Associate Creative Director: Copy & Campaign Strategy

Content Creators; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Medical, dental, vision

Unlimited PTO

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Directive Consulting is seeking an Associate Creative Director to translate Moments that Matter into strategic creative territories, messaging hypotheses, and campaign concepts that drive business outcomes. This role integrates hands-on copy direction with collaboration across design teams to shape briefs and scalable performance creative for B2B clients.

The position emphasizes campaign thinking, executive presence in client conversations, and building portfolio-style case studies that

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of professional creative experience.
• Portfolio showing range across brand work and performance creative.
• Experience developing campaigns from concept through execution.
• Ability to maintain and evolve brand standards across multiple channels.

Responsibilities

• Own idea, message, and creative direction before production.
• Support new-business and portfolio-sales with speculative creatives.
• Develop campaign territories and copy direction.
• Collaborate with production designers to execute concepts.
• Create campaign briefs and proofs for revenue growth.

Skills

Creative experience

Campaign concepting

Executive presence

Copy direction

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe After Effects

Premiere Pro

Figma

Job description

Directive Consulting is seeking an Associate Creative Director to translate Moments that Matter into strategic creative territories, messaging hypotheses, and campaign concepts that drive business outcomes. This role integrates hands-on copy direction with collaboration across design teams to shape briefs and scalable performance creative for B2B clients.

The position emphasizes campaign thinking, executive presence in client conversations, and building portfolio-style case studies that