Creative Director

Momentum Worldwide; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Momentum Worldwide is looking for a strategic creative leader with a strong emphasis on visual expression to oversee brand standards and guide multiple work-streams. You will partner with clients, strategy teams, and creative leads to shape briefs and direct overarching ideas.

You will manage and mentor creative teams from ACD on down, driving ideation and cross-team collaboration. The role requires a college degree in Art Direction, 10+ years of experience, and expert knowledge of Adobe

Qualifications

• College degree with focus in Art Direction, preferred.
• Experience in Shopper, Commerce, Retail a plus.
• 10+ years of experience in creative direction.

Responsibilities

• Concept with the integrated team to deliver the best, most innovative ideas while maintaining a cohesive brand voice/identity.
• Support concepts and layouts with clear rationale.
• Collaborate with team and offer innovative ideas for creative briefs and strategy.
• Track multiple parallel deadlines with exceptional attention to detail.
• Execute activations within budgets and on strategy.
• Mentor multiple creative teams and present work internally.
• Participate in brainstorms and stay abreast of industry trends.
• Communicate vision to vendors and attend on-site shoots as needed.

Skills

Experience 10+ years

Innovative concepting

Presentation skills

Leadership of teams

Strong communication

Education

Art Direction focus degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Job Description

Strategic creative thinker and leader with an emphasis on visual expression. Responsible for the institutional knowledge of their client’s visual brand standards and language and the consistency and application of it. Completely owns one or more work-streams. Is a trusted partner to clients, BL and strategists. Works alongside strategy and BLs to shape briefs/strategic approach. Owns, develops and directs overarching ideas. Has oversight over creative teams from ACD on down. Guides, shapes and develops ideation from subordinates. Manages inter-team issues, guides subordinates toward advancement, collaborates on team capabilities and structures, identifies problem areas and opportunities and works with teams across the agency to create solutions..

Agency

Momentum

Job Function

Creative

Job Subfunction

Creative Direction

Job Description

Strategic creative thinker and leader with an emphasis on visual expression. Responsible for the institutional knowledge of their client’s visual brand standards and language and the consistency and application of it. Completely owns one or more work-streams. Is a trusted partner to clients, BL and strategists. Works alongside strategy and BLs to shape briefs/strategic approach. Owns, develops and directs overarching ideas. Has oversight over creative teams from ACD on down. Guides, shapes and develops ideation from subordinates. Manages inter-team issues, guides subordinates toward advancement, collaborates on team capabilities and structures, identifies problem areas and opportunities and works with teams across the agency to create solutions..

Here’s What You’ll Do (responsibilities)

• Responsible for concepting with the integrated team to deliver the best, most innovative creative ideas while maintaining a cohesive brand voice/identity.
• Supporting of concepts and layouts with clear rationale.
• Collaborate with team and offer innovative ideas for creative briefs and strategy.
• Track multiple parallel deadlines with exceptional attention to detail.
• Successful execution of activations within established budgets and timeframe and on strategy.
• Partners successfully with other creatives and across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Presents work internally.
• Directly manages and mentors multiple teams.
• Actively participates/contributes to brainstorms.
• Stay abreast of industry and technology trends.
• Articulates vision, idea, objectives to vendor.
• Attends on-site visits and shoots as needed to ensure the vision come to life.
• Becomes client facing with supervision from CD and above.
• Supporting Momentum’s values
• All other duties as assigned

HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR (QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS)

• College degree with focus in Art Direction, preferred
• Experience in Shopper, Commerce, Retail a plus
• 10+ year of experience
• Innovative concepting skills and great presentation skills
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite
• Natural communicator with strong visual and verbal presentation skills
• Positive attitude, genuine team player and a self-starter and go-getter attitude
• Proven track record of leading teams to successful activations

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $160,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; location and region; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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,The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $160,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; location and region; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.