Associate Creative Director, Art

Edelman•Chicago, IL

1d•$86,000 - $138,000

About The Position

Edelman is looking for a trend-savvy Associate Creative Director-Art for a top retail client. This role calls for a style-savvy creative passionate about trends in social, fashion, beauty, home decor, and design—a visionary who dreams of being in Wallpaper magazine. You’ll leverage cultural trends, IRL experiences, and sharp design to create standout campaigns that supercharge brands and captivate audiences. Our team drives some of the world’s most buzz-worthy work, like Ebay's pre-loved runway shows at NY and London Fashion Weeks or Dove’s guide for coding Black hairstyles in gaming. Here, we don’t just follow culture; we aim to change it. This is not a plug-and-play role. As an earned-first agency, we shape our ideas around the story we want to tell—not the media plan. What we sell in shifts with every brief – one day it's a reactive TikTok idea, the next it's a 360 campaign with PR, influencer, digital, and brand film components. We’re looking for sharp thinkers and culture junkies who thrive in creative chaos. This is a chance to work with a best-in-class creative crew that’s picked up wins all the way to Cannes. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life—we’d love to meet you.

Requirements

A social-first thinker fluent in TikTok, Instagram, apps we’ve never heard of, and niche internet subcultures
Strategic and collaborative, with a proven track record of big ideas and big wins
Experienced in 360 campaigns with an earned-first mindset
Obsessed with making smart, standout, award-winning work
Passionate about style/fashion/beauty/home decor, with an eye for cultural nuance and craft
Thriving in cross-functional environments, uniting creative, strategy, production, social and more to produce breakthrough work.
Ego-free, self-starting, and deeply team-oriented
At least 6 years experience managing day-to-day changes at every level of detail and handling them with a team oriented, entrepreneurial spirit
A bachelor’s degree, preferably in Fine Arts, Advertising or Graphic Design
Experience managing day-to-day changes at every level of detail and handling them with a team oriented, entrepreneurial spirit
A professional-level mastery of industry standard design software and tools including the full suite of Adobe Creative Cloud
Production experience in art direction and design for video, digital and social platforms
Pride in your previous work and the ability to speak to it clearly and concisely during the interview process
Applications submitted without a portfolio will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience maintaining client contact as needed and assist with budget and schedule development
Ability to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Work in partnership with an Associate Creative Director-Copywriter and at the direction of creative leadership to concept and plan execution of integrated campaigns and programs across a wide range of media and platforms, especially social, digital, video, experiences and content
Create and design campaign ideas for client projects and new business pitches that are earned-first and social by design
Work in concert with a wide range of specialties including account, strategy, project management, and influencer
Develop tactics which bring creative concepts to life and achieve program objectives
Manage multiple jobs simultaneously; managing and providing direction to other team members as needed
Work closely with a project manager and production partners to schedule projects and coordinate production
Prepare and present client creative presentations; Drive client approval process
Work effectively with external vendors and internal colleagues to complete projects within timeframe and budget