Creative Director

twentysix; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

twentysix in California seeks a senior Writer/Art Director to shape the creative vision across clients and lead the development of campaigns. You will mentor a team of writers and art directors, present work to clients, and collaborate with Strategy, Account Management and Production to deliver breakthrough work.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in a creative agency, proven leadership of creative teams, and a passion for innovative, cross-channel campaigns that win awards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Writer/Art Director in a creative advertising agency.
• 2+ years of experience directly managing creative teams.
• Mastery of concepting and campaign architecture.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite applications.
• Experience with and passion for conceptual thinking, campaign development, and cross-channel creative execution.

Responsibilities

• Shape the creative vision across a variety of clients.
• Lead creative development throughout the process.
• Find innovative, strategically sound solutions that solve client problems and win awards.
• Concept and create beautiful work from briefs, insights and strategy.
• Manage and nurture a team of writers and art directors, mentoring across the creative department.
• Effectively lead and present work within agency and in front of clients.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with Strategy, Account Management and Production.
• Participate in day-to-day communication with key team members to identify timing for execution and delegation.
• Understand team capabilities and partner with resourcing to assign projects and request freelance support as needed.

Skills

Writer/AD

Team leadership

Campaign architecture

Presentations

Cross-team collaboration

Storytelling

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Suite

Slack

Job description

Responsibilities

• Shape the creative vision across a variety of clients.

• Lead creative development throughout the process.

• Find innovative, strategically sound solutions that solve client problems and win awards.

• Concept and create beautiful work from briefs, insights and strategy.

• Manage and nurture a team of writers and art directors, while being a mentor to Spoons across the creative department and beyond.

• Effectively lead and present work within agency and in front of clients

• Build and maintain productive relationships with counterparts in Strategy, Account Management and Production.

• Participate in day-to-day communication with key team members and partners to identify the right times to execute and the right times to delegate.

• Understand your team’s capabilities and partner with resourcing to assign projects and request freelance support as needed

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a Writer / Art Director in a creative advertising agency

• 2+ years of experience directly managing creative teams, with the proven ability to lead teams through creative development and production

• Mastery of concepting and campaign architecture

• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite applications

• Experience with and passion for conceptual thinking, campaign development, and cross-channel creative execution

• Takes personal initiative and demonstrates independent thinking

• Expert in crafting internal / external presentations and present in an engaging way

• Effective written, verbal, and visual communicator

• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and be resourceful, flexible and quick to adapt in a fast-paced environment.

• Collaborate creatively across departments and offices

• Ability to foster trusting relationships with teammates and clients

• Ability to effectively manage up and down

• Ability to coach and mentor a growing team and foster a collaborative and caring team environment

• Digitally connected, passionate about technology and innovation with an insatiable curiosity for how it applies to our industry

• Experience working with Google Suite (Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets) and Slack a plus