Associate Creative Director, Copy

Visa; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa is seeking a Visionary ACD Copywriter to join a global creative studio, leading strategic writing for campaigns that span the full funnel. The role emphasizes collaboration with clients and internal teams to deliver cohesive, award-worthy ideas.

Ideal candidates bring a track record of leading large-scale campaigns, deep brand understanding, and a passion for culture-driven creative. In-office presence is required three days a week, with a fast-paced, high-impact environment.”

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 2 years with an Advanced degree or 0 years with a PhD.

Responsibilities

• Build a Center of Creative Excellence.
• Lead by example by putting the craft into writing for every brief.
• Pitch breakthrough ideas while answering the strategic brief.
• Build and maintain relationships with Marketing executives to drive creative excellence across touchpoints.
• Deliver best in class creative campaigns for Visa and Client Marketing across the funnel.
• Stay ahead of advertising trends to keep Visa future-forward.
• Inspire teams globally with strategic, well-crafted campaigns.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure top-quality output across channels.
• Lead and collaborate with internal teams and client partners to shape creative decisions.
• Build a culture that fosters remarkable creativity and passion for the work.

Skills

Brand strategy

Copywriting

Campaign leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Keynote

Job description

About Us

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale - tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters - to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

We're looking for a Visionary ACD Copywriter to join us in our continued mission to build a best-in-class global creative studio for VISA and the Clients we serve.

The ideal candidate will have come from a copy background as well as have a strategic mindset with a proven track record of leading highly successful campaigns and teams - either within advertising agencies or at brand-side internal creative studios. This person should have experience running and supporting award winning advertising campaigns (on a global scale is a plus), with a deep understanding of creative that works throughout the funnel.

They must have a passion and a portfolio to prove how their creative campaigns have been used to influence culture and be a part of cultural conversation. Fresh unique thinking in this space is a must.The art of writing is crucial. They must be strategic in their thinking and have an ability to articulate and execute strategy through the creative output. They must be ahead of all trends and ensure that the brands that they touch are current, innovative and always looking forward.

They must have the ability to collaborate closely with a team that consistently produces innovative and cohesive creative across the full spectrum of the media mix. They need to be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, pitching creative ideas, writing campaigns, coming up with ideas that live full funnel.

Effortless collaboration is a must - as this role will work closely with clients and internal teams to ensure best in class creative is implemented.

What you'll do:

• Build a Center of Creative Excellence
• Lead by example by putting the craft into writing no matter what brief.
• Pitching ideas that are breakthrough in creativity, but still answering the strategic brief.
• Build and maintain key relationships with Marketing executives by demonstrating a deep understanding of campaign needs and a commitment to driving a creative excellence across all touchpoints.
• Consistently deliver best in class creative campaigns for the VISA brand and all Client Marketing.
• Consistently innovating and staying ahead of advertising trends and capabilities to ensure VISA is always a future forward brand.
• Influence and inspire teams across the globe with beautifully crafted and strategic creative campaigns.
• Care deeply about every part of the funnel – Upper funnel, middle and lower funnel - every asset matters
• Build relationships
• Help lead, inspire and collaborate with internal teams and client partners
• Help build client relationships with a skillset of strong presentation skills to influence creative decisions.
• Build upon a culture that fosters remarkable creativity
• Contribute to an environment that fosters remarkable creativity by providing inspiration and a love and passion for what you do.
• Be a part of a culture where people love to work (and want to come and work), feel they can flourish, and are proud of what they contribute.
• Ensure quality output in all creative output.

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• 6-8 years of experience
• Deep agency-side or brand side experience working with or at global brands.
• Thought leader of highly successful (award winning a plus) creative, brand development, and multichannel marketing campaigns
• Experience working on campaigns that have driven outsized business results and won recognition in the industry.
• Experience on working on successful pitches
• Willingness to be pro-active in ideation
• Excellent communication with proven ability to present to clients and leadership
• Role models and influences aspirational behaviors of leading courageously, obsessing about customers, collaborating as one Visa, and executing with excellence.
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present with impact.
• Strong planning, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Res