Associate Creative Director

amika•New York, NY

9h•$135,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

amika is seeking an Associate Creative Director (ACD) to lead the now of the brand, driving day-to-day creative leadership, scaling campaigns across channels, and ensuring everything we put into the world lands with consistency, craft, cultural relevance, but more over evolves the brand little by little, day by day. this role is less about setting the long-term vision and more about making it real today. You’ll translate creative direction into fully realized, multi-channel campaign systems, blow out ideas across every vertical, and keep work moving at pace without sacrificing quality. You’ll manage teams, solve problems in real time, and ensure amika shows up powerfully across high-volume, fast-moving touchpoints.

Requirements

8+ years of creative experience; beauty or fashion experience strongly preferred
Proven experience scaling 360 campaigns across digital, social, DTC, and retail
Strong portfolio demonstrating elevated craft, brand systems thinking, and executional rigor
Multidisciplinary background with a foundation in design and art direction
Deep understanding of digital-first creative best practices across the funnel
Experience leading and mentoring creative teams in fast-paced environments
Strong eye for visual storytelling, motion, and social-native creative
Confident decision-maker who thrives in ambiguity and momentum
Someone who genuinely enjoys making work better, faster, and clearer—for the team and the brand

Responsibilities

Team Oversight & Leadership
Lead and oversee the day-to-day work of the creative team across art direction, digital design, visual merchandising, video, photography, and motion
Own day-to-day creative decision-making, reviews, and feedback loops
Mentor and grow creative talent, fostering a culture of collaboration, experimentation, and craft excellence
Balance team focus across campaigns, evergreen content, and quick-turn asks, troubleshooting creative bottlenecks as they arise
Serve as the primary creative point of contact for internal partners during execution
Creative Direction & Brand Influence
Translate Creative Director vision into fully realized, multi-channel campaign systems
Blow out campaigns across all creative verticals with speed, clarity, and consistency
Ensure campaigns are executed on brief, on time, and at a high creative bar
Uphold and evolve amika’s brand perspective across campaigns, evergreen content, social, retail, digital, influencer activations, and events
Influence the creative development process by guiding concepts, sharpening ideas, and pushing work to meet brand and cultural standards
Ensure social extensions and platform-native content are integrated into every campaign and evergreen deliverable
Share ownership with the Creative Director over quality control across imagery, video, and design (retouching, editing, finishing, and brand consistency)
Evergreen & Always-On Content
Oversee ongoing creative needs beyond campaign launches, including social-first adaptations, email, PDP/dotcom updates, and retail creative
Ensure evergreen storytelling reflects amika’s voice while staying fresh, relevant, and aligned with broader brand campaigns
Maintain strong visual cohesion and craft across high-volume, fast-moving outputs
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with Brand, Marketing, Social, Digital, and Product teams to translate strategy into clear creative execution
Represent creative in cross-functional meetings when needed, ensuring alignment and momentum
Partner with Creative Operations to help shape and uphold creative standards and best practices—streamlining processes while protecting space for creative excellence
Flag risks early and propose creative solutions that keep work moving forward
Cultural Relevance & Brand POV
Stay deeply tapped into beauty, fashion, and cultural trends to influence both evergreen and campaign work
Help take a brand with a cult following and scale its creative impact into cultural dominance
Ensure amika consistently shows up with boldness, clarity, and cultural fluency across all channels
Post-Production & Video Workflows
Oversee the creative quality of post-production across brand films and social-first content
Guide video and motion teams in creating versatile cutdowns and adaptations that maximize campaign shoots across paid, organic, and retail channels
Ensure consistency in pacing, sound design, finishing, and overall video craft