Associate Creative Director, Art, Future Opportunity

Critical Mass; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an Associate Creative Director, Art, to lead major marketing initiatives and manage a creative team. This role emphasizes strategic thinking and client relations, aiming to foster a professional environment that encourages growth and creativity.

Benefits

Excellent training and onboarding

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in design, marketing, or communications.
• Strong design portfolio.
• Passion for design and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategies addressing customer needs across digital channels.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, including creative and technology.
• Manage staffing strategies and performance within the creative department.

Skills

Creative Thinking

Strategic Thinking

Leadership

Communication

Job description

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Please note, you are not applying to an active job opening. We are constantly building our network of talent and sharing relevant opportunities as they arise. Your profile will be added to our talent network for future consideration.

As an Associate Creative Director, Art, you will combine a strong creative voice with strategic thinking to lead major marketing initiatives. You will develop solid client relations by clearly communicating and justifying concepts, with a focus on visual design, experience design, brand development, and interactive commerce. You will also aim to hone your management skills by leading a large creative team and fostering a professional environment that encourages growth and exceeds expectations. Embodying our values—honest, inspired, driven, passionate, and real—is essential.

You Will

• Drive strategies addressing customer needs and business goals across digital channels.
• Contribute creative solutions and innovations to strengthen the agency's brand and market position.
• Develop and deliver innovative proposals for account growth and new business opportunities.
• Promote continuous improvement, accountability, and operational excellence within the creative discipline.
• Perform strategic account planning with senior management.
• Create experience design solutions aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Communicate creative ideas effectively to all project stakeholders.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, including creative, technology, planning, and account management.
• Provide regular leadership and constructive feedback to team members.
• Manage staffing strategies, performance, skills, training, and mentoring within the creative department.
• Implement and monitor quality standards across all creative outputs.
• Continuously improve creative methods, problem-solving models, and best practices.
• Manage production scope, schedules, and budgets proactively.
• Engage with practice leads across media, technology, and quality assurance to maximize results.
• Support HR initiatives focusing on performance management.
• Understand and communicate the company's mission and values.

You Have

• 7+ years of experience in design, marketing, or communications, with a focus on art direction.
• A strong design portfolio.
• A passion for design and collaboration with creative teams.
• A solid understanding of balancing creative expression with commercial realities.

Our Talent Team is committed to providing excellent training, onboarding, and employee experience. We expect our team to work from an office at least 3 days a week. Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer. Communication from our team will always come from official email addresses ending in criticalmass.com or us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use messaging apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts. We will never ask for money or technology. If you suspect a scam, consult your local consumer protection authorities.