ACD, Copy

Calcium+Company; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Calcium+Company is seeking an Associate Creative Director, Copy to lead major brand initiatives and guide creative teams. You will mentor staff, drive strategic ideation, and present concepts to clients while aligning with agency policy and culture.

You will manage day-to-day deliverables, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure high-quality, strategically sound work that meets client needs and brand goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of agency experience.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Brand/market/agency knowledge.
• Strategic and tactical planning/ideation.
• Medical-regulatory-legal navigation.
• Financial responsibility.
• Interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong conceptual ability.

Responsibilities

• Act as creative/strategic lead on large/primary brands and 1-2 smaller accounts/projects.
• Lead and manage creative teams.
• Provide clear feedback and direction for projects.
• Inspire teams; influence agency culture positively.
• Lead day-to-day deliverables; present to clients.
• Manage personnel issues for direct/indirect reports.
• Mentor staff; report staffing developments to management.
• Develop concepts for new business pitches; align with strategy.
• Proficient in Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office apps (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Demonstrate flexibility to support team and work.

Skills

Agency experience

Presentation skills

Brand knowledge

Strategic ideation

Regulatory navigation

Financial responsibility

Leadership

Conceptual ability

Adobe Suite

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Tools

Adobe Suite

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Job description

ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, COPY

Creative Department

Reports to: SVP, Group Creative Director

Job Summary

The Associate Creative Director, Copy is an expert in art and successfully navigates both disciplines. They train teams to produce the highest-quality work that notonly strategically delivers on client needs but anticipates them. They are expected to lead creative teams effectively, present new creative and strategic ideas to internal teams and clients, and help create new, effective agency policies and procedures. They are expected to take leadership roles in new business pitches and are responsible for maintaining team morale. At this level, advanced performance is expected in both individual and management skills, as well as demonstration of substantial value to the agency and the brand team. Additionally, the Associate Creative Director, Copy embodies the Calcium+Company values of commitment, integrity, and respect, both in their work and in their relationships with their co-workers and external clients.

Key Job Responsibilities

(Duties may include, but are not limited to all or some of the following)

• Accountable as the creative and strategic lead on a large/primary brand(s) and 1-2 smaller accounts/projects
• Successfully manages team within core discipline
• Lead creative teams through important creative initiatives, providing clear feedback and strong direction
• Is a steady source of ideas and inspiration; has a meaningful and positive cultural impact across the agency
• Spearheads day-to-day deliverables, leads client presentations
• Manages personnel issues related to direct and indirect reports
• Creates opportunities for professional growth of all direct and indirect reports; provides feedback on performance and creative work of team, and keeps manager informed of new staff developments
• Works on new business with conceptual ideas and concepts that are on strategy
• Ability to work within appropriate software programs:
  • Adobe Suite
  • Microsoft Suite:
    • PowerPoint
    • Word
    • Outlook
• Goes above and beyond the job description and has the willingness to be flexible for the team, agency, and ultimately the work

Job Qualifications (Skills/Requirements)

• 7+ years of agency experience
• Strong presentation skills
• Brand/market/agency knowledge
• Strategic and tactical planning/ideation
• Medical-regulatory-legal navigation
• Financial responsibility
• Interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong conceptual ability
• Ability to work within appropriate software programs:
  • Adobe Suite
  • Microsoft Suite:
    • PowerPoint
    • Word
    • Outlook
• Goes above and beyond the job description and has the willingness to be flexible for the team, agency, and ultimately the work

For U.S. Job Seekers, it is the policy of Calcium+Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.