Creative Director

Synergy Interactive; United States; On-site; USD 170,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital agency is seeking a Digital Creative Director to generate impactful concepts and lead execution across digital platforms. This role requires a hands-on leader with 6–10 years of agency experience in crafting award-winning work. Ideal candidates will have proven project leadership and a strong client-facing background. The position offers a salary range of $170,000 to $205,000, full-time employment, and is located in the United States.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in award-winning agencies or studios.
• 2+ years in a Creative Director or Associate Creative Director role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating culturally impactful work.

Responsibilities

• Generate high-volume concepts connecting to brand ideas.
• Direct creation of digital experiences across web, app, and email.
• Mentor junior creatives and foster a productive team environment.

Skills

Creative concepting

Project management

Client-facing experience

Collaboration across disciplines

Fluency in generative AI tools

Job description

This range is provided by Synergy Interactive. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$170,000.00/yr - $205,000.00/yr

Digital Creative Director – Digital Agency

We’re looking for a hands‑on creative leader who can generate ideas that resonate in the real world and lead their execution across digital and interactive experiences. This role combines strategic thinking, craft, and collaboration to create work that moves the culture, drives results, and inspires teams.

Responsibilities

Creative Concepting & Execution

• Generate high-volume concepts that connect to the overarching brand idea—from brand platforms to social, activation, and product flows.
• Own craft execution: write scripts, art‑direct shoots, oversee interactive experiences, and cut social edits. Fluency in generative AI tools is a plus. You’ll stay hands‑on until the work ships.
• Present work internally and to clients with clarity and conviction; defend creative decisions while incorporating feedback without losing the core idea.
• Use contemporary tools to move fast: boards, Figma prototypes, and generative AI exploration. Know when to polish for craft and when to ship for speed.
• Build reusable systems as you go: design templates, tone guides, motion patterns—making future rounds smarter and faster.
• Direct the creation of end‑to‑end digital experiences (web, app, email) that extend the brand platform; collaborate with UX, product, and engineering to ship.
• Ensure interaction craft matters: motion quality, accessibility, responsive behavior, and performance optimization.
• Connect creative choices to business outcomes: clicks, conversions, engagement. Learn what works and iterate.
• Partner with Strategy, Production, and Engineering to scope work, manage timelines, and deliver on schedule.
• Contribute to team rituals, creative standards, and new‑business efforts; help shape the team’s processes and culture.
• Mentor junior creatives and foster an environment where people can do their best work.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years at agencies or studios that produce award‑winning work, with 2+ years leading work as a Creative Director (CD) or Associate Creative Director (ACD).
• Portfolio of recognized brand campaigns and shipped digital work; show ideas that have moved the needle culturally or commercially.
• Proven experience leading projects from brief through concepting, production, delivery, and optimization.
• Collaborative experience across disciplines (strategy, UX, engineering, production) to bring integrated ideas to life.
• Strong client‑facing experience: able to tell the story of the idea and bring stakeholders along.
• Track record of leading work that actually shipped, not just pitched.

You’ll thrive here if

• You’ve worked in regulated categories (finance, healthcare, pharma, generative AI).
• You’ve designed and shipped digital experiences, not just concepted them.
• You love making as much as thinking.
• You’ve built case studies from scratch and confidently presented them.
• You’re energized by feedback, iteration, and building something new—not just maintaining what exists.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Art/Creative and Design

Industries

Marketing Services, Business Consulting and Services, and Design Services

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