Creative Director

Adelphi Group • Chicago, IL

40d • $150,000 - $160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Momentum is seeking a Strategic creative thinker and leader with an emphasis on visual expression. This role is responsible for the institutional knowledge of their client’s visual brand standards and language and the consistency and application of it. The Creative Director completely owns one or more work-streams and is a trusted partner to clients, BL and strategists. They work alongside strategy and BLs to shape briefs/strategic approach, own, develop and direct overarching ideas, and have oversight over creative teams from ACD on down. This role guides, shapes and develops ideation from subordinates, manages inter-team issues, guides subordinates toward advancement, collaborates on team capabilities and structures, identifies problem areas and opportunities and works with teams across the agency to create solutions.

Requirements

• 10+ year of experience
• Innovative concepting skills and great presentation skills
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite
• Natural communicator with strong visual and verbal presentation skills
• Positive attitude, genuine team player and a self-starter and go-getter attitude
• Proven track record of leading teams to successful activations

Nice To Haves

• College degree with focus in Art Direction, preferred
• Experience in Shopper, Commerce, Retail a plus

Responsibilities

• Responsible for concepting with the integrated team to deliver the best, most innovative creative ideas while maintaining a cohesive brand voice/identity.
• Supporting of concepts and layouts with clear rationale.
• Collaborate with team and offer innovative ideas for creative briefs and strategy.
• Track multiple parallel deadlines with exceptional attention to detail.
• Successful execution of activations within established budgets and timeframe and on strategy.
• Partners successfully with other creatives and across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Presents work internally.
• Directly manages and mentors multiple teams.
• Actively participates/contributes to brainstorms.
• Stay abreast of industry and technology trends.
• Articulates vision, idea, objectives to vendor.
• Attends on-site visits and shoots as needed to ensure the vision come to life.
• Becomes client facing with supervision from CD and above.
• Supporting Momentum’s values
• All other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree