Associate Director, Creative

Publicis Groupe; Birmingham (MI); On-site; USD 131,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Disability Insurance

401(k)

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Digitas in the United States is seeking a senior creative to lead multi‑channel campaigns, blending strategy, storytelling, and craft in art direction and copywriting to win client trust and drive results.

You'll partner with strategy, media, DnA and tech, nurture client relationships, and help develop ideas that generate earned media and cultural impact for automotive accounts. A four‑year degree and at least six years at a competitive creative agency are required.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree and at least six years at a competitive creative agency with brand-building, digital and multimedia experience.
• Proven experience contributing to award-winning campaigns recognized by industry organizations.
• Experience with the shoot process: concepting, scripting, casting, on-set management and post-work.
• Ability to create eye-catching social concepts and work with automotive clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams in development and execution of large multi-channel campaigns.
• Leverage strategic insights and storytelling to sell ideas.
• Direct art direction and copywriting with craft orientation.
• Partner with strategy, media, DnA and tech to inform work.
• Build relationships internally and externally.

Skills

Brand building

Digital experience

Multimedia

Cross-channel campaigns

Creative ideation

Client management

AI tools familiarity

Education

Four-year degree

Tools

ChatGPT

Google Gemini

DALL·E

Midjourney

Job description

Company description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive and generous Unicorns of all kinds.

Overview

Job Responsibilities:

• Help lead teams in the development and execution of everything from large‑scale, multi‑channel campaigns to small, one‑time projects.
• Understand the value of strategic insights, experiences and storytelling to create and sell your ideas.
• Direct teams in execution with an appreciation and understanding of craft of both art direction and copywriting.
• Partner with agency capabilities including strategy, media, DnA and tech to help inform the work.
• Build relationships internally and externally.

Qualifications

Required:

• Four-year degree and at least six years at a competitive creative agency. Work should include strong brand‑building, digital and multimedia experience, and a track record of successful creative work, along with experience working on cross‑channel campaigns.
• Proven experience contributing to award‑winning campaigns and creative work recognized by industry organizations.
• Experience with the shoot process: concepting and scripting, director search, casting, prep, time on‑set managing the shoot and clients, all post‑work and editing
• Creating eye‑catching and unique social concepts
• Experience working with clients in the automotive industry.
• B2B Experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to develop ideas that generate earned media and cultural impact.
• Energy, a sense of humor, and an open and curious mind — yes, these things really do matter. So does being straightforward, candid and, above all, respectful — of the work and your peers.
• Awards are a nice bonus, but original breakthrough ideas and real creative problem‑solving are even better.
• Familiarity with prompt‑based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $95.00 - USD $100.00/Hourly. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/28/2026.