Associate Creative Director

Amplify • Los Angeles, CA

17d • Hybrid

About The Position

Amplify is seeking an Associate Creative Director to shape and deliver creative work across always-on social clients, campaigns, pitches, and internal projects. The role focuses on TikTok, social content, creator culture, and cultural moments, translating insight into concepts and campaigns that resonate with audiences and shape conversations. The Associate Creative Director will help define Amplify’s creative direction and ensure work is bold, strategic, consistent, on-brand, and culturally relevant.

This role combines creative leadership with hands-on execution. It involves close collaboration with Account Management, Partnerships, Production, and Post-Production teams; presenting ideas to clients and internal stakeholders; mentoring editors, designers, and other creatives; and leading projects from concept through delivery. The successful candidate will keep up with emerging platforms and trends, improve creative processes, and attend in-person shoots to direct crew and talent as needed.

Amplify describes its environment as fast-moving, ambitious, down-to-earth, kind, and collaborative. The company offers a hybrid model, with work from home full time and frequent on-site attendance for shoots. The role provides opportunities to work with creators and global brands, take ownership of work, and pursue structured career progression.

Requirements

• 6–8 years of creative social work experience in an agency or brand environment, with a copy or art background.
• Experience with award-winning or viral social campaigns.
• Proven experience leading and executing creative direction for social-first clients or campaigns.
• Deep understanding of TikTok, creator culture, and how brands can authentically participate in online trends.
• Strong creative and conceptual thinking, with the ability to connect big ideas to audience insights.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams to bring ideas to life.
• Confident communication and presentation skills, with exceptional storytelling ability.
• Ability to work quickly, think creatively, and deliver under pressure.
• Experience mentoring creative teams and fostering collaboration and curiosity.
• Passion and ambition for the creator economy.
• Global mindset and experience working internationally.
• Understanding of video editing and workflows.
• Strong scriptwriting or art direction skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with large entertainment or social-adjacent clients, such as Netflix, YouTube, or Meta.
• Hands-on production experience and the ability to draw on a network of videographers, audio professionals, and others.
• Previous experience working with digital publishers or creators.
• Proficiency with the Adobe suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision for organic social on a priority account and keep the agency ahead in digital storytelling and impact.
• Translate briefs and business goals into impactful creative concepts for TikTok and other platforms.
• Collaborate with Account Management, Partnerships, Production, and Post-Production teams to ensure concepts are strategically sound and efficiently executed.
• Present creative ideas and campaign concepts to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee, mentor, and develop a creative team, providing feedback and direction to editors and designers.
• Ensure creative output is consistent, on-brand, and culturally relevant.
• Monitor digital media, emerging platforms, and culture trends, and bring fresh thinking to projects.
• Refine creative processes to improve agility, collaboration, and quality.
• Lead multiple projects from concept to delivery, managing timelines and creative processes.
• Attend in-person shoots and direct crew and talent as needed.

Benefits

• Hybrid working model, with work from home full time and on-site attendance for shoots.
• Structured career progression pathways.
• Fully paid day off on your birthday.
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Regular team events and lunches.
• Overseas company offsites.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed