Creative Director, Copy

UMT - Internal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Translation in Brooklyn seeks a Creative Director, Copy to oversee the creative integrity across multiple brands and projects from our Brooklyn headquarters. You will ensure timely development that aligns with client briefs and our agency standards, while guiding stakeholder presentations and shaping our creative voice.

As a leader, you’ll mentor the creative team, drive talent development, and maintain strategic direction across campaigns, ensuring consistency with our culture and client

Qualifications

• Degree in advertising, art/design, or journalism/creative writing.
• Progressive client-facing leadership experience in a creative agency.
• Proficient in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensure creative development aligns with client briefs and agency standards.
• Oversee internal and external stakeholder relationships and presentations.
• Lead and develop the creative team and talent.

Skills

Client-facing leadership

AI tools knowledge

Education

Advertising / Art / Design / Journalism or Creative Writing degree

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

AI tools & platforms

Job description

Translation is an award-winning independent creative agency that aspires to be the most culturally influential company in the world. We help ambitious brands harness the power of culture to solve their biggest challenges. As a unique mix of experts in culture, technology, and storytelling, we are united by a passion to grow brands in ways that advertising alone never could.

We are an entrepreneurial business – not a traditional “ad agency.” That means we value

The Role

We are looking for a Creative Director, Copy to join Translation in our Brooklyn headquarters!

The Creative Director manages the creative integrity across a number of brands and projects. They are responsible for ensuring creative development occurs in a timely manner, and the work is in line with not only the client brief but the creative standards and point of view of the agency. The CD is a stakeholder for internal and external relationships and presentations, oversees creative staff as part of their remit, playing a vital role in developing our creative talent.

# Preferred Qualifications

• Training or degree in a directly-related field, such as advertising, art / design, or journalism / creative writing.
• A background with progressive experience in a client-facing, creative leadership role in a creative agency environment.
• Digitally savvy; MUST be proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office suite as well as knowledge of current A.I. tools and platforms.

About UnitedMasters, Inc.

UnitedMasters Inc. represents the creative solutions company, Translation , and the leading software and services platform for independent creators, UnitedMasters . UnitedMasters enables ownership, exposure, and new paths for financial return for independent creators, while Translation helps brands leverage the power of contemporary culture to achieve transformational growth. Combined, UnitedMasters, Inc. is the world’s leading marketplace for cultural capital, connecting independent artists and brands to realize a future in which all creators own their future. Backed by Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, and Apple, UnitedMasters, Inc. is reimagining how brands and artists come together to tell their stories, build profitable growth, and push culture forward.

Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide (e.g. in some cases that may include bonus, stock options, 401k match).

Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors.

The range above is for NY/CA. As a company, we have a location based strategy, which means the salary range could be lower or higher than this if the role is hired in another location.