Associate Creative Director, Copy

MikeWorldWide; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Pre-PTO

Mental Health Awareness Days

Friday Freeze

Summer Fridays

Professional Trainings and Workshops

Phone and Mental Health/Wellness Stipd

Offices are closed between Christmas E

Office closures during holidays

Job summary

MikeWorldWide seeks an Associate Creative Director, Copy to drive creative excellence for one of the agency’s largest client relationships. You’ll be a writer and strategic thinker who immerses in a brand, shaping messaging, campaigns, and narratives across channels, and acting as a trusted partner to clients to bring ideas to life.

You’ll collaborate with strategists, designers, account teams, and leadership to develop integrated creative that is strategically grounded, culturally relevant, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience across both agency and in-house brand environments.
• Proven portfolio with campaign development, messaging strategy, and integrated creative work.
• Experience developing messaging frameworks, brand voice systems, and narratives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the creative lead and strategic partner for one of the agency’s largest client relationships.
• Develop and evolve messaging frameworks, brand narratives, and campaign platforms across channels.
• Lead the development of integrated creative concepts aligned with brand voice, positioning, and goals.
• Mentor and provide creative direction to junior writers and teams.
• Present work and recommendations to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with client teams and act as day-to-day brand advisor.
• Explore, build, and implement AI-powered tools, agents, and workflows for creative effectiveness.
• Stay ahead of trends in AI, marketing, technology, and culture.

Skills

Strategic writing

Brand storytelling

Messaging frameworks

Lead creative teams

Client presentations

AI in marketing

Tools

AI tools

Job description

MikeWorldWide is seeking an Associate Creative Director, Copy to help drive creative excellence across one of the agency's largest and most important client relationships.

This role is ideal for a writer and creative thinker who enjoys becoming deeply invested in a brand. You'll help develop campaigns, shape messaging, build compelling narratives, and create work that connects with audiences across channels. Just as importantly, you'll serve as a trusted creative partner to clients, helping guide conversations, navigate feedback, and bring ideas to life.

You'll work closely with strategists, designers, account teams, and creative leadership to develop integrated creative that is strategically grounded, culturally relevant, and effective. We're looking for someone who can balance big-picture thinking with hands-on execution and who enjoys building strong relationships as much as building great creative.

While we are primarily an earned-first agency, this role requires experience developing integrated brand campaigns and marketing creative, along with an understanding of how earned media can amplify ideas.

Preferred location, but not required: South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, or Florida.

Must work East Coast hours.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the creative lead and strategic partner for one of the agency’s largest client relationships.
• Develop and evolve messaging frameworks, brand narratives, and campaign platforms that drive consistency across channels.
• Lead the development of integrated creative concepts and ensure execution aligns with the brand’s voice, positioning, and business goals.
• Partner with designers, art directors, strategists, and account teams to bring ideas from concept to launch.
• Mentor and provide creative direction to junior writers and creative team members.
• Present creative work, messaging strategies, and recommendations to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with client teams and act as a day-to-day advisor on brand communications and storytelling.
• Explore, build, and implement AI-powered tools, agents, and workflows that improve creative effectiveness, efficiency, and brand consistency.
• Help develop and train AI systems that can accurately reflect and scale brand voice across content and communications.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in AI, marketing, technology, and culture, bringing new ideas and opportunities to clients and internal teams.

Who You Are

• A strategic writer and creative leader who knows how to build brands through messaging, storytelling, and campaigns.
• Experienced on both the agency and brand side, giving you a unique perspective on how great creative gets developed, sold, and implemented.
• Expert at developing messaging frameworks, brand voice systems, and narratives that scale across channels and audiences.
• Comfortable leading designers, art directors, and junior writers while elevating the quality of work around you.
• Confident presenting to clients and senior stakeholders and skilled at building long-term relationships.
• An AI-forward marketer who actively explores, builds, and implements tools, agents, and workflows that make brands smarter and more effective.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience across both agency and in-house brand environments. This role requires someone who understands the realities of both worlds and can bridge strategic business needs with creative execution.
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating campaign development, messaging strategy, storytelling, and integrated creative work.
• Proven experience developing messaging frameworks, positioning, brand narratives, and voice guidelines.
• Experience leading designers, art directors, writers, or cross-functional creative teams.
• Strong client-facing presence with the ability to present work, facilitate discussions, and build trusted stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI within marketing and creative workflows.
• Experience building, training, customizing, or managing AI agents, bots, models, or workflows that support content creation and brand consistency.
• Strong understanding of how AI can scale brand voice, content operations, and creative development.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining strategic rigor and creative excellence.

We believe in flexibility and have the structure to make that our reality. MWWLife is our robust suite of benefits, programs, and incentives designed to support our employees’ experience during every phase of their careers. Forged in the spirit of flexibility and growth, it’s about the freedom to live your best life, both personally and professionally, and embodies the culture of caring that we cultivate at MikeWorldWide.

Highlights Include:

• Unlimited PTO
• Pre-PTO
• Mental Health Awareness Days
• Friday Freeze
• Summer Fridays
• Professional Trainings and Workshops
• Phone and Mental Health/Wellness Stipend
• Offices are closed between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day

Our Values:

At MWW, our values are what set us apart and give us the energy to move forward with confidence and excellence.

• Passion: We have a real passion for what we do. It’s why we get up every day and it’s what drives us to work harder, care more and execute flawlessly.
• Inclusivity: We’re inclusive – for real. Our respect and appreciation for diverse backgrounds and perspectives lead us to greater innovation, enhanced creativity, and richer experiences.
• Curiosity: Our endless curiosity opens us up to new ideas, collaboration, and growth. It drives our desire to immerse ourselves in the knowledge of others and the culture of the world about us.
• Empathy: Our authentic empathy gives us a sense of understanding which transforms our work, enhances our ability to deliver for clients and elevates us from colleagues to family
• Independence: Our hard-earned independence gives us the freedom and flexibility to dream big, take risks and do what’s right – for our clients, our agency and each other
• Initiative: We have a spirited initiative – we’re fast, focused and fearless. It’s that confidence and pride in our ability to deliver exceptional work for exceptional clients.

Our Philosophy:

At MikeWorldWide, we are built to care. We care about each other, our clients, our work and our world. We have an inherent collective empathy that informs our ideas, energizes our work and elevates us from likable colleagues to beloved family.

We’re an independent agency and we care a lot about that. Our independence gives us the freedom and flexibility to dream big, take the risks worth taking, and to do the work worth caring about. Most importantly, it lets us do what’s right for our employees, our families and friends, and, of course, our clients.

Creating authentic and lasting connections for our clients—and the people who value those clients—is why we exist. We want them to be loved because their success is ours. And so, for them, we create work that people care about because now, more than ever, CARING COUNTS.

We celebrate diversity in our employees and partners, and we're committed to building a safe and inclusive workplace environment where we all can feel comfortable and thrive while we bring our best ideas to life. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage future MWW families from traditionally underrepresented and underserved communities to apply.