Associate Creative Director, Creative Development

dentsu•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a seat on a team that makes work it’s proud of. You’ll be pairing with an ACD copywriter and reporting to CDs and an ECD on a national home improvement account. It’s a brand with real craft ambition, the production scale to back it up and a track record of high visibility work. You’ll lead the visual language of integrated campaigns, not just execute them. If you have a strong point of view and the taste to match, keep reading. The team Good taste is table stakes. We sweat the details. Craft is how we compete. Team players only. People stay here for a reason. The team culture across departments is collaborative and the work shows it. Must tolerate dad jokes. If you can’t, you will not be happy.

Requirements

Experience: 7+ years in creative advertising at an agency, with a clear arc of increasing ownership
Portfolio: TV, OLV, and integrated work that shows both concept thinking and visual craft, not just executions
Production chops: Comfortable on set and in post. You understand how things get made
Tools: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) used to build ideas, not just finish them
Education: Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design, or a related field

Responsibilities

Lead the art direction of integrated campaigns (TV, OLV, social, experiential) from concept through production
Partner closely with your ACD copywriter from brief to delivery, on projects of any size and style
Concept and comp across multiple projects simultaneously, developing campaign systems with a consistent visual logic
Bring a sharp eye to storyboards, comps, and mockups, knowing the difference between a rough and a finished idea
Work across two Creative Direction teams, alongside strategists, producers, and designers
Mentor a midlevel team; share what you know and make the work around you better
Contribute to pitches and help shape the voice of the agency in new business contexts
Stay genuinely interested in where culture is going, new formats, platforms, and ways of connecting