Creative Director - Fixed Term Contract

Billion Dollar Boy•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Billion Dollar Boy is seeking a Creative Director to lead its US creative department on a fixed-term contract of approximately 7–8 months. The role will champion creative talent and lead creator-fluent, social-first strategy and execution, developing breakthrough solutions to client challenges grounded in human truths and designed to influence audience behavior. The Creative Director will foster a creator-first approach that builds genuine connections between brands and communities, encourage playful and ambitious creativity, and continually seek better approaches to the work. The role leads creative across the US portfolio from brief through final delivery, working closely with Strategy, Client Services, Talent, and Production. It manages an ACD and senior creatives and designers, coaches team members, guides career development, and supports the team through a leadership transition. The Creative Director also leads creative for pitches and major client responses, manages senior client relationships, promotes commercially sound ideas, and collaborates with BDB's global creative leadership to align US work with Creator Instinct® and the agency point of view. Clear documentation of work, wins, and team progress is expected to support a smooth handover. The position is based in New York, NY, with a hybrid schedule requiring two days in the office. It is full-time and fixed-term, with an anticipated start in mid-January 2027 and a 2–3 week handover. The role reports to the Managing Director, US, during that person's leave. Salary is $170,000–$185,000. Billion Dollar Boy describes its environment as fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving, with colleagues who care about the work, challenge one another, and support one another. The agency emphasizes fairness and transparency, intentional inclusivity, curiosity, ownership, working for tomorrow, and kindness over ego. It states that it recruits, develops, and retains talented people regardless of background, does not unlawfully discriminate, and selects the best-qualified and able person for each job.

Requirements

10–12 years of experience in creative work.
At least 3 years at Creative Director level leading teams and managing direct reports.
Deep fluency in social, creator, and influencer marketing, including how creators work, what platforms reward, and how culture moves.
A portfolio of social-first, creator-led work for major brands that produced real business results.
A proven track record of successful pitches.
Experience building productive senior-level client relationships.
Hands-on people leadership, including managing, mentoring, and developing others.
Ability to join an existing team mid-stream, lead through ambiguity from day one, and produce strong work without an established process.
Strong concept and craft skills, with a copywriting or art background.
Ability to inspire others in presentations and everyday interactions.
A collaborative, collegiate approach and kindness-over-ego attitude.
Agency experience.

Nice To Haves

Global agency or network experience.

Responsibilities

Lead creative across the US portfolio from brief through final delivery, partnering with Strategy, Client Services, Talent, and Production.
Interrogate briefs, define what teams should deliver, and identify opportunities beyond the brief.
Guide teams in developing initial thoughts into fully developed ideas and presenting them clearly and compellingly.
Encourage clients to pursue ambitious, transformative social-first, creator-fluent ideas rooted in human truths.
Lead the creative aspects of pitches, including concepts, narrative, and reasons to believe, and develop creative responses for major clients.
Directly manage an ACD, senior creatives, and designers; coach team members, guide career progression and objectives, and address performance issues when necessary.
Develop a broad range of creative thinkers by coaching creative techniques and styles beyond personal preferences.
Own senior client relationships, represent current work, and create opportunities for future creative work with BDB.
Consider the cost, value, and expected effectiveness of proposed ideas.
Encourage constructive debate internally and with clients about solving business challenges and pursuing opportunities.
Partner with global creative leadership to align US work with Creator Instinct® and the agency point of view.
Maintain clear documentation of work, wins, and team progress to enable a smooth handover.
Advocate for creative excellence across the agency, improve collaboration and brainstorms, and elevate pitches.