Associate Creative Director, Creative Development (Multicultural)

About the role

Dentsu is looking for a New York-based Associate Creative Director, Art Director focused on multicultural creative, to join a team behind one of its newest creative AOR wins: a large healthcare, pharmacy and consumer wellness brand in the US. You will report to the Group Creative Director, Creative Development and be paired with a Senior Copywriter. The role leads the visual language of integrated campaigns rather than just executing them.

Key responsibilities

• Concept and copyright integrated campaigns (TV, OLV, social, performance creative, experiential) from concept through production
• Work closely with the ACD art director from brief to delivery on projects of any size and style
• Concept and comp across several projects at once, building campaign systems with a consistent visual logic
• Review storyboards, comps and mockups and distinguish rough ideas from finished ones
• Work across two Creative Direction teams with strategists, producers and designers
• Mentor a midlevel team and contribute to pitches, shaping the agency's voice in new business

Required profile

• 7+ years in creative advertising at an agency, with a clear arc of increasing ownership
• Portfolio showing TV, OLV, social and integrated work that demonstrates both concept thinking and craft
• Bachelor's degree in advertising, design or a related field
• Comfortable on set and in post, understanding how things get made

Required skills

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) used to build ideas, not just finish them
• Figma

What we offer

• Anticipated base salary of $114,425-$150,000, depending on experience and skills
• Medical, vision and dental insurance, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k), flexible paid time off, at least 15 paid holidays per year, paid sick and safe leave, and paid parental leave
• Hybrid work, with some roles requiring 2-3 days in the office per week