Associate Creative Director, Copy

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

1d • $119,800 - $261,000

About The Position

Microsoft’s Creative, Advertising & Integrated Marketing team is seeking an Associate Creative Director, Copy to support Windows, Devices and Services. This hands-on advertising creative role centers on conceptual thinking and storytelling—turning strategy and product truths into memorable ideas for paid media and campaigns for Microsoft products and services.

The role develops campaign concepts, scripts, headlines, messaging systems, and branded storytelling in partnership with art directors, designers, producers, strategists, agency partners, and other creative collaborators. The Associate Creative Director guides ideas from early development through production, presenting concepts to stakeholders and maintaining the creative vision and quality of the work.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Arts, Humanities, Digital Communications, UX Design, Human Computer Interaction, Communications, English, Journalism, or a related field, plus 2+ years of experience working in product or service design; OR bachelor's degree in one of these fields or a related field, plus 3+ years of experience working in product or service design, copywriting, technical writing, writing for marketing, advertising, or e-commerce, brand design, or brand marketing; OR equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Strong professional experience in advertising and paid media, ideally at a leading advertising agency, an in-house consumer creative organization, or both.
• A portfolio demonstrating outstanding conceptual advertising and consumer paid media campaign work.
• Demonstrated experience scripting television commercials, branded films, online video, and social content.
• Exceptional headline-writing skills across digital advertising, banners, out-of-home advertising, and short-form social formats.
• Experience developing integrated campaign ideas that extend naturally across multiple channels.
• Strong understanding of advertising strategy, storytelling, culture, and consumer behavior.
• Experience concepting collaboratively with art directors, designers, and multidisciplinary creative teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop original advertising concepts and paid media messaging platforms for Windows, Surface devices, and Services.
• Write scripts for television commercials, online films, social content, product films, and other branded storytelling.
• Create headlines and copy for advertising, banners, social media, out-of-home advertising, and campaign extensions.
• Translate strategy, consumer insights, and product truths into simple, compelling creative ideas.
• Concept collaboratively with art directors and designers, integrating copy and visual ideas.
• Help define campaign narratives, messaging architectures, naming, taglines, and creative platforms.
• Develop social-first ideas suited to the culture, behavior, and formats of each platform.
• Present creative concepts clearly and persuasively to creative leadership, marketing partners, senior stakeholders, and external agencies.
• Partner with producers, directors, editors, designers, and production teams throughout film and content production.
• Guide work through development and production while protecting the core idea and raising the level of craft.
• Collaborate with external advertising agencies and production partners to establish a clear creative vision and ensure high creative standards.
• Manage multiple projects and timelines while maintaining clarity, originality, and attention to craft.

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional benefits and pay information is available through the linked Microsoft careers page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level