Associate Creative Director

BLR Holdings, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Cella is seeking an Associate Creative Director to join us onsite in Arlington, VA, driving high-profile campaigns for our client's brand and its partners in music, sports, lifestyle, and film.

You will blend vision, content strategy, and storytelling, lead junior creatives, and ensure concepts translate into powerful messages that resonate across platforms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a conceptual creative role at an agency, publisher, media company, in-house at a brand, or similar organization.
• A strong portfolio including video, OOH, print, digital, social, and longform work samples.
• Strong presentation/pitching skills to generate support from internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Superior writing skills, with an ability to crystallize complex ideas clearly and concisely.
• Strong communication skills to nurture senior cross-departmental relationships.
• A solutions-first mindset and enthusiasm to contribute to company vision and culture.

Responsibilities

• Support the Creative Director as a hands-on leader for each project, collaborating with cross-functional leaders to ensure work is strategic and best-in-class.
• Partner with art directors, designers, and video producers to deliver concepts and executions that go beyond informing or entertaining.
• Provide guidance and oversight to ensure excellence across campaign lifecycles.
• Strategize platform-specific executions across digital, social, video, print, and events.
• Write persuasive, on-brand copy across multiple channels (digital, social, video, experiential, print).
• Lead brainstorming sessions, pitch concepts, and present ideas with confidence to clients and internal teams.

Skills

7+ years experience

Strong portfolio

Presentation skills

Writing skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Culture fit

Job description

Location: Onsite in Arlington, VAType: Temp-to-Hire OpportunityCompensation Range: $65-70/HR (W2)We are looking for a concept-driven, strategically minded Associate Creative Director (ACD) to help drive high-profile creative campaigns for our client's brand and its network of partners, including globally recognized names in music, sports, lifestyle, and film. In this role, you will blend vision, content strategy, and innovative thinking with a deep understanding of storytelling and its ability to move audiences.Responsibilities:Support the Creative Director as a hands-on leader for each project, collaborating with cross-functional leaders to ensure work is strategic and best-in-class.Partner with art directors, designers, and video producers to deliver creative concepts and executions that go beyond informing or entertaining.Support creative efforts throughout the lifecycle of campaigns and partnerships, providing guidance and oversight to ensure excellence.Strategize platform-specific executions, ensuring concepts thrive across digital, social, video, print, and events.Provide hands-on guidance to junior and mid-level creatives, helping them refine concepts and sharpen execution.Write persuasive, engaging, and on-brand copy across a variety of channels (digital, social, video, experiential, print).Translate complex ideas into simple, powerful messages that resonate with audiences.Lead brainstorming sessions, pitch concepts, and present ideas with confidence to both internal teams and clients.Infuse our philosophy and principles into stories and creative expressions that deeply connect with audiences.Qualifications:7+ years of experience in a conceptual creative role at an agency, publisher, media company, in-house at a brand, or similar organization.A strong portfolio including video, OOH, print, digital, social, and longform work samples.Strong presentation/pitching skills to generate support from internal stakeholders and external partners.Superior writing skills, with an ability to crystallize complex ideas clearly and concisely.Strong communication skills to nurture senior cross-departmental relationships.A solutions-first mindset.Enthusiasm to contribute to company vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.Job ID: JN -082026-143920#LI-CELLA#LI-DC1Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail] offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).This posting is open for thirty (30) days.ABOUT CELLAWe are passionate about connecting you with the right role at the right organization—and providing you great benefits for the great work you do. With an attractive compensation package including competitive salary, 401(k) plan, weekly paychecks, holiday pay and a health benefits program, we have you covered.Cella is an award-winning leader in consulting, staffing and managed solutions for creative, marketing, digital and proposal development teams. We help people build meaningful careers and partner with companies to help them win. Our staffing solutions include freelance, contract, temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hire positions. Cella has earned the 2022 Best of Staffing Client and Talent 10-Year Diamond Awards—an honor earned by only 1% of staffing firms in the U.S. Cella is an equal opportunity employer.