Associate Creative Director

Envision Horizons LLC•Remote, Remote

4d•$100,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

Envision Horizons is a global marketplace growth agency specializing in Amazon, Walmart, and other major retail media networks. Our team helps brands build awareness, capture market share, and drive profitability through data-driven strategy and execution. We believe high-performing teams are built on trust, curiosity, and the power of collective expertise. As a leading force in global eCommerce acceleration, our diverse, tech-driven professionals don’t just react to the industry; they shape it. By fusing ambitious thinking with compassion, we deliver exceptional client outcomes while making space for every individual to create, grow, and genuinely thrive. Each team member influences our evolution, enjoying flexibility and support unmatched by larger organizations. Here, your impact is real, your ideas matter, and your career trajectory is limitless. Role Overview Envision Horizons is seeking an Associate Creative Director (ACD) to act as a player/coach—balancing hands-on creative leadership with team development and operational oversight. This role is responsible for driving creative strategy, elevating executional quality, and ensuring performance across a defined group of brands. The ACD partners closely with the Creative Director to help run the department while independently owning creative direction for a subset of accounts, including key and Signature/Premiere brands across leading retail marketplaces—primarily Amazon, with additional exposure to Walmart and Target. In close collaboration with the Creative Director, the ACD helps translate department vision and creative standards into day-to-day execution, providing leadership, feedback, and operational support that ensures consistency, scalability, and high-quality creative output across teams.

Requirements

Proven experience in a senior creative role (Senior Creative Strategist, Art Director, or equivalent), ideally within eCommerce or marketplace-focused environments
Strong portfolio showcasing performance-driven creative, particularly within Amazon and/or other retail marketplaces
Deep understanding of marketplace ecosystems, including conversion optimization, retail media, and content structures
Experience managing and mentoring creative teams
Ability to balance hands-on creative work with leadership and operational responsibilities
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Systems-oriented mindset with a focus on both quality and efficiency

Responsibilities

Oversee the creative direction and output for a portfolio of marketplace brands, ensuring alignment with Envision Horizons’ performance, brand, and quality standards
Apply deep understanding of marketplace dynamics (conversion, click-through rate, algorithmic visibility) to inform creative decisions and guidance for a team of Strategists and Designers
Review and approve the majority of deliverables, escalating only the most high-visibility or sensitive work
Balance hands-on execution with broader creative frameworks and scalable standards across accounts
Partner closely with the Creative Director to uphold department-wide creative standards, align on strategic priorities, and ensure creative work reflects the broader vision and direction of the department
Translate platform-specific best practices into high-performing creative across Amazon (PDP, A+ Content, Brand Store, Sponsored Ads), as well as Walmart and Target ecosystems
Help with strategic creative concepting that’s led by conversion within retail environments, balancing brand storytelling with performance-driven design
Partner with Media and Strategy teams to align creative with keyword strategy, search behavior, and retail media placements
Stay ahead of evolving marketplace trends, formats, and requirements, integrating them into team workflows and outputs
Directly manage a pod of Creative Strategists and Designers
Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and career development support
Lead team rituals including 1:1s, workload reviews, and creative critiques that elevate both craft and strategic thinking
Build a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement
Serve as a key leadership extension of the Creative Director by reinforcing team expectations, supporting talent development initiatives, and helping scale creative excellence across the department
Oversee workflow, intake discipline, and creative production across multiple brands and initiatives
Ensure consistent adoption of department standards (QA tiers, templates, frameworks)
Influence resourcing decisions, including project staffing and hiring priorities
Drive efficiency and scalability through strong systems thinking and process optimization
Collaborate with the Creative Director on refining workflows, improving operational consistency, and identifying opportunities to strengthen creative systems and processes across the department
Partner with Account Directors and Media leadership to align creative with account strategy, retail goals, and performance KPIs
Act as a key stakeholder in planning and executing high-impact initiatives across marketplaces
Escalate systemic challenges and contribute to department-level improvements alongside the Creative Director
Help bridge communication and alignment between creative teams and department leadership, ensuring strategic priorities are clearly executed across accounts and initiatives