Associate Creative Director - Americas

Fjällräven North America • Louisville, CO

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Creative Director (ACD) serves as the senior-most creative leader for the Americas, leading the Creative function across the region, translating business strategy into compelling campaigns and experiences that strengthen the Fjällräven brand and drive sustainable commercial growth. This role combines creative vision with operational excellence to build a high-performing team, establish scalable ways of working, and deliver exceptional creative across every touchpoint. Reporting directly to the CMO, you will partner closely with Marketing, E-commerce, Retail, Product, Sales, and Global Creative to set priorities, align creative with business objectives, and deliver work that is strategically grounded, creatively distinctive, and commercially effective. Success in this role means building both exceptional campaigns and the creative organization capable of delivering them year after year. In doing so, you’ll shape the future of Creative across the Americas by leading a high-performing team, cultivating a strong creative culture, and building the campaigns that define the next chapter of the Fjällräven brand.

Requirements

• 6+ years leading integrated creative teams with responsibility for creative strategy, campaign development, and execution.
• Portfolio demonstrating integrated campaigns with measurable business impact and exceptional creative execution.
• Demonstrated experience building creative operations through project management platforms such as Monday.com, Asana, or similar.
• Proven success building, coaching, and leading multidisciplinary creative teams through effective prioritization, delegation, and resource planning.
• Experience recruiting, hiring, and building high-performing creative organizations.
• Strong production knowledge with the ability to balance quality, speed, and efficiency.
• Experience working across multiple channels within complex, cross-functional, or global organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously while influencing stakeholders across the business.

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into inspiring creative strategies and campaigns.
• Lead the development of seasonal campaigns, product launches, and brand storytelling across channels.
• Champion a high standard of creative excellence and quality while balancing global consistency with regional relevance.
• Establish a clear creative vision and provide confident direction throughout the creative process.
• Build the operational foundation that enables exceptional creative work.
• Own creative intake, prioritization, resource allocation, and workflow management across the Americas.
• Utilize modern project management systems to create visibility, accountability, and predictable execution.
• Proactively manage priorities, resources, and risks to ensure projects are delivered on time, on strategy, and at a consistently high standard.
• Partner closely with Marketing, E-commerce, Retail, Product, and Global teams to align creative priorities with business goals.
• Build trusted relationships through clear communication and collaborative leadership.
• Represent the Creative team internally and externally through presentations, agency partnerships, retailer meetings, events, and other brand-facing opportunities.
• Create clarity in ambiguous situations and proactively remove obstacles that impact execution.
• Build and develop a high-performing creative team through coaching, mentorship, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, performance management, and succession planning.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen team capabilities and develop future creative leaders.
• Empower others through effective delegation and thoughtful resource planning.
• Build an inclusive creative culture where curiosity, ownership, thoughtful risk-taking, and continuous learning thrive.

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits for full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, long- and short-term disability
• Generous paid time off and paid company holidays
• Product discounts
• Access to Fjällräven outdoor events

What This Job Offers

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