Freelance Associate Creative Director / Art Director

Trade School

Trade School is an agency built for what’s next. Part think tank, part creative agency, part production company, we create remarkable creative work, built for modern experience and scale.

Associate Creative Director / Art Director

The ACD / Art Director is a next-level conceptual thinker, adept at creating remarkable creative ideas across modern experience. A critical leader of the creative team, the ACD / Art Director can work independently, without hand-holding as well as collaboratively with oversight. Capable of coming up with “the idea” and also able to clearly and articulate how it delivers on strategy, the ACD / Art Director is a true creative craftsperson.

Experience Plusses

Passion for groundbreaking creative ideas that live natively in the places people spend their digital lives

Experience working at a modern agency that embraces digital and content creative ideas, a platform, like Meta or Pinterest, or a brand that understands the opportunity of the content and digital space

Experience concepting content across the spectrum - digital video, short and long form content, episodic series, TV, radio, social content and emerging platforms

Portfolio of highly-creative work recognized or awarded for craft, effectiveness or innovation

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaboration with the larger team in service of a successful project. Accountability and responsibility for success and excellence
• Solving our clients’ business problems with powerful ideas
• Collaborating with cross functional teams to deliver solutions that work across mediums and platforms for multi-audience, multi-media campaigns
• Passion for the content and digital space and enthusiasm for emerging platforms, technology and innovation
• Creating remarkable campaigns and activations across platforms and experiences that have potential to gain the recognition of the industry and culture
• Working with production, creator and maker teams throughout the production process to bring great work to life
• Acting as a doer and a leader to shepherd a creative idea from inception through to production
• Ability to understand a brand’s business and purpose and deliver highly-creative work that honors it
• Cultivating a strong understanding of the unique creative opportunities and strategic differences of different platforms (Meta vs. Pinterest vs. OLA for example)
• Mentoring more junior creatives to develop their craft
• Delivering excellent copywriting and craftsmanship
• Powerful presentation and clear communication
• Drive for experimentation, ideation, tinkering, and making things

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Portfolio or creative samples demonstrating an understanding of modern advertising.
• Accountability and self-motivation
• Adobe Suite and other creation platform expertise
• 6-8 years writing experience client-side, in-house, at an agency or other creative enterprise
• Effective handling of multiple assignments in a fast-moving environment
• Strong writing and verbal skills
• Strong team collaboration skills
• Attention to detail
• Comfortable with and receptive to feedback; desire to quickly address feedback

*** Candidates need to reside in GA, FL, NC or SC ***

While Trade School is a remote-friendly workplace, this ACD / Copy position requires a hybrid work schedule, including occasional in-person internal and client meetings and possible work travel.