Creative Director

Gravity Global•New York, NY

About The Position

🌍 Join Our Global Team Gravity Global is the world’s most awarded marketing consultancy specialising in brands operating in complex markets. Led by strategy, innovation, technology, data, and creativity, we create brand-and-demand marketing programmes that drive transformational growth for our clients. With 14 wholly owned offices across the US, Europe and APAC, and our Global Talent Hubs in emerging markets, you can build a truly global career in a rapidly scaling organisation that’s shaping the future of marketing. At Gravity Global, we believe our people are our greatest strength. We’re a collective of creative thinkers, strategic storytellers, and data-driven innovators united by one mission – to deliver exceptional work that makes an impact. We’re growing fast – across continents and disciplines – and we’re looking for passionate individuals who want to make a difference: for our clients, our teams, and the world around us. About the role We’re looking for a Creative Director to lead, elevate and shape the creative output across a portfolio of clients. This role is focused on setting a high creative standard, driving strategic thinking, and ensuring work not only looks strong but delivers real business impact. You will work closely with account and strategy teams, acting as a senior partner to both internal stakeholders and clients. You’ll also play a key role in mentoring and developing the creative team, strengthening capability and building a culture of strong ideas, collaboration and accountability.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Creative Director or Senior Creative Lead within an agency environment
Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and execution across multiple channels
Experience working with complex or enterprise clients, ideally within B2B or regulated sectors
Ability to balance hands-on creative work with leadership responsibilities
Strong communication skills, confident presenting to senior stakeholders and clients
Experience mentoring and developing creative teams
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Responsibilities

Creative Leadership
Set and uphold a high creative standard across all projects and campaigns
Guide the development of campaign concepts aligned to client strategy
Ensure creative work is both impactful and commercially effective
Provide hands-on creative input where needed across concept, design and content direction
Team Development
Mentor and coach creative team members to improve craft and confidence
Support the growth of internal and offshore teams through regular feedback and collaboration
Build a culture of strong thinking, innovation and continuous improvement
Client & Stakeholder Partnership
Act as a senior creative partner to clients, providing strategic input and guidance
Clearly articulate creative thinking in meetings and presentations
Work closely with account teams to shape direction and delivery
Creative Process & Quality
Review work in progress and provide clear, actionable feedback
Act as a final quality checkpoint before work is delivered
Identify and improve creative processes and workflows
Ensure consistency, accuracy and alignment with brand and strategy
Delivery & Operations
Interpret and challenge creative briefs to ensure clarity and direction
Support prioritisation and workload management across the creative team
Collaborate with production, vendors and external partners where needed
Flag resourcing or delivery risks early

Benefits

💰 Competitive Reward & Pay – we recognise and value your contribution with fair and competitive rewards aligned to local market practices, designed to celebrate excellence and support long-term success.
🚀 Career Growth & Development – we believe development is ongoing, not annual. Through our Continuous Performance Management (CPM) process, which includes regular feedback and coaching, we help you refine your skills, celebrate your achievements, and plan for future success enabling you to reach your full potential.
🤝 Collaboration – be part of a cross-functional, global team that values sharing insights, ideas, and best practices to drive collective success.
🎓 Professional Development – we invest in you through ongoing training and learning programmes designed to expand your expertise and confidence.
🌴 Work-Life Balance – while we expect dedication to client success, we also value your wellbeing, offering flexible working arrangements and plentiful paid time off.
🎉 Community & Recognition – we celebrate our people through social and team-building events, recognise length of service and life milestones, and appreciate individual contributions through our Gravity Gratitude ‘kudos’ recognition programme.
👨‍👩‍👧 Family Support – we understand family matters and our people benefit from family-friendly policies such as parental leave, and access to wellbeing resources to help you balance work and family life.
🌱 Purpose & Belonging – we are committed to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles, fostering a workplace where positive impact matters. Our people are encouraged to get involved in employee resource groups that champion wellbeing, sustainability and culture.

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