Creative Director

tombrascareers; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family culture

Dog-friendly

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Medical insurance

401(k)

Dental & Vision

Career growth

Job summary

Tombras, a 600+ person full-service global ad agency with a digital mindset, seeks a Creative Director, Social Media for our Creative Social Team in Knoxville, TN. Relocation assistance may be provided.

You will lead real-time brand connections, shape vision with senior leaders, and drive cross-disciplinary campaigns across CPG, beverage, QSR, retail, and more. Senior leadership presentations and client-facing collaboration are core expectations.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in advertising or creative leadership.
• Desire to create award-winning advertising with a motivated team.
• Team management and client-facing experience.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Connecting brands to real people in real-time, all the time.
• Work with senior leaders to implement vision and direction for client and team.
• Lead cross-disciplinary development and execution of short- and long-term creative strategies for diverse clients.
• Collaborate with art directors, copywriters, strategists, videographers, editors, designers and animators in-house.
• Coordinate with leadership on resource projections and assignment of team members.
• Work on high-level brand concepting through daily client deliverables.
• Present concepts to agency leadership and clients with confidence.

Skills

Creative leadership

Team management

Client facing

Communication

Adobe Creative Suite

Social platforms

Animation skills

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Tombras, a 600+ person full-service global ad agency with a digital mindset is seeking a Creative Director, Social Media for our Creative Social Team.

You’ll be joining one of the top independent agencies in North America.Connecting Data & Creativity for Business Results® is working for our clients and creating a flywheel affect fueling both client and agency growth.You’ll be a part of a highly creative agency that has been recognized by AdAge, Adweek, Communication Arts, Fast Company, Forbes and Fortune. Tombras was recently named 2025 AdAge Agency of the year and 2024 AdAge Independent Agency of the Year.

Our Creative Social Team has made some of your favorite work on the internet – from MoonPie tweets to Steak-umm activations in the metaverse and ads for dozens of beloved national brands. Though not posting content or managing brand DMs themselves, the Creative Social team works closely with other departments to create world-class social first campaigns across all digital media and ensure real-time trends and the latest platform features are utilized.

Where you'll be working: Knoxville, TN. Relocation assistance may be provided.

What you'll be doing:

• Connecting brands to real people in real-time, all the time
• Working closely with the CCO, Group Creative Directors and Creative Directors to implement the vision and direction for the client and team.
• Leading and directing cross-disciplinary development and execution of short-term (project specific) and long-term (account specific) creative strategies for a variety of clients across various industries including CPG, beverage/alcohol, QSR and casual dining, retail, fitness, fashion, automotive, and government
• Collaborating with creative directors, art directors, copywriters, strategists, videographers and photographers, editors, designers, and animators. All in-house.
• Coordinating with creative director and resource manager in projections for, and assignment of, creative discipline group members to client projects.
• Working on everything from high-level brand concepting and ideation to daily execution on client deliverables
• Presenting concepts to agency leadership and clients with confidence.

What you bring:

• 7-10 years experience
• Desire to create award winning advertising with a team of highly motivated creatives
• Team management and client facing experience
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships, internally and with clients
• Ability to apply conceptual strategy, brainstorm facilitation, day-to-day directing of a project to completion
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite as well as excellent design and animation skills
• Working knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Reddit, and other emerging social media platforms
• An attitude of positivity and exploration

Why you'll want to work at Tombras:

• Family - It comes first, on every list.Tombras has been family-run since day 1, we strive to facilitate a family-oriented environment rooted in supporting one another.
• Dog-friendly offices
• Flexible PTO
• Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents
• 401(k) Participation
• Employer-paid Dental & Vision
• A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.

Want more reasons to work at Tombras? Check out the latest Tombras News and Our Values.

Tombras is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Tombras is an E-Verify employer and participates in the E-Verify program.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Job may require traveling overnight, driving long distances as required and sitting for extended periods of time with occasional walking and standing and occasionally lifting or carrying articles weighing less than 10 pounds.

Remote employees must be based in the United States.