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

Merkle Italia; New York (NY); On-site; USD 114,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Flexible PTO

15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu Creative in New York is seeking an Associate Creative Director, Art Director with a strong multicultural focus. You will lead the visual language of integrated campaigns, mentor a midlevel team, and collaborate with strategists, producers, and designers to deliver concepts from brief to production.

The role emphasizes storytelling across TV, social, and experiential, with on-set/post production involvement. A robust portfolio and 7+ years in creative advertising are required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in creative advertising at an agency with increasing ownership
• Portfolio showing TV/OLV/social/integrated work and strong craft
• Production chops and on-set/post experience with understanding of production workflows

Responsibilities

• Concept and copyrighting of integrated campaigns from concept through production
• Collaborate with ACD art director from brief to delivery on various projects
• Develop campaign systems with a consistent visual logic across multiple campaigns
• Mentor a midlevel team and share knowledge to elevate work
• Contribute to pitches and shape agency voice in new business contexts
• Stay informed about culture, formats, platforms, and new ways to connect

Skills

Multicultural advertising

Creative direction

Art direction

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in advertising/design

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Associate Creative Director, Art Director (Multicultural)

We’re looking for a New York based Associate Creative Director, Art Director, with experience art directing multicultural creative. You’ll join a team dedicated to one of our newest creative AOR wins, one of the largest healthcare, pharmacy, and consumer wellness brands in the US. You are experienced in concepting and art directing a wide variety of integrated campaign deliverables that speak to multicultural experiences and know how to cast culturally appropriate talent for productions. You’re experienced at art directing social media and activations for multicultural audiences, with an ability to art direct advertising that is meaningful to the target market. Reporting to the Group Creative Director, Creative Development, you'll join a team of creatives and be paired with a Senior Copywriter. You’ll lead the visual language of integrated campaigns, not just execute them. You’ll join a team executing a variety of deliverables including integrated brand campaigns, retail and shopper marketing, CRM and lifecycle communications, healthcare enrollment and member communications, patient education, social and content creation, retail media and commerce assets, in-store experiences, personalization programs, and AI-enabled creative production. This highly conceptual thinker is responsible for generating, co-managing and co-directing the look, tone and feel of all on-strategy creative ideas across multiple mediums. The team Good taste is table stakes. We sweat the details. Craft is how we compete. Team players only. People stay here for a reason. The team culture across departments is collaborative and the work shows it. Must tolerate dad jokes. If you can’t, you will not be happy.

What you’ll do

• Concepting and copyrighting of integrated campaigns (TV, OLV, social, performance creative, experiential) from concept through production
• Partner closely with your ACD art director from brief to delivery, on projects of any size and style
• Concept and comp across multiple projects simultaneously, developing campaign systems with a consistent visual logic
• Bring a sharp eye to storyboards, comps, and mockups, knowing the difference between a rough and a finished idea
• Work across two Creative Direction teams, alongside strategists, producers, and designers
• Mentor a midlevel team; share what you know and make the work around you better
• Contribute to pitches and help shape the voice of the agency in new business contexts
• Stay genuinely interested in where culture is going, new formats, platforms, and ways of connecting

What we’re looking for

• Experience: 7+ years in creative advertising at an agency, with a clear arc of increasing ownership
• Portfolio: TV, OLV, social and integrated work that shows both concept thinking and craft, not just executions
• Production chops: Comfortable on set and in post. You understand how things get made
• Tools: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) used to build ideas, not just finish them, Figma
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design, or a related field

Compensation & benefits

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $114,425–$150,000. Placement within the range is based on experience, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

• 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. Dentsu complies with applicable state and local leave laws, including the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

Location

New York

Brand

Dentsu Creative

Time Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Equal Employment Opportunity

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] by clicking on the link to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.

About Dentsu

For over 120 years, innovation has been a core tenet of our offering – exploring new ways to reach, engage and nurture relationships with audiences. Together we drive a multiplier effect for clients at a global scale, through the development of Integrated Growth Solutions that are underpinned by our promise to clients: innovating to impact. Be a force for good. Sustainability is a vital part of our business and an important area of focus for our clients. We’re leading the way – helping to build a more sustainable planet. Dream loud. In this moment of transformation, we need our people to be fearless, embracing change and ambiguity, driven by the love for their work and excitement for the future. Team without limits. We create opportunities for connection and collaboration between our colleagues and clients, building a sense of belonging and having some fun along the way. Find out more about us Who we are Our Social Impact Our work