Creative Director, Art

UMT - Internal•New York, NY

1d•$205,000 - $240,000

About The Position

Translation is seeking a culturally fluent and creatively ambitious Creative Director (Art) to join its Brooklyn headquarters. The role leads the development of bold visual concepts and guides, mentors, and manages creative teams on projects. The Creative Director collaborates with strategy and context-planning partners and clients to ensure work is creatively exceptional and strategically aligned. They inspire colleagues to create pioneering ideas across existing and emerging digital platforms and help develop practices that encourage innovation. The role oversees campaigns and projects from development through execution, shaping distinct creative visions for brands, products, and services. It balances creative quality with client objectives, budgets, measurement goals, timelines, and appropriate technology. The Creative Director provides creative leadership and direction, supports staff development, builds external relationships with partners and talent, and contributes to client pitches and new-business efforts as required.

Requirements

At least 8 years of professional experience at an agency or similar creative organization.
Must have held at least an Associate Creative Director title or equivalent.
Progressive experience in a client-facing creative leadership role in a creative agency environment.
Proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Creative Suite.
Knowledge of current AI tools and platforms.
Ability to lead, motivate, and mentor creative talent in art and design.
Knowledge of pre- and post-production processes across formats and media.
Understanding of the current creative advertising landscape.
Ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements according to short- and long-term needs, timelines, and budgets.
Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills across internal and client organizations.
Ability to adapt to pitches, brainstorming sessions, and deadlines with agility, humor, and focus.

Nice To Haves

Training or a degree in a directly related field, such as advertising, graphic design, commercial art, or web/digital design.

Responsibilities

Ensure the timely development and execution of multiple campaigns and projects that meet client objectives and deliver breakthrough creative ideas.
Develop clear creative visions that distinguish brands, products, and services from competitors.
Create creative solutions that support budget recommendations and measurement objectives while delivering profitable, high-quality work.
Apply principles of innovative and effective campaigns.
Ensure high-quality execution that is on time, on budget, and uses appropriate technology.
Identify creative opportunities beyond the initial brief that can grow a brand, deepen its relevance, or create cultural impact.
Set and uphold verbal and visual tone and craft for internal executive and external client review.
Provide leadership and motivation and convey the agency's vision and values to staff.
Train and supervise assigned creative teams.
Collaborate with the core leadership team on accounts and projects to align creative recommendations with client opportunities.
Maintain professional relationships with production partners, freelance networks, agency partners, and others, supporting the agency's industry perspective and recruitment of talent and partners.
Participate in client pitches and new-business efforts as required.
Lead, motivate, and mentor art and design talent.
Develop visual conceptual platforms that connect design and art direction across media and the communications funnel.
Provide clear creative direction, career guidance, and timely, helpful feedback to improve creative processes and keep work on budget and schedule.
Prioritize work and resources across engagements according to needs, timelines, and budgets.
Incorporate the passion, excitement, and experience of one's minor into agency deliverables in relevant ways.