.
• Provide mentorship, feedback, and guidance to creative team members to foster innovation.
• Ensure the integrity and quality of creative output throughout all project phases.
• Motivate and manage teams to produce effective results across the creative department.
• Partner with clients to align on business goals and creative development.
• Identify new business opportunities within existing accounts through research and analysis.

Requirements

• 15–20+ years in an agency environment, with client-facing and supervisory experience (5+ years).
• Robust experience with integrated campaigns, from strategic development through delivery.
• Strong focus on craft and production across film, digital, social, and print platforms.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Must have the ability to work in the U.S.; no visa sponsorship is available for this role.

Qualifications

• Highly conceptual thinker with proven leadership experience directing multiple creative teams.
• Strong client management skills and excellent presentation/communication abilities.
• Ability to provide clear guidance, direction, and mentorship to creative teams.
• Strategically minded, with a focus on anticipating team, account, and client needs.
• Experience assisting in hiring and managing direct reports.
• Ability to inspire client confidence by understanding their vision and building long-term relationships.

Benefits

• Competitive salary ($275,000–$300,000, dependent on experience).
• Comprehensive employer-subsidized benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• 401k retirement plan with annual company match.
• Employee wellness, commuter benefits, and cellular phone allowance.
• Generous paid time off and an employee volunteer day for community service.