Associate Creative Director, Creative Development (Art Director, Multicultural)

Designer Jobs; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical vision dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Flexible paid time off

15 paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Paid parental leave

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Job summary

Dentsu Creative in New York is seeking an Associate Creative Director / Art Director to lead multicultural integrated campaigns for a healthcare client. The hybrid role invites you to oversee concepting from brief through production and collaborate with senior teams.

With 7+ years in creative advertising, a strong portfolio across TV/OLV/social and proficiency in Adobe CC and Figma, you will mentor a midlevel team and contribute to pitches, while staying attuned to evolving formats and platforms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of creative advertising experience at an agency with increasing ownership.
• Portfolio shows TV/OLV/social and integrated work with concept thinking and craft.
• Comfortable on set and in post, understands production processes.
• Strong Adobe Creative Cloud skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma.
• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Concepting and copyrighting for integrated campaigns across TV, OLV, social, performance, and experiential from concept through production.
• Partner with the ACD art director from brief to delivery on projects of any size.
• Build campaign systems with consistent visual logic across multiple projects.
• Review storyboards, comps, and mockups, refining directions.
• Collaborate across two Creative Direction teams with strategists, producers, and designers.
• Mentor a midlevel team and share knowledge to improve work.
• Contribute to pitches and shape agency voice in new business contexts.
• Stay engaged with cultural shifts, new formats, and platforms.

Skills

7+ years experience

Portfolio demonstrated work

On set & post production

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Education

Bachelor's degree in advertising or design

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

Job description

New York hybrid role for an Associate Creative Director / Art Director focused on multicultural integrated campaign development for a healthcare-related client.

Responsibilities

• Concepting and copyrighting for integrated campaigns across TV, OLV, social, performance creative, and experiential from concept through production
• Partner closely with the ACD art director from brief to delivery on projects of any size and style
• Concept and compile across multiple projects at once, building campaign systems with consistent visual logic
• Review and refine storyboards, comps, and mockups, distinguishing rough ideas from finished directions
• Collaborate across two Creative Direction teams alongside strategists, producers, and designers
• Mentor a midlevel team, sharing knowledge and improving the work around you
• Contribute to pitches and help shape agency voice in new business contexts
• Stay engaged with cultural shifts, new formats and platforms, and evolving ways to connect

Requirements

• 7+ years of creative advertising experience at an agency with a clear arc of increasing ownership
• Portfolio demonstrating TV, OLV, social, and integrated work showing both concept thinking and craft (not only finished executions)
• Comfortable working on set and in post, with understanding of how production happens
• Strong skills using Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) to build ideas, plus Figma
• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design, or a related field

Technology

• Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop
• Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator
• Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign
• Figma

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave
• Full benefits details at dentsubenefitsplus.com

Team

• Strong craft focus: detail-driven work and competitive execution
• Collaborative team culture across departments
• Must tolerate dad jokes

Compensation & Placement

Estimated base salary: USD 114,425 to 150,000 per year. Placement within the range is based on experience, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Job Details

• Location: New York, NY (hybrid)
• Brand: Dentsu Creative
• Time type: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent