Creative Director - Copy & AI-Driven Visionary

Critical Mass; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity leave

Benefits package

Vacation/leave

Family services

Early Fridays

Affinity groups

Learning programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Critical Mass in Los Angeles is seeking a high‑impact Creative Director – Copy to lead the creative vision across brand and campaign work. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, defend ideas with conviction, and push for originality that matters in culture and commerce.

You will mentor, set high standards, and actively deploy AI tools to elevate craft, while actively participating in new business opportunities and guarding the integrity of the work.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of creative leadership experience in an agency or equivalent
• Portfolio showing strong conceptual thinking and craft across brand/campaign work
• Sharp aesthetic sensibility shaped by culture, art, fashion, film, music
• Experience leading and mentoring multidisciplinary creative teams
• Proven experience presenting, selling, defending creative work to senior clients
• Hands-on experience with AI creative tools, ability to teach others
• Experience leading or contributing to new business pitches
• Passion for craft and ability to protect it

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision for accounts with an original, unexpected point of view
• Actively use and teach AI tools across the team to elevate craft
• Lead multidisciplinary teams toward a single cohesive vision
• Challenge stakeholders when work or thinking deserves better
• Oversee high-visibility projects from concept through delivery
• Mentor creatives at every level and represent Critical Mass in the industry

Skills

Creative leadership

AI tools usage

Pitching/winning new business

Mentoring multidisciplinary teams

Presenting and defending work

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Critical Mass in Los Angeles is seeking a high‑impact Creative Director – Copy to lead the creative vision across brand and campaign work. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, defend ideas with conviction, and push for originality that matters in culture and commerce.

You will mentor, set high standards, and actively deploy AI tools to elevate craft, while actively participating in new business opportunities and guarding the integrity of the work.