Associate Creative Director

Associate Creative Director

Spirits & BevAlc

Location: Hybrid / Flexible (U.S.-based)

Reports To: Creative Director

Summary of Role

At Five Eighty, creative is commerce. We build work that demands attention, drives conversion, and pushes brands forward. We're looking for a detail-obsessed, craft-focused, and conceptually bold Associate Creative Director (Art) to lead the charge on campaign execution across our shopper and brand portfolio—with a particular focus on beverage alcohol.

This is a hands-on leadership role, responsible for translating smart strategies into visually impactful, idea-led work. You’ll help shape the creative product, mentor rising talent, and bring energy, sharpness, and intention to everything we make.

Most importantly, you’ll be a creative catalyst—someone who pushes the work from good to great,and inspires the team around you to deliver with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

What You’ll Own

• Lead Concept Development & Execution: Deliver bold, strategically grounded creative concepts across retail, shopper, digital and print.
• Uphold Creative Excellence: Be the bar-setter—driving attention to detail, design craft, and thoughtful execution in every deliverable.
• Mentor & Grow Talent: Support and elevate a team of designers and art directors through proactive feedback, creative coaching, and high expectations.
• Present With Power: Own client presentations with confidence, clearly articulating how the work solves business problems and connects with consumers.
• Drive Commerce-Minded Design: Flex between brand storytelling and retail realities—bridging emotional storytelling with product conversion.
• Activate Systems Thinking: Serve as an early adopter of creative tools, systems, and templates introduced by leadership. Help operationalize and scale quality through consistency and clarity.
• Partner Across Disciplines: Collaborate with copywriters, strategists; and account leads to build cohesive, insight-driven work.
• Work Closely With Creative Leadership: Act as a key delivery partner to the Head of Creative and our emerging Creative Ops & Solutions leadership—helping ideas scale while pushing the work forward.

What You Bring

• 6–8+ years of agency experience, with a focus on shopper marketing, brand development, and beverage alcohol.
• Portfolio that shows conceptual strength, flawless craft, and cross-channel versatility.
• Proven ability to lead creative execution from brief through final delivery with a hands-on approach.
• Comfort mentoring and directing teams of junior/mid-level creatives.
• Confidence presenting creative thinking internally and externally.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, and presentation platforms (e.g., Keynote).
• Use emerging tools and AI workflows not just to move faster, but to think sharper—integrating tech in ways that elevate craft and unlock new possibilities.
• Deep knowledge of how to create work that shows up effectively in retail, and digital.
• A “culture-builder” mindset—collaborative, solution-oriented, and committed to raising the collective bar.

Why This Role Matters

This ACD role is designed to take ownership of creative excellence in execution. You’ll be the hands-on lead turning briefs into ideas, ideas into decks, and decks into work that works. You’ll help define what “great” looks like. And you’ll make the team around you better in the process.

Why Five Eighty

We’re an independent creative company built for brands that want more—more agility, more ownership, more impact. We expect our team to lead from the front, think like owners, and make the kind of work that punches above its weight.

What We Offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off

Associate Creative Director

Spirits & BevAlc

Location: Hybrid / Flexible (U.S.-based)

Reports To: Creative Director

Summary of Role

At Five Eighty, creative is commerce. We build work that demands attention, drives conversion, and pushes brands forward. We're looking for a detail-obsessed, craft-focused, and conceptually bold Associate Creative Director (Art) to lead the charge on campaign execution across our shopper and brand portfolio—with a particular focus on beverage alcohol.

This is a hands-on leadership role, responsible for translating smart strategies into visually impactful, idea-led work. You’ll help shape the creative product, mentor rising talent, and bring energy, sharpness, and intention to everything we make.

Most importantly, you’ll be a creative catalyst—someone who pushes the work from good to great,and inspires the team around you to deliver with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

What You’ll Own

• Lead Concept Development & Execution: Deliver bold, strategically grounded creative concepts across retail, shopper, digital and print.
• Uphold Creative Excellence: Be the bar-setter—driving attention to detail, design craft, and thoughtful execution in every deliverable.
• Mentor & Grow Talent: Support and elevate a team of designers and art directors through proactive feedback, creative coaching, and high expectations.
• Present With Power: Own client presentations with confidence, clearly articulating how the work solves business problems and connects with consumers.
• Drive Commerce-Minded Design: Flex between brand storytelling and retail realities—bridging emotional storytelling with product conversion.
• Activate Systems Thinking: Serve as an early adopter of creative tools, systems, and templates introduced by leadership. Help operationalize and scale quality through consistency and clarity.
• Partner Across Disciplines: Collaborate with copywriters, strategists; and account leads to build cohesive, insight-driven work.
• Work Closely With Creative Leadership: Act as a key delivery partner to the Head of Creative and our emerging Creative Ops & Solutions leadership—helping ideas scale while pushing the work forward.

What You Bring

• 6–8+ years of agency experience, with a focus on shopper marketing, brand development, and beverage alcohol.
• Portfolio that shows conceptual strength, flawless craft, and cross-channel versatility.
• Proven ability to lead creative execution from brief through final delivery with a hands-on approach.
• Comfort mentoring and directing teams of junior/mid-level creatives.
• Confidence presenting creative thinking internally and externally.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, and presentation platforms (e.g., Keynote).
• Use emerging tools and AI workflows not just to move faster, but to think sharper—integrating tech in ways that elevate craft and unlock new possibilities.
• Deep knowledge of how to create work that shows up effectively in retail, and digital.
• A “culture-builder” mindset—collaborative, solution-oriented, and committed to raising the collective bar.

Why This Role Matters

This ACD role is designed to take ownership of creative excellence in execution. You’ll be the hands-on lead turning briefs into ideas, ideas into decks, and decks into work that works. You’ll help define what “great” looks like. And you’ll make the team around you better in the process.

Why Five Eighty

We’re an independent creative company built for brands that want more—more agility, more ownership, more impact. We expect our team to lead from the front, think like owners, and make the kind of work that punches above its weight.

What We Offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off