Associate Creative Director, Art

TANK Worldwide; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Grey Health is hiring a senior creative-lead to oversee content across all channels and guide concept development from brief to production. You will push the team to take creative risks, present to clients, and ensure work exceeds expectations in both concept and execution.

The role requires 7+ years in a recognized creative role with agency experience across channels, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 7+ years in a creative role with a proven track record
• Agency experience across multiple channels
• Strong verbal communication with clients
• Experience leading large client-facing teams
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Able to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Lead briefing, concept, design, and execution of cross-channel initiatives and demonstrate brand knowledge
• Provide creative direction and feedback to ensure alignment with client objectives
• Self-sufficient in designing and comping layouts
• Collaborate with account and strategy teams to clarify briefs, deliverables, and timelines
• Participate in client meetings and develop relationships
• Incorporate direction from creative leaders and rework as needed
• Collaborate with account and production teams to manage budgets and on-time delivery
• Set high creative standards and participate in agency initiatives
• Mentor and develop junior team members
• Onboard new staff and train on procedures
• Stay current on global creative trends and industry best practices
• Keep abreast of design software and digital tools to drive innovation
• Incorporate pop culture and audience insights into briefs and campaigns

Skills

Agency experience

Cross-channel experience

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Client-facing

Written communication

Multi-project management

Tools

Design software

Digital tools

Job description

Grey Health is the culmination of the rich legacies of two powerhouse brands - Grey and TANK. With borderless employees spread across 20 studios in 18 countries, we all work collaboratively with one mission in mind: to deliver famously effective ideas that drive business results for top tier clients in the health and wellness market. In 2023, Grey was named a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace and our agency network and the Grey Group, ranked in the top ten award winners at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Grey and TANK, while maintaining their distinct brands, leverage shared resources and strategic direction for global growth.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Responsible for producing superior content across all channels for existing and potential clients. Direct and enhance the efforts of creative teams based on client briefs. Be an integral part of presenting the materials to clients and seeing the concepts through to production. Contribute to and supervise the development of concepts, pushing the team to take creative risks, creating work that is persuasive, unexpected, and exceeds client expectations, both in concept and execution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the client’s brand and the overall industry by leading in the briefing, concept, design, and execution of cross-channel initiatives
• Provide creative direction and feedback to creative teams that ensures all creative work aligns with the client’s objectives and strategies outlined in the brief
• Be self-sufficient when it comes down to designing and comping a layout
• Partner with account and strategy teams to ensure that the task is clear strategically at briefing stage, that the deliverables & timelines are clear and that the needs of the client are being met.
• Participate and/or lead client meetings/presentations and develop client relationships
• Taking direction from creative leaders on creative development; take guidance and rework appropriately.
• Work collaboratively with account and production team to maintain budgets and ensure that internal or client deliverables are executed on time
• Setting an example for the larger team through setting high creative standards and overall involvement in the larger agency initiatives.
• Developing junior teams with careful and consistent feedback, mentorship and model behavior
• Assist with onboarding junior employees – training them on team, agency, and client procedures
• Remain current on latest creative trends globally. Stay curious about award shows, past and present case studies, production companies, and everything that is being created by some of the best people and companies in our industry. Only by gaining an understanding of what kind of work moves you and what it takes to get there, you will then be able to create work that moves others.
• Stay on top of the latest technological advancements, including design software, digital tools, and platforms, to enhance creative processes and deliver innovative solutions
• Remain curious about pop culture, social media trends and your audience's interests and behaviors in order to infuse culturally relevant elements into briefs and campaigns. Bring the outside world into our work, so our brands can join the conversation.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• At least 7+ years of industry experience in a well-established, creative role with a proven track record
• Agency experience working across all channels
• Solid verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to all levels of clients
• Experience working with large teams in client-facing role
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Able to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

WHO YOU ARE:

• Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one’s ever seen before
• Productive: Acting on ideas to make things happen and get stuff done
• Collaborative: Focused on the greater good versus personal gain
• Adaptable: Ready and able to embrace change

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications.

Salary Range

$90,000 - $140,000 CAD

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