Associate Creative Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Advertising, English, Journalism, or related field (or equivalent experience.)
• 10+ years of experience in copywriting for integrated campaigns in agency or in-house settings.
• Strong CRM/email marketing background.
• Experience working with art directors, designers, strategists, and production partners.
• Portfolio demonstrating conceptual range, brand storytelling, and creative versatility across channels.
• Strong command of tone, structure, and rhythm in both long- and short-form copy.
• Skilled presenter who can articulate creative rationale with conviction and clarity.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered tools to support content development, creative ideation, workflow optimization, or scaled content production.
• Advanced Figma experience required.
• Demonstrated curiosity about emerging technologies and a willingness to experiment with new approaches that enhance creative effectiveness.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience mentoring or managing writers preferred.
• Experience with Adobe and Workfront preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of 4–6 copywriters, providing clear direction, thoughtful feedback, and ongoing development.
• Foster a culture of creative excellence through coaching, mentorship, performance feedback, and career development.
• Oversee and elevate copy across projects, ensuring consistency in voice, tone, and messaging quality.
• Establish and uphold creative standards for storytelling, messaging, and copy craft across all customer touchpoints, starting with CRM.
• Lead development of ideas that connect creative strategy with emotional storytelling, shaping brand experiences that resonate.
• Guide messaging across integrated campaigns, ensuring clarity, cohesion, and impact.
• Translate business objectives and customer insights into breakthrough creative platforms, campaigns, and messaging frameworks.
• Write compelling, on-brand copy across a wide range of deliverables, from 360° campaigns to headlines, scripts, and long-form content.
• Simplify complex messaging into clean, compelling email copy.
• Remain hands-on in the work, contributing to concept development and execution alongside the team.
• Champion and evolve Aspen Dental's tone and personality, ensuring it remains authentic, consistent, and contemporary.
• Create customer journey messaging for different audience segments.
• Serve as a steward of Aspen Dental's brand voice, ensuring consistency across campaigns, channels, and customer experiences while evolving messaging to meet changing business and consumer needs.
• Partner closely with art directors, designers, producers, marketers, and business stakeholders to develop integrated creative solutions that drive brand and business outcomes.
• Align creative output with broader business and marketing objectives.
• Explore, evaluate, and integrate AI-powered tools and emerging technologies to enhance ideation, content creation, and creative workflows.
• Identify opportunities to scale content production and improve team efficiency while preserving creative quality and brand standards.
• Partner with creative and marketing leadership to establish best practices for responsible and effective AI use within the creative process.
• Communicate ideas with confidence and clarity, presenting work that is grounded in insight and crafted with precision.
• Present creative concepts and strategic rationale to senior leaders, building alignment and advocacy across cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• paid time off
• health
• dental
• vision
• 401(k) savings plan with match