Associate Creative Director
Weber Shandwick
- New York City, NY
- $115,000-150,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and execute ideas with culture and news worthiness at its center.
- Lead, manage and execute work with your CD, CCO and partner creative leads over a range of consumer and wellness brands.
- Develop and deliver creative solutions that strengthen clients' market distinction and leadership position.
- Generate innovative, world-class, and earned first creative thinking across channels.
- Guide, teach and mentor junior members of the creative team in further developing ideas.
- Promote continual creative improvement and actively contribute to a culture of innovation, excellence, and accountability.
- Lead concept, creative development, and presentation of new business development efforts
- Continually develop practices and processes to inspire, innovate, and harness new ways of thinking.
- Oversee projects from concept to completion in addition to being a hands-on creative
- Create production-ready designs, campaigns and layouts
- Establish the look/tone/feel for campaigns, social channels and new business needs
- Convey ideas through well-designed presentations and idea boards
- Translate content ideas into storyboards, shot lists, casting specs, set and wardrobe recommendations, etc.
- Attend shoots to ensure all the visual components are captured
- Review rough cuts and convey clear, actionable feedback to editors and producers
- Incorporate feedback from Creative Directors, teammates and clients with precision and a positive attitude.
- A strong portfolio of work showcasing social and earned first thinking.
- Strong knowledge of marketing, PR, creative development, campaign and brand development, digital marketing, and the creative process
- 5-7 years of experience with several years' experience managing creative team members
- Strong ability to provide clear creative direction and provide timely, helpful feedback to improve creative processes and to keep work on budget and schedule.
- Resilient mindset, a cheerful and positive attitude, and respect for others
- Ability to familiarize yourself quickly with the client's brand standards.
- Comfort with juggling multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to work quickly, efficiently and accurately with Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) as well as presentation tools such as PowerPoint
- Must be self-motivated, hard-working, well-organized and deadline-driven
- Knowledgeable about emerging media, trends and philosophies in design, technology, social media, storytelling and engagement
- Strong presentation skills and communication abilities, both internal and client-facing
- Ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs.
- The ability to concept across a broad range of media, in a variety of tones and voices.
- Resilient mindset, a cheerful and positive attitude, and respect for others
- A willingness to push creative boundaries.
- Bonus skills: UX/UI, animation, illustration, photography, retouching, content creation, videography, editorial design
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k (with employer match)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
- MyDays - Flexible holiday schedules
- Short-Term Disability
- Paid Employee Family Leave
- Family Building Benefit