Creative Director (Art), Energy Sector

ICF; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

ICF Next is seeking a Creative Director to lead creative strategy and execution for major energy-sector clients. You will collaborate with writers, designers, strategists, and account leads to produce work that is both ambitious and effective.

You’ll guide the creative product and the team—from pitches to production—with rigor, speed, and a bold, storytelling-driven approach across multi-channel campaigns.

Qualificações

• 12+ years of creative experience (agency or studio).
• You are a leader with vision and an art direction background.
• You think like a storyteller and understand how visuals and words work together.

Responsabilidades

• Lead creative strategy and execution for major energy-sector clients.
• Collaborate with writers, designers, strategists, and account leads to produce ambitious work.
• Guide the creative product and the team from pitch decks to production with rigor and speed.

Conhecimentos

12+ years of creative experience

art direction background

storytelling

leadership

Descrição da oferta de emprego

What’s the most urgent global conversation today?

Energy. How we power our homes, cities, cars—and our increasingly AI-driven lives—isn’t just a policy issue, it’s a human one. At ICF Next, we help utilities, public agencies, and clean energy pioneers move millions toward more sustainable choices. We’re looking for a Creative Director to help lead that charge.

You’ll take on a set of marquee client portfolios—developing campaigns that shape public understanding of energy, electrification, and resilience. This is high-stakes, high-impact work, and it demands big ideas, sharp instincts, and bold leadership.

Who You Are

You’re not just a maker—you’re a leader with vision. A visual major with an art direction background, you understand how images, type, structure, and pacing work together to tell a compelling story.Professionally, you may come from art direction—but you think like a storyteller. You understand how visuals and words work together to move people. You see the story arc in everything, and you know when to lead with imagery, when to lean into language, and how to shape both for clarity and impact.

You elevate creative. You rally teams. You sell ideas with clarity and conviction. You thrive under pressure and adapt fast—because you know change is constant, and that’s where the opportunity lives.

The Role

You’ll lead creative strategy and execution for major energy-sector clients inside a large, mission-driven creative studio. From integrated campaigns to social content to video storytelling, your work will span platforms and push thinking.

You’ll collaborate with writers, designers, strategists, and account leads to produce work that’s as effective as it is ambitious. You’ll help steer the creative product and the team—guiding everything from pitch decks to production with rigor, speed, and creative edge.

Location:

For select accounts, we are seeking candidates based in the Philadelphia or New Jersey area who can bring strong local market knowledge and connect with clients and communities in the region.

What You’ll Do

• Lead creative for top-tier energy accounts, translating briefs into breakthrough ideas
• Develop multi-channel campaigns—digital, social, video, experiential, and earned
• Mentor and direct creative teams toward high-impact executionPresent work persuasively to internal and external stakeholders
• Operate with urgency, quality, and focus across simultaneous workstreams
• Bring a growth mindset—adapting to tech, tools, platforms, and shifting priorities
• Help shape a culture of creative excellence and collaboration

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of creative experience (agency or studio),