Creative Director & Copywriter: Lead Brand Campaigns

Tombras; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly office

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Medical coverage

401(k) retirement

Dental & Vision

Career development

Job summary

Tombras, a Portland-based agency, seeks a Creative Director who will lead vision, mentor multidisciplinary teams, and partner with clients to deliver work that is strategically grounded and culturally relevant.

You’ll help grow client businesses, nurture talent, and elevate creative standards in a collaborative environment across brand, digital, social, experiential, video, and print campaigns.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in a creative agency, with experience leading integrated campaigns across multiple channels.
• Previous experience leading, mentoring, and developing creative teams.

Responsibilities

• Set and champion the creative vision across agency work, ensuring every project meets a high standard of strategic thinking and creative excellence.
• Lead the development of integrated campaigns across brand, digital, social, experiential, video, print, and emerging platforms.
• Push teams beyond expected solutions to develop distinctive, memorable ideas that move clients' businesses forward.
• Provide thoughtful, actionable creative direction throughout the entire creative process—from concept through final execution.
• Inspire, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary team of designers, copywriters, art directors, content creators, and freelance talent.
• Foster a collaborative environment where ideas are welcomed, diverse perspectives are valued, and creative risk-taking is encouraged.
• Provide regular feedback that helps creatives grow their skills and confidence.
• Lead by example with curiosity, humility, and a hands-on approach.
• Build trusted relationships with clients by confidently presenting work, facilitating creative conversations, and translating business challenges into compelling creative solutions.
• Partner with account and strategy teams to align creative work with client objectives and audience insights.
• Navigate feedback with professionalism while protecting the integrity of the creative work.
• Play an active role in agency marketing, new business pitches, and thought leadership.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen creative processes and improve collaboration across teams.
• Help shape the future of the agency by contributing to culture, talent development, and creative innovation.

Skills

Creative leadership

Team leadership

Brand development

Advertising

Storytelling

Presentation to executives

Adobe Creative Suite

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Tombras, a Portland-based agency, seeks a Creative Director who will lead vision, mentor multidisciplinary teams, and partner with clients to deliver work that is strategically grounded and culturally relevant.

You’ll help grow client businesses, nurture talent, and elevate creative standards in a collaborative environment across brand, digital, social, experiential, video, and print campaigns.