ACD, Copy & Concept Lead — Integrated Campaigns

Merkle Italia; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu Creative in New York seeks an Associate Creative Director, Copywriter to shape language across campaigns—from TV and OLV to social and CRM—pairing with an ACD art director and reporting to CDs and an ECD. You’ll lead concepting and copy, mentoring a midlevel team and contributing to pitches to mold the agency voice.

You’ll drive campaign systems with strong craft, collaborating with strategists, producers, and designers across multiple formats.

Qualifications

• Experience: 7+ years in creative advertising at an agency.
• Portfolio: TV, OLV, and integrated work showing concept thinking and craft.
• Production chops: Comfortable on set and in post.
• Tools: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) used to build ideas, not just finish them.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design, or a related field.
• Location: Must be located in New York.

Responsibilities

• Concepting and copyrighting of integrated campaigns (TV, OLV, social, performance creative, experiential).
• Partner closely with your ACD art director from brief to delivery on projects of any size and style.
• Concept and comp across multiple projects simultaneously, developing campaign systems with a consistent visual logic.
• Bring a sharp eye to storyboards, comps, and mockups, knowing the difference between a rough and a finished idea.
• Work across two Creative Direction teams, alongside strategists, producers, and designers.
• Mentor a midlevel team; share what you know and make the work around you better.
• Contribute to pitches and help shape the voice of the agency in new business contexts.
• Stay genuinely interested in where culture is going, new formats, platforms, and ways of connecting.

Skills

Copywriting

Concept development

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design, or a related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

Dentsu Creative in New York seeks an Associate Creative Director, Copywriter to shape language across campaigns—from TV and OLV to social and CRM—pairing with an ACD art director and reporting to CDs and an ECD. You’ll lead concepting and copy, mentoring a midlevel team and contributing to pitches to mold the agency voice.

You’ll drive campaign systems with strong craft, collaborating with strategists, producers, and designers across multiple formats.