Associate Director, Creative Strategy

Influential; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in Los Angeles is seeking an Associate Director, Creative Strategy to lead insight-led, creator-first storytelling for a pharma client and a portfolio of Fortune 500 brands. You will bridge data, culture, and compliance to deliver trusted, education-focused narratives across consumer and healthcare audiences.

You will mentor a team of creator strategists, guide high-visibility campaigns, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure strategic rigor and measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in creative strategy, brand storytelling, or influencer/creator marketing.
• Experience with health/pharma clients is required.
• Strong ability to develop integrated, data-informed concepts.
• Proven leadership in proposals and cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative strategy for dedicated Pharma and Publicis Groupe clients, ensuring compliant, culturally relevant storytelling platforms.
• Translate audience, category, and platform data into actionable creative ideas that drive measurable brand outcomes.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Analytics, and Medical/Regulatory teams to align concepts with proof points and compliance.
• Oversee influencer brief development, ensuring accuracy, authenticity, and quality across content.

Skills

Creative strategy

Brand storytelling

Influencer marketing

Presentation skills

Social platforms

Mentoring talent

Job description

The Associate Director, Creative Strategy, leads the development of insight-led, creator-first storytelling that connects culture, creators, and data to measurable business outcomes for a dedicated Pharma client, alongside a portfolio of other Fortune 500 brands. This role blends creativity and scientific precision, translating complex brand, category, and audience insights into compelling narratives that inspire trust, education, and engagement across consumer and healthcare audiences.

As a creative architect and strategic integrator, this leader bridges data, culture, and compliance, crafting stories that meet both regulatory standards and cultural relevance. They guide the creative direction for high-visibility campaigns, mentor a team of creator strategists, and ensure all work delivers meaningful impact rooted in empathy, authenticity, and behavioral insight.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative strategy for dedicated Publicis Groupe clients, transforming insights into compliant, culturally relevant storytelling platforms.
• Translate audience, category, and platform data into actionable creative ideas that drive measurable brand and business outcomes.
• Partner with Strategy, Analytics, and Medical/Regulatory teams to ensure concepts are rooted in proof points and aligned with brand and compliance standards.
• Oversee influencer brief development, ensuring creative excellence, accuracy, and authenticity across all content.
• Collaborate with Client Solutions, Creator Partnerships, Campaign, and Design teams to bring ideas to life seamlessly and visually.
• Mentor and manage a pod of creative strategists, fostering growth, consistency, and strategic rigor across all work.
• Partner with Creative Operations to balance workloads, allocate resources, and maintain team efficiency.
• Build scalable creative frameworks and best practices that strengthen storytelling, compliance, and cultural impact.
• Represent Creative Strategy in client and inter-agency presentations, articulating ideas clearly and persuasively.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in creator marketing, consumer health, and digital storytelling to inform innovation.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in creative strategy, brand storytelling, or influencer/creator marketing.
• Previous experience working with health/pharma clients.
• Strong background in developing integrated, data-informed, creator-led creative concepts.
• Proven ability to lead proposals and inspire cross-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills, both visual and verbal.
• Deep understanding of social platforms, creator culture, and audience behavior.
• Experience mentoring and developing talent within a collaborative environment.

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.

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Compensation Range: USD $100,000.00 - USD $120,000.00/Annually. 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 12/4/2026.