Creative Director / Art Director

SS+K is seeking a Creative Director who will primarily work as a team with a dedicated Creative Director/Copywriter partner. They will be responsible for leading all aspects of creative development on integrated brand campaigns and projects large and small, as well as ensuring coordination of other creative teams. A highly conceptual thinker who can develop media agnostic big ideas and bring them to life through every stage of production. Will act as an integral part of the creative team for existing clients as well as new business.

What you'll do:

• You're a highly conceptual thinker with strong design craft and hard skills
• Provide and lead art direction on integrated brand campaigns that may cover film, social, digital, experiential, print and other media
• Ensure integrity and quality of visual direction throughout all phases of a given project
• Responsible for leading creative teams and inspiring creative growth
• Motivate, manage and produce effective results across the creative department, providing senior support to account and strategy leads
• Ability to manage and prioritize workload, delegate tasks, and understand resourcing needs
• Strategically minded, constantly thinking ahead about the needs of the team, the account, and the client
• Assist CC and Director of Creative Services in hiring and managing group of direct reports
• Partner with potential and current clients on business goals and creative development
• Ability to inspire confidence in clients by seeing the bigger strategic picture, understanding the clients’ vision, and ability to develop long-standing relationships
• Identify new business opportunities within existing accounts to expand current assignments and acquire new projects with research and analysis of creative
• Set and maintain creative vision and standards of the Agency
• Experience in a client-facing role and internally leading and managing cross-discipline creative teams
  
  
  

What you'll bring:

• 10-15+ years in an agency environment preferred, in client-facing roles with supervisory experience of at least 1 year
• Robust experience with the integrated campaigns, from strategic development through creative development and delivery
• Strong design skills and focus on craft
• Production experience across all platforms - film, digital, social, and printed
• Well-versed in Adobe Creative Suite and able to be a hands-on creative delivering comps, layouts, and assets across all media types as well as give direction to studio designers and other teams
• Travel may be required
  
  
  

What you'll get:

We value our teams and are committed to their success!

We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive employer subsidized benefits package which includes group medical, dental and vision coverage, Health Savings Account, 401k retirement plan with annual company match, gym reimbursement, commuter benefits and cellular phone allowance, generous paid time off and employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility giving time to the non-profit, community service or charity of your choice. Salary is dependent on experience but ranges from $215,000-$220,000. All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.

SS+K is an Equal Opportunity Employer and shall treat all applicants for employment equally based upon job- related qualifications and without regard to race, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, disability, religion, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About SS&K:

SS&K is a full-service marketing & communications agency that combines the rigor of political strategy and the power of creativity to help brands navigate, create, and lead meaningful change. For 30 years, we’ve worked with both disruptors and the disrupted— from big brands like JPMorgan Chase, Delta, Starbucks, Microsoft, Meta, Mount Sinai Health System, and HBO, to challengers like Iceland Tourism, Smartsheet, Airbnb and Lyft. And our commitment to change has led us to create essential campaigns for organizations like Communities in Schools, Planned Parenthood, Girls Who Code, Lebron James’ More Than a Vote, and Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

About M&C Saatchi Group

M&C Saatchi Group is a creative solutions company that connects specialist expertise, fuelled by data, technology, and culture, to help clients navigate, create, and lead meaningful change. The Group operates across five core divisions: Connected Creativity; Passion Marketing; Global & Social Issues; Brand, Experience & Innovation; and Performance Media. Headquartered in London, operations span 23 countries with major hubs in the UK, Europe, US, Middle East & Africa, Asia and Australia. M&C Saatchi Group’s two principles, Diversity of Thought and Brutal Simplicity of Thought, guide how they build teams and solve problems.

All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES.

Applications close 10/25/24.

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M&C Saatchi Group was founded in 1995 and is now the biggest Independent creative agency group in the World. Founded on one core principle, Brutal Simplicity.