Associate Creative Director (Remote)

Location: Remote

Job Type: Temp to Perm

Compensation Range: $60 - 70 per hour

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Associate Creative Director to join our client's team. As an Associate Creative Director, you will play a crucial role in guiding and shaping the creative direction of their projects, ensuring that the work exceeds client expectations and drives meaningful engagement. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including designers, copywriters, strategists, and account managers, to develop and execute integrated marketing campaigns that resonate with target audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Pitch creative work to oftentimes noncreative stakeholders. Be the greatest advocate for our creative work, and be able to listen and internalize feedback so that we can come back with creative that exceeds client expectations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine their needs/briefs/objectives to create effective campaigns and deliverables.
• Take on hands-on tasks, projects, special requests, and presentation requests as needed.
• Work with the senior management team in overseeing all aspects of the design process, including concept development, copywriting, photography selection, creative execution, and production of the finished product.
• Engage with cross-functional teams to ensure creative work is in line with strategic goals and on message for the target audience for each campaign.
• Review concepts and design work created by the creative team and provide feedback on how to improve them.
• Practice the details of the craft at a very high level to maintain the quality of the creative.
• Manage and supervise a group of designers and art directors to ensure that they are producing successful creative deliverables and meeting company standards for design quality.
• Stay on top and continually research marketing trends, strategies, and new technologies to find best-fit tools across all media.
• Motivate creative teams to execute integrated, cross-channel projects that are creatively brilliant, strategically on point, and seamlessly executed, on time and on budget.
• Provide leadership/motivation and convey the vision and values of the agency.

Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of the capabilities and limitations within digital channels.
• Ability to concept and develop outstanding creative with the teams you manage, able to present and sell the ideas to clients, and adapt at every step along the way.
• A passion for design and conception.
• Have endless curiosity on current trends, technologies, and tools that will help you and the organization deliver the best digital experiences across the widest markets.
• Have strong interpersonal skills able to effectively understand and execute against specific brand guidelines.
• Digital and Social media expertise.
• Ability to take ownership of projects from concept through to completion.
• 8+ years of in-house or external agency experience working on integrated, cross-channel campaigns, with a strong, diverse portfolio.
• Excellent client relationship-building skills.
• Experience level: Experienced
• Education: Bachelors
• Fluency across the Adobe Creative Suite with proven expertise in digital, traditional, and emerging delivery models; full working knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and animation packages.
• A thorough understanding of photography, typography, and printing.

JOBID: 1019391

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At Cella, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [email protected].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).

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