Associate Creative Director

Big Spaceship•New York, NY

4d•$130,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Big Spaceship is seeking an Associate Creative Director to support a premier financial services brand in the travel and lifestyle space. The role will co-lead integrated, concept-driven campaigns across digital, social, video, and emerging media, combining big-picture creative thinking with strong craft. The Associate Creative Director will guide a small creative team while remaining closely involved in the work. The position will build on an existing brand platform to develop and launch multiple campaign activations, then contribute to shaping the brand’s next major creative refresh. Work ranges from social-first campaigns to large-scale integrated brand launches. The Associate Creative Director will collaborate with a Senior Copywriter or Associate Creative Director, Copy, strategists, designers, producers, and the account team, and will report to the Group Creative Director. The environment is collaborative and fast-paced, with multiple concurrent workstreams and the requirements of a highly regulated industry. The salary band is $130,000–$160,000. Placement within the band depends on qualifications and experience, the skill level required, market rates, and internal pay equity.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in a creative agency, including time as a Senior Art Director, with a strong background developing integrated campaigns.
Early leadership experience, such as mentoring junior colleagues, leading pitches or workstreams, or acting as a day-to-day creative lead; formal people management is not required.
An outstanding portfolio demonstrating concept-driven thinking and high-quality execution across digital, social, video, and integrated campaign work.
Proven experience taking campaigns from initial concept through production and launch.
Strong understanding of social-first creative and digital storytelling across platforms and channels.
Experience collaborating closely with copywriters, strategists, designers, production, and account teams.
Comfort using AI-assisted creative tools for ideation, concept exploration, and workflow enhancement.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams while maintaining exceptional creative quality.
Excellent presentation and communication skills, including the ability to articulate creative rationale to clients and internal teams.
Passion for creating breakthrough creative that inspires travel, drives engagement, and elevates a globally recognized financial services brand.

Nice To Haves

Experience in regulated industries, particularly financial services, is strongly preferred.
Experience with hospitality, travel, or other large enterprise brands is highly relevant.

Responsibilities

Co-lead concept development and creative direction for integrated campaigns across digital, social, video, display, audio, and out-of-home.
Develop campaign ideas that build on an established brand platform while bringing fresh, culturally relevant thinking.
Help drive multiple campaign activations launching throughout 2026 and contribute to developing a major creative refresh for 2027.
Guide and mentor art directors, designers, and junior creatives, providing clear direction and constructive feedback.
Partner with copy counterparts, strategists, producers, and account teams to build cohesive campaign systems from concept through production.
Shape and present creative territories, mood boards, storyboards, and production references in internal and client reviews, working alongside the Group Creative Director.
Provide creative direction throughout production to ensure quality and consistency across executions.
Develop platform-specific work for Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, Reddit, X, and emerging platforms.
Contribute to campaigns spanning online video, streaming, programmatic display, audio, DOOH, and potential broadcast/video production.
Navigate client and internal feedback, balancing creative ambition with business objectives and requirements of a highly regulated financial services environment.
Present concepts confidently and articulate the strategic rationale behind the work.
Manage multiple workstreams and team members while maintaining craft, organization, and attention to detail.