Creative Director

About the job

Agency:

TBWA

Job Function:

Creative

Job Subfunction:

Creative Direction

Job Description:

Creative Director

We believe in the power of creativity to create the change we want to happen in

the world and develop audacious and famous ideas for our clients that help to

grow their businesses and shape culture by driving behavior change at scale.

We are a global network of agencies who believe firmly in respect, kindness,

openness, self-expression, and creativity, making spaces for the lived and

learned experiences of all our people, and helping them to be the best they can

be. We are intellectually curious about difference, embracing change for the

better, and are committed to opposing injustice and constantly challenging the

status quo. We are a place packed with the energy and passion to make things

happen.

The Creative Director sets the vision and strategy for the growth of the creative

department and providing creative leadership for the agency. They ensure an

environment that motivates the department to deliver excellent, innovative

creative work, with special emphasis on developed and selling integration

solutions to our clients. The Creative Director is responsible for the

presentation (and selling) of creative to internal management and clients, and

works closely with Account Directors to ensure innovative solutions with

seamless delivery. A key task is managing a portfolio of brands and being

responsible for their creative output, creative pro-activity, and business

success. They recruit, manage, lead and inspire creative professionals

including Art Directors, Copywriters and Designers.

Creativity

• Provides overall thought-leadership for clients in the area of

communications solutions

• Oversees all creative development from concept to final delivery for all

agency clients

• Provides proactive contributions to the client’s business, demonstrating

best-in-class product (innovation and quality)

• Drives collaboration with mainline and marketing objectives to ensure

integrated, synergistic creative approach

• Fosters innovation and quality to ensure delivery of the best creative

product in the industry

Productivity

• Creates optimum structure to provide effective, efficient development of

creative product

Confidential - Not for Public Consumption or Distribution• Allocates appropriate personnel for all creative assignments

• Monitors all project milestones, deliverables, and risks to account leaders

and senior management, communicating progress, issues, and

accomplishments

• Works with Account Directors to secure and drive new initiatives for clients

• Oversees flawless delivery of creative deliverables in progress and the

final product

• Ensures that the effort of the creative team are aligned and focused

• Provides clear direction to teams on their creative work, ensuring that it

meets client’s goals and strategies

• Monitors overall quality of agency creative output providing direction and

leadership

Knowledge and Skills

• Prepares and delivers presentations representing the creative with in-

depth knowledge of why choices are being made

• Contributes to and fosters a growing library of knowledge around creative

work and options

• Provides insight and analysis of trends and projections in all

communications channels

• Has developed and shares a high level of visual literacy / understanding of

typography, illustration, color theory, and photo manipulation

• Exhibits exceptional verbal communication skills, including ability to speak

effectively before to senior management internally and externally

Relationships / Communications

• Constantly works to improve communications and processes necessary

for optimum creative output

• Supervises, supports, and inspires creative leadership throughout the

agency

• Accurately communicates team’s efforts internally / externally and reward

success within team

• Has primary responsibility for creating, building and maintaining company

creative reputation

• Fosters strong collaborative relationship with account management and

other departments to ensure innovative and seamless delivery

• Is responsible for awareness and communication of creative successes

both internally and externally

Leadership

• Is responsible for attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining top

creative talent

• Builds positive environment for the development of the highest quality

creative product

• Provides evaluation, mentorship, and counsel to direct reports

• Demonstrates ability to lead cross-disciplinary team members

• Stewards career management and mentorship

• Ensures strong morale through open and constant communication and

team leadership

• Has developed a reputation that commands respect among all

stakeholders

Position

Requirements

• Must have 10+ years in creative role in an advertising agency including 4

years in a management position

• Strong management experience including major and multiple client

relationships and campaigns

Confidential - Not for Public Consumption or Distribution• Experience across all communications channels, production levels and

business categories

(Agency) is an equal opportunity employer and does not make hiring or

employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender,

national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex,

gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis

protected by applicable local, state or federal law.

$200,000 -$270,000k

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