Creative Director, Creative Development

dentsu; New York (NY); On-site; USD 137,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu Creative in New York seeks a Creative Director, Art Director for a premier healthcare brand. You will lead concepting, co-direct, and drive across campaigns, CRM, retail, health education, and AI-enabled production, reporting to ECDs. The role emphasizes strategic and visual storytelling across multiple mediums and teams.

You’ll mentor teams, manage client relationships, and explore new messaging innovations to stay ahead in a fast-paced, category-leading agency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years minimum experience ideating and executing creative concepts in the creative advertising industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing or related field; in lieu of degree, equivalent experience in a relevant field required.
• Strategic and creative skills (written, visual, and conceptual).
• Client service and presentation skills.
• Experience using a variety of technology platforms and media channels.
• Experience managing multiple teams.
• Location: Must be in New York or Boston.

Responsibilities

• Oversee that creative choices relate to messaging strategies, elevate the quality of the work, and meet client and agency’s objectives.
• Mentor direct reports and create a supportive culture.
• Be a go-to client-facing voice, nurture client relationships, present and sell creative concepts, and be a liaison between client and creative teams.
• Seek out new messaging innovations and technologies to cultivate new concepts and promote new ideas.
• Demonstrate an understanding of unique audiences and creating content that is relevant to each.

Skills

Creative direction

Client relationship

Presentation skills

Team leadership

Multi-channel advertising

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in advertising/marketing or related field

Job description

We’re currently hiring a New York based Creative Director, Art Director for one of our newest wins, one of the largest healthcare, pharmacy, and consumer wellness brands in the US. You’ll be paired with a CD art director and reporting to ECDs. You will concept and execute a variety of deliverables including integrated brand campaigns, retail and shopper marketing, CRM and lifecycle communications, healthcare enrollment and member communications, patient education, social and content creation, retail media and commerce assets, in-store experiences, personalization programs, and AI-enabled creative production. This high conceptual thinker is responsible for generating, co-managing and co-directing the look, tone and feel of all on-strategy creative ideas across multiple mediums.

Key Accountabilities

• You’ll oversee that creative choices relate to messaging strategies, elevate the quality of the work, and meet client and agency’s objectives.
• You’ll mentor direct reports and create a supportive culture.
• You’ll be a go-to client-facing voice, nurture client relationships, present and sell creative concepts, and be a liaison between client and creative teams.
• You’ll seek out new messaging innovations and technologies to cultivate new concepts and promote new ideas.
• You’ll demonstrate an understanding of unique audiences and creating content that is relevant to each.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years minimum experience ideating and executing creative concepts in the creative advertising industry
• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing or related field, required; in lieu of degree, equivalent experience in a relevant field required
• Strategic and creative skills (written, visual, and conceptual)
• Client service and presentation skills
• Experience using a variety of technology platforms and media channels
• Experience managing multiple teams
• Location: Must be in New York or Boston

Additional Information:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $136,850–$180,000. Placement within the range is based on experience, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave

Full benefits details at dentsubenefitsplus.com. Dentsu complies with applicable state and local leave laws, including the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

Location:

New York

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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