Associate Creative Director

Adelphi Group • Chicago, IL

1d • $109,000 - $145,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Weber Shandwick Collective (TWSC) is seeking an Associate Creative Director (art or copy) who is deeply immersed in internet culture and trends. This role is for someone who can conceptualize and execute attention-grabbing ideas that resonate with audiences and break through the new media landscape. The position is ideal for a Senior Art Director or Senior Copywriter looking to advance, or an existing ACD seeking a broader scope and faster execution. The agency emphasizes creating work with cultural currency that can lead to award-winning campaigns.

Requirements

• Obsessive curiosity about trends, people, platforms, memes, and why things work.
• A social media sixth sense, understanding platform relevance, content effectiveness, and how to surprise users.
• Proficiency in pop culture, from mainstream to niche internet trends.
• 5–8 years of experience in art direction, design, or copywriting.
• Experience working on earned, digital, and social-first campaigns, or for culturally relevant brands.
• For Art Directors: Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and presentation software (PowerPoint).
• For Copywriters: Range in writing, from captions to scripts to manifestos, with an instinct for the appropriate tone.
• A sense of humor.

Nice To Haves

• For Art Directors: Bonus points for illustration, After Effects, photography, retouching, filmmaking, videography, editorial, animation, HTML.
• For Art Directors: Ability to work quickly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Concepting and building attention-grabbing ideas from blank page to finished craft.
• Collaborating with strategy, account, media relations, and analytics teams to ensure ideas are platform-agnostic and feed algorithms.
• Sharpening ideas by balancing craft and strategy, guarding the voice and visual identity of brands.
• Mentoring junior creatives and setting the bar on craft by working alongside them.
• Researching platforms, subcultures, emerging media, and niche communities to identify opportunities.
• Staying informed about Gen Alpha and Z social media activities, meme trends, and cultural conversations.
• Presenting thinking with conviction internally and to clients.

Benefits

• Work with top creatives in the industry.
• Freedom to experiment, fail forward, and redefine creativity.
• Opportunity to create work that matters to brands, audiences, and culture.
• Mentorship, experience, and visibility for career growth.
• Snacks

What This Job Offers

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