Associate Creative Director

Golin • Los Angeles, CA

4h • $94,000 - $165,000

About The Position

Golin is hiring is hiring an Associate Creative Director to work across a portfolio of some of the world’s most famous brands. We're looking for a digitally native creative who can concept, oversee, create and deliver consistent, high-quality content at the speed of culture. This role requires someone who's equal parts technical producer and cultural savant - someone who can maintain an elevated, polished aesthetic while speaking fluent internet. If you live on social media, have impeccable visual instincts, and can spot a trend before it peaks, keep reading.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with demonstrated mastery across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, and emerging platforms - with proven ability to predict platform evolution and algorithm shifts
• Technical production understanding and expertise including lighting design, cinematography, audio engineering, and establishing scalable visual systems
• Refined aesthetic sensibility with a portfolio demonstrating both premium brand work and culturally resonant social-first content that drives business results
• Deep cultural intelligence spanning meme culture, internet trends, generational vernacular, and the strategic judgment to lead authentic brand participation
• Proven ability to lead teams operating at speed, building systems and processes that enable quality output without sacrificing agility
• Experience and ability to work with and present directly to clients
• Ability to translate feedback from non-creative clients into actionable edits and pivots
• Strategic project management skills including managing multiple workstreams, stakeholder expectations, and competing organizational priorities
• Comprehensive understanding of social platform ecosystems, creator economy dynamics, audience behavior patterns, and emerging content formats

Nice To Haves

• Portfolio of award-winning or viral campaigns for Fortune 500 brands or top-tier creators with measurable business impact
• Proven experience leading client relationships, presenting strategic recommendations to C-suite executives, and defending creative vision
• Expertise in navigating legal, compliance, rights management, and brand safety considerations at enterprise scale
• Comfort directing on-camera talent and serving as creative lead when content requires it
• Expert-level proficiency across professional creative suite (Adobe Creative Cloud, CapCut, Canva, DaVinci Resolve, Cinema 4D, or similar)
• Portfolio demonstrating both technical mastery and cultural influence, with case studies showing strategic thinking and measurable outcomes

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision and execution of scroll-stopping, social-first content strategies that define internet culture trends while establishing visual and narrative standards across all brand touchpoints
• Direct and oversee high-volume content production, ensuring technical excellence in lighting, composition, color grading, and brand consistency at scale
• Provide creative direction and hands-on expertise in advanced editing techniques including seamless transitions, motion graphics, platform-specific formatting, and emerging content formats
• Anticipate and shape cultural moments before they peak, establishing the brand as a trendsetter rather than trend-follower through strategic content innovation
• Build and lead agile creative workflows that enable rapid concept-to-publish cycles (12-24 hours) while maintaining premium production standards across the team
• Craft and approve compelling, strategic copy that drives measurable engagement, community building, and brand affinity
• Architect creative solutions to complex production challenges, managing resources, budgets, and vendor relationships strategically
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with marketing, brand, partnerships, and executive leadership to align content strategy with business objectives and maintain cultural relevance

What This Job Offers

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