Associate Creative Director - Art

Tombras; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly offices

Flexible PTO

Generous parental leave

Medical for employee + dependents

Family-oriented environment

Promotions from within

Job summary

Tombras in Knoxville, TN, seeks an Associate Creative Director, Art, to guide the creative vision with senior leadership. You’ll partner with a Copywriter to craft TV, social and digital campaigns for premier brands from our Knoxville hub.

Bring a killer portfolio, proven leadership, and the drive to push ideas from concept to client presentation. This role offers a collaborative, family-oriented environment with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• A killer portfolio showing range across TV, social and digital.
• Experience leading teams and owning client relationships.
• Ability to champion ideas and collaborate with others.
• Sharp instincts to push through creative blocks and find fresh angles.
• Next-level communication that clients and teammates will love.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the CCO, Executive Creative Director and Creative Directors to execute the client vision.
• Partner with a Copywriter to develop TV, social and digital campaigns.
• Work with top brands from Knoxville, TN and beyond, delivering standout work.
• Ideate groundbreaking concepts and present them confidently to clients and senior leadership.
• Own projects from concept through daily execution, contributing to career development and 401K.

Skills

Portfolio

Leadership

Client relations

Creativity

Communication

Innovation

Job description

Tombras, a 600+ person, full-service, national advertising agency with a digital mindset, is seeking an Associate Creative Director, Art for our Creative Department.

You’ll be joining one of the top independent agencies in North America.Connecting Data & Creativity for Business Results® is working for our clients and creating a flywheel affect fueling both client and agency growth. You’ll be a part of a highly creative agency that has been recognized by AdAge, Adweek, Communication Arts, Fast Company, Forbes and Fortune. Tombras was recently named 2025 AdAge Agency of the year and 2024 AdAge Independent Agency of the Year.

Where you'll be working:

Knoxville, TN. Relocation assistance may be provided.

What you'll be doing:

• Work closely with the CCO, Executive Creative Director and Creative Directors to implement the vision and direction for the client and team
• Partner with a Copywriter to come up with killer TV, social and digital campaigns
• Working with some of the best brands on the planet, and doing it from Knoxville, TN
• Coming up with ideas no one on earth has thought of
• Sell those ideas and create breakthrough TV, social, and digital work
• Own Projects. Take pride in your work. Contribute to your 401K
• Present work to clients and senior leadership with confidence and pizazz
• Work on everything from high-level brand concepting and ideation to daily executions because that’s showbiz baby

What you bring:

• A killer portfolio that shows your range: TV, social, digital—you’ve got receipts
• Experience leading teams and owning client relationships
• The guts to champion your ideas and the grace to collaborate
• Sharp instincts to push through creative blocks and find fresh angles
• Next-level communication —clients and teammates will love you
• A hunger to innovate, take risks, and do the work that gets people talking

Why you'll want to work at Tombras:

• Family - It comes first, on every list. Tombras has been family-run since day 1, we strive to facilitate a family-oriented environment rooted in supporting one another.
• Dog-friendly offices
• Flexible PTO
• Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents
• A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.

Tombras is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Tombras is an E-Verify employer and participates in the E-Verify program.