Conceptual Creative Director Jobs

Who We Are

The 360 Agency is an award-winning full-service brand and digital agency serving global brands. We are a talented group of Good Rebels, Futurists and Creatives who work collaboratively to create, amplify, and elevate storytelling for brands with authentic narratives. We advocate for diversity of thought and help brands understand where culture meets consumers.

Our team works in a fast paced and dynamic creative environment that yields award winning work. We are winners of an Effie, an Addy and Anthem awards and past MVP for AdCOLOR and ANA’s Multicultural Excellence Award. We are the go-to agency when it comes to being ahead of new trends and providing our clients with campaigns that truly enhance their brand and grow their bottom line.

The Role

We are looking for a conceptual Art/Creative Director and a Copy/Creative Director. The right candidate will work closely with the Executive Leadership Team and will be highly influential in helping define a renewed culture of creativity that values innovation. The right candidate is someone who has managed people and knows how to plan and oversee the development of company digital, traditional, and experiential projects.

The Cultural Fit

You are a creative that is used to working in a fast-paced environment and has extensive experience in the development of multicultural campaigns for regional and global brands. You thrive on learning about all cultures, and you enjoy engaging in diversity of thought with colleagues and others in the industry. You are constantly learning and gaining knowledge on new and innovative ways to create and develop digital/social first campaigns.

How You Will Make An Impact

The right candidate will be able to set a vision for creative engagement, which inspires and differentiates the agency for new business, for current client business, and for organic growth with current clients. Lead brand campaigns that are show stopping and award winning. Working collaboratively and in partnership with the Studio Creative Director to lead, contribute to, and/or develop creative strategy, ideation, copywriting and art direction for existing accounts and new client prospects supported by a team of internal/freelance creative staff. Demonstrate confidence, authority, and level-headed decision-making as the agency’s senior creative voice. Display, and serve as a model of, marketing curiosity and the willingness to push your own thinking and the agency’s work in new directions. Be a model example of adherence to agency processes making certain staff assigned staff follows suit and contribute to the optimization of agency process.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the creative team in the production of all marketing collateral
• Remain actively involved in hiring and training creative staff
• Oversee profitability, deliverables, timelines, and budgets
• Work closely with project teams and oversee graphic designers
• Review work, troubleshoot and provide feedback to creative teams
• Stay up to date with current creative and marketing trends
• Meet with clients or upper management to explain campaign strategies and solutions
• Manage and cultivate the career development of staff members, including designers, art directors and copywriters
• Be a thought leader within the agency and the industry.
• Work in partnership with Studio CD to develop a bench of potential creative partners with distinct and diverse experience and resource team members from this bench as needed for each campaign/project.
• Manage the creative process from concept to completion
• Oversee client pitches and proposals
• Lead the positive, spirited debate of ideas and points-of-view to push your team and the agency at large to deliver a continuously improving product
• Work with Leadership to continue to evolve vision for the agency into the agency of the future.
• Keep Executive Leadership Team abreast of creative/digital trends. 
• Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies
• Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with integrated marketing and sales campaigns across disciplines including direct to consumer marketing, public relations, social media, content creation etc.
• Advertising or integrated marketing agency experience preferred
• Experiential experience a plus

Software Proficiency:

• Google Drive Documents
• Online Project Management Tools (workamajig)
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Blogging Platforms and Social Media Sites (Word Press, Facebook, etc.)

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s degree Advertising, Marketing, Communications, or related field or equivalent work experience

Benefits for Full-time employees:

• Medical, Vision and Dental

• Monthly Cell Phone Stipend

• 401-K

The 360 Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer

*Note: All employees are expected to support the 360 Agency’s commitment to providing a respectful and safe workplace. There may be times when lifting up to 25lbs. is required. Working evenings and/or weekends may be required. There may be occasions when travel is required. All employees are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and acceptable manner during working hours and all work-related events, including but not limited to, holiday parties, off-sites, client meetings/events, shoot locations, etc.

Job Type: Full-time