Executive Creative Director - AntiSocial

twentysix; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Dog-friendly offices

Unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks

Office lunches

Branded company swag

Access to industry events

Job summary

twentysix is seeking a seasoned Creative Director to lead and shape the creative vision across major accounts, campaigns, and new business opportunities in a hybrid Vancouver setting.

The role requires guiding multidisciplinary teams and presenting ambitious ideas to senior clients, while staying deeply plugged into culture, platforms, and evolving social landscapes.

Qualifications

• Significant creative leadership experience in an advertising, creative, social, or integrated agency.
• Proven experience at the Creative Director, Group Creative Director, Executive Creative Director, or equivalent level.
• Strong portfolio across social, digital, and integrated campaigns.
• Deep understanding of social platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and emerging channels).

Responsibilities

• Set and champion the overall creative vision and standard for AntiSocial.
• Lead creative across major accounts, campaigns, pitches, and new business opportunities.
• Push teams toward work that is distinctive, culturally relevant, strategically grounded, and effective.
• Ensure ideas translate naturally across social platforms while having the potential to extend into broader integrated campaigns and experiences.
• Stay deeply connected to culture, emerging platforms, creators, technology, and changing audience behaviours.
• Build a creative culture where experimentation, curiosity, collaboration, and ambitious thinking are encouraged.

Skills

Creative leadership

Executive leadership

Social platforms expertise

Pitching & new business

Team development

Presentation skills

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

Creative Leadership & Vision

• Set and champion the overall creative vision and standard for AntiSocial.

• Lead creative across major accounts, campaigns, pitches, and new business opportunities.

• Push teams toward work that is distinctive, culturally relevant, strategically grounded, and effective.

• Ensure ideas translate naturally across social platforms while having the potential to extend into broader integrated campaigns and experiences.

• Stay deeply connected to culture, emerging platforms, creators, technology, and changing audience behaviours.

• Build a creative culture where experimentation, curiosity, collaboration, and ambitious thinking are encouraged.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary creative team across copy, art direction, design, content, and social creative.

• Provide clear, constructive creative direction while giving teams the space and confidence to develop their own ideas.

• Help define the structure, capabilities, and talent AntiSocial needs as the company continues to grow.

• Identify opportunities to strengthen the team through hiring, development, freelance talent, and external creative partners.

• Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment where people can do the strongest work of their careers.

Clients & New Business

• Act as a senior creative partner to key clients, building trust and confidently presenting and defending creative thinking.

• Translate client and business challenges into compelling creative opportunities.

• Partner with Strategy and Account leadership to develop strong creative briefs and ensure strategic thinking carries through to execution.

• Play a leadership role in pitches and new business, helping shape the creative story and representing AntiSocial in the room.

• Build relationships that position AntiSocial as a trusted creative partner rather than simply an executional social agency.

Creative Excellence & Execution

• Oversee work from initial brief and concept through production and final delivery.

• Partner closely with Production to ensure ambitious ideas are executed at a high level while remaining realistic about budgets, timelines, and platforms.

• Balance brand-building creativity with the speed, volume, and responsiveness required by social.

• Raise the quality of both large campaign work and everyday content – understanding that every touchpoint contributes to the brand.

• Know when to push for craft and polish and when speed, relevance, and authenticity matter more.

What You’ll Bring

• Significant creative leadership experience within an advertising, creative, social, or integrated agency environment.

• Proven experience at the Creative Director, Group Creative Director, Executive Creative Director, or equivalent level.

• A portfolio of standout creative work across social, digital, content, and integrated campaigns.

• Deep understanding of social platforms and how creative behaviour differs across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and emerging channels.

• Strong conceptual thinking with the ability to move between big campaign ideas and fast, culturally relevant social content.

• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary creative teams.

• Strong presentation skills and the ability to sell ambitious creative thinking to senior clients and stakeholders.

• Experience leading pitches and contributing to new business growth.

• A strong understanding of production and the ability to guide ideas from concept through execution.

• An active interest in culture, creators, entertainment, technology, design, and the constantly evolving social landscape.

Additional Info

• Monday - Thursday in office (Fridays are remote optional)

• Flexible time off, including paid vacation and sick days

• Consistent culture and team-building events

• Employee recognition and incentive programs

• Seasonal celebrations and gatherings throughout the year

• Office lunches

• Branded company swag

• Access to industry events, learning opportunities, and non-profit outreaches

• Dog-friendly offices

• Unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks

• Flex work and travel options

• Comprehensive extended health benefits