Associate Creative Director, Social

Dentsu Aegis Network; New York (NY); On-site; USD 94,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu Aegis Network seeks an Associate Creative Director (Copywriter) to lead a team in crafting engaging campaigns for a national restaurant chain. The role balances management and creative duties, emphasizing creativity 'of the internet'. Candidates should have significant experience and a passion for connecting brands to culture.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability insurance

401k

Flexible paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a creative role.
• Strong track record of groundbreaking campaigns on the internet.
• Familiarity with navigating interagency relationships.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing teams for social work and larger earned-first campaigns.
• Concepting and creating campaigns tailored to cultural connections.
• Mentoring junior staff and ensuring accountability.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Mentoring junior talent

Relationship building

Conceptual thinking

Understanding of internet culture

Job description

Job Description:

We’re searching for an Associate Creative Director (Copywriter) to join our team for a national quick service restaurant chain. You’ll be partnered with and ACD, Art Director to straddle the line of manager and doer — both overseeing teams to push the day-to-day paid and organic social work, but also concepting and creating larger earned-first campaigns.

There are three things we look for in candidates.

Dedication to craft:

We want to make beautiful things for the internet in whatever format is deemed most relevant. We stand out in the market because every detail is considered. We consider the small things as much as we do the big.

‘Of the internet’ thinking:

We’re looking for talent that has a deep passion for people and how they behave on the internet. You’ll need to be able to connect our brands to culture and have a strong track record of consistency with groundbreaking campaigns.

Things we’re looking for in candidates:

• 5+ years of experience
• Examples of earned-first, conceptual thinking. You need to love the internet and creating in that space.
• We move at speed, we make lots of work, we need clear-eyed leaders. You need to love mentoring junior talent, you need to have the experience navigating interagency relationships, and you need to love building relationships with our clients.
• Detail-oriented. We need buttoned-up creatives that believe in total accountability

Things this job is NOT:

• A social post factory.
• Limited. We work whatever format makes sense for the project.

Additional Information

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $94,000 - $152,375. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com .

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps. #LI-RB1 #LI-Hybrid

Location:

New York

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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