Associate Creative Director

WONGDOODY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking an Associate Creative Director to lead creative projects in a vibrant New York City studio. This role involves collaborating with a diverse team to develop integrated campaigns and digital experiences for a wide array of clients. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, a strong portfolio, and exceptional leadership skills. Join a company recognized for its creativity and inclusive culture, where your ideas can thrive and make a significant impact on the industry.

Benefits

Health Insurance

401K with Company Match

Extended Holidays

Flexible Summer Hours

Volunteer Time Off

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in creative roles with a strong portfolio.
• Proven leadership and mentorship skills in a creative environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive pitches and deliver creative work across various brands.
• Mentor teams from ideation to final product, ensuring quality.

Skills

Creative Thinking

Leadership

Client Relationship Building

Mentorship

Digital Innovation

Job description

WongDoody is looking for an Associate Creative Director (ACD), based out of our beautiful New York City Studio, to help drive growth and creative excellence for us and our clients. With a team of strategists, creatives, designers, and production practitioners, you’ll be pitching and developing integrated campaigns, digital experiences, and design-driven projects across a broad spectrum of brands.

You are a boots-on-the-ground contributor with your team and have a strong portfolio across delivery channels and client verticals. You inspire and motivate your teams and colleagues to do their best work. You are an experienced presenter, comfortable in front of senior-level clients, leading client meetings through all stages of work from pitch to creative development through production with exceptional conceptual skills. This position requires you to be a creator, maker, and manager. You will actively contribute to the work while leading teams with love and compassion, aiming to elevate the work by elevating those around you. This role reports directly to the ECD, North America.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

1. Be a creative thinker and driver of pitches, ideating and delivering best-in-class creative work across a broad spectrum of brands.
2. Serve as a creative collaborator for existing clients.
3. Mentor and guide teams from ideation to final product, ensuring quality and style meet WongDoody’s standards and exceed client strategies and objectives.
4. Recognize creative opportunities within client or industry challenges to help achieve client goals and maximize business opportunities.
5. Successfully produce work across all mediums and platforms.
6. Lead teams through the creative concept phase and guide the work to maintain integrity through production.
7. Manage creative teams, review work, provide clear feedback, and guide their career development.
8. Guide the work with a strong eye toward thoughtful design and animation language, aligning with brand tone and consistency.

WHAT YOU'RE LIKE

• You love and breathe creative ideas, digital thinking, and innovation.
• You have a body of work that makes people laugh, cry, and feel a little jealous.
• You thrive in a think/make environment, capable of multitasking across multiple assignments in a deadline-driven, evolving environment.
• You enjoy collaborating and empowering others to improve their craft and experience.

WHAT YOU’VE GOT

• You are an established, industry-respected creative with 10+ years of experience, with award-winning and globally recognized work.
• Prior experience creating effective, breakthrough digital work in agencies, production companies, or innovation-driven creative businesses.
• Proven leadership, mentorship, and motivation skills, with a people-first mindset.
• Strong client relationship-building skills.
• Experience collaborating early with production teams to bring ideas to life.

TO APPLY: Please upload both a resume and cover letter for full consideration.

PERKS

We’ll pay you to work at WongDoody, with a salary range of $150k-160k, plus benefits including health insurance, 401K with company match, extended holidays, flexible summer hours, and volunteer time off.

ABOUT US

We are WongDoody, a global team of 2000 innovators, creators, and designers across 22 studios. Recognized for creativity and innovation by Cannes Lions, Fast Company, and EY, we have won hundreds of awards and are known as one of the “Best Places to Work”. As an Infosys company, our culture remains open, inclusive, and curious, rooted in Creative Democracy.

See how we’re making an impact: https://www.wongdoody.com/work

Join our team: http://www.wongdoody.com/careers/

WongDoody is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workspace. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. All information is confidential per EEO guidelines.