Creative Director

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

Job summary

Momentum Worldwide in Chicago is seeking a Strategic Creative Director with a proven track record of leading teams to activations. You will own overarching ideas, guide ideation, and ensure brand language consistency across work-streams for client brands.

As a trusted partner to clients and strategists, you will shape briefs, direct creative teams from ACD onward, and mentor junior staff while staying ahead of industry trends.

Qualifications

• College degree with focus in Art Direction preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in creative leadership.
• Proven track record leading teams to activations.
• Expertise in presenting concepts clearly and persuasively.
• Strong visual and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for concepting with the integrated team to deliver innovative ideas while maintaining a cohesive brand voice.
• Support concepts and layouts with clear rationale.
• Collaborate with team and offer innovative ideas for briefs and strategy.
• Track multiple deadlines with attention to detail.
• Ensure activations stay within budgets and on strategy.
• Partner with other creatives across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Present work internally.
• Directly manage and mentor multiple teams.
• Participate in brainstorms and stay current on trends.
• Articulate vision to vendors and clients; attend shoots as needed.
• Be client facing with supervision from CD and above.
• Support Momentum’s values; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Concepting

Leadership

Adobe Creative Suite

Presentation skills

Communication

Education

College degree with focus in Art Direction

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

Salary

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.

Work Location and Office

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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