Associate Creative Director, Writer: Lead Story & Concepts

Walz Tetrick Advertising; Mission (KS); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Walz Tetrick Advertising in Mission, KS, is seeking an Associate Creative Director, Writer who blends thinking, storytelling and leadership to elevate healthcare campaigns and broader work. You’ll concept, write, present and shape ideas from brief through execution while mentoring others and advancing the work across accounts.

The role requires strong writing craft, objective judgment, and the ability to move between big ideas and crafted executions.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10+ years of agency or comparable creative experience with a portfolio showing strong conceptual thinking and multi-channel work.
• Ability to move between big campaign ideas and highly crafted executions with sound judgment.
• Strong storytelling and editing instincts to turn complex information into clear, engaging output.

Responsibilities

• Lead concept development across integrated campaigns, brand platforms and ongoing client work.
• Partner with art directors, designers and production to turn business challenges into strong creative ideas.
• Write and shape work across video, digital, social, experiential, web and print.
• Make complicated subjects simple, human and emotionally relevant while preserving strategy.
• Lead creative presentations and sell the work with confidence, tying back to audience and business goals.
• Guide work through revisions and production while protecting the idea’s strength.
• Mentor other creatives and contribute to pitches and new opportunities.
• Stay curious about culture, technology and new ways brands connect with people.

Skills

Agency experience

Storytelling

Leadership

Writing craft

Presentation skills

Brand strategy

Job description

Walz Tetrick Advertising in Mission, KS, is seeking an Associate Creative Director, Writer who blends thinking, storytelling and leadership to elevate healthcare campaigns and broader work. You’ll concept, write, present and shape ideas from brief through execution while mentoring others and advancing the work across accounts.

The role requires strong writing craft, objective judgment, and the ability to move between big ideas and crafted executions.