Creative Director

VaynerMedia•New York City, NY

About The Position

VaynerX ( https://vaynerx.com ) is the most contemporary family of companies, working together to build and grow brands. Subsidiaries include VaynerMedia, Eva Nosidam Productions, The Sasha Group, Gallery Media Group, Tingley Lane Trading, VaynerSpeakers, and VaynerCommerce. ABOUT THE SASHA GROUP Hi, we’re The Sasha Group . We create relevance to grow brands of all sizes. We believe in “social at the center” integrated marketing and the consumer inspires everything we do. We move at the speed of culture and our model is designed to drive business impact from creative production to media placement. That’s where you come in. Key areas of Responsibility Set the example to foster an environment of a more judgment-free creative world, by producing and testing a high volume of insights-based content. Lead the development and execution of creative content rooted in insights for a variety of clients, including executing independently and responsible for overall output of the creative product You will mentor and manage a full creative team of 15+ people, including designers, writers and creators. Collaborate with inter-agency departments and teams to develop a variety of content needs that meets creative and strategic criteria (client briefs, feedback, client KPIs, etc.), and delivers on measurable business results for your client Operate as quality control and brand steward for the creative team, and liaising between the team and your senior manager, including the Group Creative Director. Act as a dotted line to senior leadership, including C level stake-holders, to ensure creative excellence and meeting of brand objectives Lead the development and growth of each team member, providing evaluation, mentorship, counsel, and determining assignments and incentives as needed. Monitor performance and progress, and manage up to the leadership team when needed. Must understand, articulate, and strategically apply the latest platform, industry, creative trends, and digital best practices, always seeking the next opportunity for your brands. Attend client meetings and be the voice that communicates creative vision and processes, bringing stellar presentation skills to the table. Work to streamline creative processes to improve team structure at a wider level, providing input on wider operational systems as needed. Actively support and participate in new business projects.

Requirements

10+ years of advertising experience, developing and creating digital/social strategies, and campaigns.
Bachelor's degree a plus
Mastery of industry and digital best practices coupled with a strong knowledge of design, platform, industry, and creative trends, in order to articulate and strategically apply to creative executions.
Exceptional management experience leading large teams, including ability to qualify, prioritize and delegate workloads for your team.
Experience building strong client relationships and build confidence as a leader who can manage work while successfully interpreting their brands
Partner with clients to help them understand ideas and act as a guide in any situation, while able to pivot thinking and adjust style when necessary.
Be adaptable, understanding and enforcing that a big idea can come from anywhere
Have a strong creative vision and understanding of client/ agency business needs and objectives, with a strong understanding of a brand in different spaces.

Responsibilities

Set the example to foster an environment of a more judgment-free creative world, by producing and testing a high volume of insights-based content.
Lead the development and execution of creative content rooted in insights for a variety of clients, including executing independently and responsible for overall output of the creative product
You will mentor and manage a full creative team of 15+ people, including designers, writers and creators.
Collaborate with inter-agency departments and teams to develop a variety of content needs that meets creative and strategic criteria (client briefs, feedback, client KPIs, etc.), and delivers on measurable business results for your client
Operate as quality control and brand steward for the creative team, and liaising between the team and your senior manager, including the Group Creative Director.
Act as a dotted line to senior leadership, including C level stake-holders, to ensure creative excellence and meeting of brand objectives
Lead the development and growth of each team member, providing evaluation, mentorship, counsel, and determining assignments and incentives as needed.
Monitor performance and progress, and manage up to the leadership team when needed.
Must understand, articulate, and strategically apply the latest platform, industry, creative trends, and digital best practices, always seeking the next opportunity for your brands.
Attend client meetings and be the voice that communicates creative vision and processes, bringing stellar presentation skills to the table.
Work to streamline creative processes to improve team structure at a wider level, providing input on wider operational systems as needed.
Actively support and participate in new business projects.