Associate Creative Director, Copy

fingerpaint•Cedar Knolls, NJ

About The Position

Fingerpaint is a healthcare and wellness advertising agency with a collaborative, people-first culture. The Associate Creative Director, Copy works with an art partner and colleagues across agency disciplines to develop standout, strategically focused concepts and campaigns. The role demonstrates understanding of clients’ products and marketing challenges, responds to their strategic and creative needs, and represents the agency at client meetings and social events as appropriate. It also includes managing copy team workloads, leading presentations, providing performance feedback, and helping recruit creative candidates.

Requirements

8–11 years of pharmaceutical advertising experience.
Strong presentation skills.
Ability to work independently under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects.
A sense of humor that is actually funny.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing teams.

Responsibilities

Work with an art partner to produce standout, strategically focused concepts and campaigns.
Collaborate with agency disciplines, including account management and digital strategy.
Manage copy team workloads to maximize productivity and ensure team members are busy and billable.
Demonstrate understanding of clients’ products and marketing challenges and respond to their strategic and creative needs.
Represent the agency at client meetings and social events as appropriate.
Help develop and review creative briefs that provide strategic insight and creative inspiration.
Manage work independently under tight deadlines while juggling multiple projects when necessary.
Estimate copy hours.
Lead concept presentations.
Provide written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews, as well as ongoing feedback throughout the year; provide written feedback when requested.
Identify and interview prospective creative candidates.