Director, Creative Strategy

Jack Morton Worldwide • Boston, MA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Jack Morton, we create and build brand experiences that are head-turning, smile-inducing, and impact-driving. We aim to redefine what experiential marketing can achieve and help clients unlock its full value. This role is for a leader in our idea-generating, strategic-thinking, problem-solving team, focusing on key automotive accounts. You will lead strategic thinking to deliver best-in-class work and drive business forward. The ideal candidate is a blend of business consultant and creative strategist, capable of providing deep insights and inspiration that are culturally relevant and actionable. You will be a trusted partner to account, creative, and production colleagues, as well as to clients, acting as a leader, problem-solver, and provocateur. Passion for and fluency in culture, media, entertainment, and lifestyle interests is crucial for engaging client communities.

Requirements

• 10+ years in marketing, agency-side experience (PR/social media/digital marketing/influencer marketing) strongly preferred - you know how to develop and sell ideas to clients.
• A portfolio of concepts and campaigns is required: we want to see your ideas, understand your role in bringing them to life, and see the results they drove.
• A cultural thought leader, not a category specialist. We're looking at talent with experience pitching and executing ideas to big name brands; deep auto experience is decidedly not the goal.
• Someone who leads with ideas, not frameworks.
• Fluent in the influencer ecosystem, social platforms, and how live experiences can be built to break through digitally.
• From Intern to Chief Marketing Officer, comfortable communicating with clients of all levels at an organization.
• Exceptional communicator, presenter, and collaborator who believes the best idea wins, regardless of where it comes from.

Nice To Haves

• Culture & Lifestyle Marketing focus

Responsibilities

• Function as the cultural engine of the account by proactively surfacing ideas, talent/influencers, and moments before clients ask for them.
• Build and sell concepts from the bones up: identify the opportunity, construct the rationale, and bring clients along for the ride.
• Partner with executive-level clients, including CMO-level stakeholders, with the confidence to challenge, inspire, and move them toward bold decisions.
• Stay deeply embedded in culture (social platforms, live events, emerging talent, brand partnerships) and translate that awareness into actionable opportunities.
• Understand how experiential and live moments can be engineered for social and digital amplification, and build ideas with that intersection in mind.
• Mentor and develop strategists on the team, modeling what great culturally-driven thinking looks like.
• Roll up your sleeves as lead strategist on projects, on accounts, and across new business.

Benefits

• We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at [email protected].

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed