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

Dentsuaegis; 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 paid time off

15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu Creative in New York seeks an Associate Creative Director, Art Director to lead multicultural creative direction. You will craft the visual language for integrated campaigns and collaborate with strategists, producers, and designers to deliver across TV, social, retail, and digital experiences.

You bring 7+ years in agency advertising, a strong portfolio across TV/OLV/social, and production chops. Proficiency in Adobe CC and Figma, plus a design background, are essential for shaping

Qualifications

• 7+ years in creative advertising at an agency.
• Portfolio: TV, OLV, social and integrated work.
• Production chops: on set and in post.
• Proficient with Adobe CC and Figma to build ideas.
• Bachelor's degree in advertising or design.

Responsibilities

• Concepting and copyrighting of integrated campaigns from concept through production.
• Partner closely with your ACD art director from brief to delivery, on projects of any size and style.
• Concept and develop multiple projects simultaneously with a consistent visual logic.
• Mentor a midlevel team and elevate the work around you.
• Contribute to pitches and help shape the agency voice in new business contexts.
• Stay attuned to culture, new formats, platforms, and ways of connecting.

Skills

Concept development

Art direction

Multicultural marketing

Team mentorship

Pitch contributions

Education

Bachelor's degree in advertising, design, or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop

Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator

Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign

Figma

Job description

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

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.

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