Associate Creative Director (Art)

Funday; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Funday, a full-service agency, seeks an Associate Creative Director (Art) to lead and mentor a diverse creative team. You’ll set vision, steer projects from concept to execution, and collaborate across strategy, design, and production for varied campaigns.

You’ll work remotely from anywhere in Canada, bring a hands-on design approach, and drive standout work that balances creativity with client results.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating conceptual skills with digital work examples.
• Minimum 10 years in a creative agency; digital agency is a plus.
• 3–5 years in Associate Creative Director, with mentoring junior staff.
• Curiosity and passion for digital media and latest tech trends.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines.
• Balance coaching juniors with responding to client feedback.
• Desire to create work that sells products and earns recognition.
• Willingness to get hands-on and provide design solutions.
• Marketing sense and cross-channel campaign development interest.

Responsibilities

• Be the creative visionary for the team of art directors, designers, copywriters, and other creative minds.
• Lead concept development with Creative Director, strategists, designers, and copywriters for ads, branding, digital, and social content.
• Drive projects forward with quality, consistency, and strong brand fit, including final quality checks.
• Collaborate hands-on with the team, designing alongside colleagues.
• Interact with clients alongside the Engagement Manager, presenting ideas and incorporating feedback.
• Foster teamwork and mentorship within the creative team, sharing ideas and guiding newbies.

Skills

Portfolio

Creative leadership

Team management

Digital media trends

Multitasking

Mentorship

Marketing sense

Job description

Oh, hello there, creative leader.

Funday is a full service agency made up of people who are friendly and hardworking in equal measure. Inspired by an unrelenting belief that having fun is integral to creativity, we like to say we’re all about fun and brains. You know, that sweet spot between where pretty and performance meet and where insight and imagination produce the entirely unexpected? That’s where we thrive.

Associate Creative Director (Art)

As Associate Creative Director, you will report to a Creative Director. You must have experience leading creative teams and setting creative vision. Our clients and team members are scattered around the globe. Your role will be varied and may change from day to day. Our teams are built to be nimble - which means, as a creative leader, you will need to be as comfortable and willing to use the tools as you are providing direction.

You’ll always be part of a team that has a passion for great work, including strategists, technologists, and producers who will help you push the work forward.

You are a maker and a storyteller, and you’re curious. You use your craft to bring creative solutions to life. You lead projects into fun & inspiring creative territories. You know the FUNdamentals, and are good enough to break the rules.

Location

You’ll work remotely from anywhere in BC, AB, or ON.

What you’ll do

• Creative Leadership Be the creative visionary for our team of art directors, designers, copywriters, and other creative minds. Your job? Keep them inspired and pumped to churn out top-notch work that knocks our clients' socks off.
• Concept Development Get those wheels turning with the Creative Director, strategists, designers, and copywriters. We're talking brainstorming sessions where we cook up ideas that'll make heads turn, whether it's for ads, branding, digital stuff, or social media content.
• Project Execution Whether it’s a TV spot, print ad, or a social campaign, drive creative projects forward with a dedication to quality, consistency, and the "whoa that’s cool" factor. Oh, and don't forget to keep that brand vibe going strong. And hey, quality control is key, so give those projects a once-over to keep things on point.
• Unleash Your Craft Put on a pair of headphones and get hands-on designing alongside the team. You’re not just a leader in direction - you’re an expert in doing and like to get your hands dirty.
• Client Interaction Hang out with our Engagement Manager and be the go-to person for our clients. Show 'em our ideas, take their feedback like a champ, and make sure they're happy campers so they stick around.
• Team Collaboration & Mentorship We're all in this together, right? Foster a vibe of teamwork and support within the creative crew. Share ideas, chat it up, and help each other out. Oh, and don't forget to sprinkle some wisdom on the newbies.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Portfolio demonstrating conceptual skills that result in innovative and inspiring creative solutions – must provide examples of digital work.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in creative agency – digital agency an asset.
• Minimum of 3-5 years in an Associate Creative Director role, with experience managing junior team members.
• Curiosity and a passion for digital media and the latest trends in tech.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects/tasks.
• Ability to balance coaching junior team members and responding to client feedback, as both are essential to good team chemistry and client relations.
• A strong desire to make work that works – sells products, makes clients swoon, and hopefully wins some metal.
• Willingness and excitement to get directly involved in the work and provide design solutions alongside the team.
• Marketing sense and an interest in developing campaigns that can work across channels.

You’ll want to read this part

• Don’t forget to include your portfolio - if there isn’t a portfolio, we won’t consider your application. Sounds harsh, but we get LOTS of applications.
• If you live in Canada, are able to work here, and you are in one of these provinces: BC, AB or ON - please apply! Otherwise, we’re sorry, we’re not set up to support staff outside of these regions.
• Please note: we post the same role in multiple locations to help us cast a wide net. Applying to each location for a posting will not increase your chances. Now that we've saved you some time, go do something fun!
• This posting is for an existing vacancy for a senior creative - we are looking to fill either the ACD or CD role. This is not a prospective future role (i.e. we’re saying this isn’t a ghost job).

Come be a Funatic

We believe you won’t perform at your best if you’re not having fun. And you can’t have fun if you’re not performing. We believe that this creates the best client and agency relationships and is the best way to make great work.

We believe in respect, inclusivity, kindness, equity, and equality. We want to make a positive impact. We believe that collaboration is the fun part of being at work. We strive to create a culture in which “we” is more important than “me”. Apart from loving terrible fun puns, we’re small and we’re growing – which means you’ll have a chance to make your mark and grow with us. We’re also 100% remote, and that might not appeal to everyone – but if you value flexibility, it’s perfect.

Join us.