Associate Director, Account Management

Omnicom Media; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media in Chicago is seeking an Associate Director, Account Management to spearhead influencer and creator‑led campaigns, translating brand strategy into social‑first content. You will mentor a team and collaborate with Creator Activation, Strategy, Account and Production teams to ensure on‑brief, high‑quality work across always‑on and tentpole programs.

The role combines hands‑on creative leadership with strategic oversight, ensuring consistency with Creo’s standards while guiding

Qualifications

• 6–8+ years of experience in creative roles within social or influencer environments.
• Strong understanding of influencer and creator ecosystems, social platforms and content formats, cultural trends and audience behavior.
• Proven experience developing creative ideas for social‑first and creator‑led campaigns.
• Ability to balance creative ambition with executional realities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable presenting and pitching work internally and to clients to achieve buy‑in.
• Collaborative mindset and comfort working in a highly integrated, fast‑moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day creative development for influencer and creator‑led campaigns, from brief through delivery.
• Translate creative direction and brand priorities into creator briefs, content concepts, and platform native executions.
• Ensure creative output is social first, culturally relevant, platform appropriate; oversee quality across concepts, content drafts, revisions, and final deliverables.
• Creator‑led storytelling: partner with Creator Activation to ensure creative ideas are executable within creator constraints and timelines; support creative briefing sessions by clarifying intent, providing examples, guiding tone, narrative, and format, and reviewing content to ensure alignment with vision, brand guidelines, and platform best practices before launch.
• Collaboration & cross‑functional partnership: work closely with Creative Director on vision and direction; collaborate with Creator Activation, Account and Strategy teams on alignment to client objectives; work with production partners; participate in internal and client‑facing reviews, articulating creative rationale and recommendations.
• Creative standards & consistency: uphold Creo’s creative standards across influencer content; ensure influencer work ladders into broader brand platforms and maintains consistency across channels; support development of creative examples, best practices, and case study materials.

Skills

Influencer ecosystems

Social platforms

Creative leadership

Communication skills

Collaboration

Job description

Agency: Omnicom Media

Job Function: Media

Job Subfunction: Media Planning and Buying

Job Description: Associate Director, Account Management

Role Overview

The Associate Director, Account Management is a senior creative leadership role responsible for bringing creator‑led ideas to life across influencer and social platforms. This role partners closely with the Creative Director to translate brand strategy into social‑first, culturally fluent creator content, ensuring creative quality and consistency from concept through execution. The Associate Director is both a hands‑on creative leader and a team mentor, guiding day‑to‑day creative development while collaborating cross‑functionally with Creator Activation, Strategy, Account, and Production teams. This role plays a critical part in maintaining Creo’s creative standards across always‑on and tentpole influencer programs.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day creative development for influencer and creator‑led campaigns, from brief through delivery.
• Translate creative direction and brand priorities into creator briefs, content concepts, and platform native executions.
• Ensure creative output is social first, culturally relevant, platform appropriate; oversee quality across concepts, content drafts, revisions, and final deliverables.
• Creator‑led storytelling: partner with Creator Activation to ensure creative ideas are executable within creator constraints and timelines; support creative briefing sessions by clarifying intent, providing examples, guiding tone, narrative, and format, and reviewing content to ensure alignment with vision, brand guidelines, and platform best practices before launch.
• Collaboration & cross‑functional partnership: work closely with Creative Director on vision and direction; collaborate with Creator Activation, Account and Strategy teams on alignment to client objectives; work with production partners; participate in internal and client‑facing reviews, articulating creative rationale and recommendations.
• Creative standards & consistency: uphold Creo’s creative standards across influencer content; ensure influencer work ladders into broader brand platforms and maintains consistency across channels; support development of creative examples, best practices, and case study materials.

Qualifications

6–8+ years of experience in creative roles within social or influencer environments.

• Strong understanding of influencer and creator ecosystems, social platforms and content formats, cultural trends and audience behavior.
• Proven experience developing creative ideas for social‑first and creator‑led campaigns.
• Ability to balance creative ambition with executional realities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable presenting and pitching work internally and to clients to achieve buy‑in.
• Collaborative mindset and comfort working in a highly integrated, fast‑moving environment.

Illinois, New York: $70,000.00-$125,000.00

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