Temporary Creative Director, Art

Edelman•New York, NY

About The Position

Edelman is seeking a Temporary Creative Director, Art to develop culturally relevant, social-first, and integrated creative campaigns for major consumer brands. The role calls for a culturally connected creative leader with a strong art direction background, exceptional taste, and the ability to turn timely cultural insights into compelling ideas and visual storytelling. The successful candidate will understand trends and conversations across fashion, entertainment, music, creators, celebrity culture, and social media, and translate them into work that connects brands authentically with audiences. The role moves between integrated campaigns, talent-led productions, and fast-moving social ideas. It involves leading creative development and presentations, guiding work through feedback and execution, and collaborating across creative, strategy, social, earned media, talent, and account teams. The position also helps foster an inclusive and supportive creative environment.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in creative roles within advertising, marketing, communications, or integrated agency environments.
Demonstrated experience leading art direction and conceptual creative development across social-first and integrated campaigns.
A strong portfolio showcasing culturally relevant creative work, original thinking, and a distinctive visual point of view.
Experience developing and presenting creative concepts, leading multidisciplinary teams, and guiding work from initial idea through execution.
Strong understanding of social platforms, digital content, and how audiences engage with brands and culture.

Nice To Haves

Experience creating culturally relevant campaigns for consumer, retail, fashion, lifestyle, or entertainment brands.
Deep familiarity with emerging creators, entertainment trends, internet culture, and social behaviors, and the ability to translate insights into original creative ideas.
Experience developing creative concepts involving celebrities, influencers, creators, or entertainment partnerships.
Strong visual storytelling and art direction skills across photography, video, social content, and integrated campaigns.
An earned-first creative mindset and experience developing ideas that generate conversation, participation, and organic attention.
Ability to balance ambitious creative thinking with agile, resourceful execution across varying production budgets and timelines.
Experience independently leading client presentations, navigating feedback, and guiding creative decisions.
A collaborative leadership approach that values different perspectives, adaptability, and creative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

Lead development of culturally relevant, social-first, and integrated creative campaigns that connect consumer brands with audiences through entertainment, conversation, and shared experiences.
Translate emerging trends in fashion, music, television, celebrity culture, creators, and internet culture into creative concepts and visual storytelling.
Provide art direction for campaigns, content, shoots, talent-led creative, and digital experiences, ensuring work is visually distinctive and strategically grounded.
Identify opportunities for brands to collaborate with relevant creators, celebrities, and cultural voices, working with talent and entertainment teams to bring ideas to life.
Develop creative designed to earn attention, spark conversation, and encourage audiences to engage, share, and participate.
Work across integrated campaigns and fast-moving social executions, identifying when timely, simple ideas can make an impact.
Lead creative development and presentations; articulate ideas, make decisions, and guide work through feedback, refinement, and execution.
Collaborate with creative, strategy, social, earned media, talent, and account teams to deliver ambitious work and foster an inclusive, supportive creative environment.