Freelance Associate Creative Director, Copy

Publicis Groupe; New Jersey; On-site; USD 44,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability

401K

Parental and family care leave

Family forming assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in New Jersey is seeking an Associate Creative Director (Copy) to lead the creative work across multiple accounts, shaping campaigns from concept to completion. You will assign teams, review briefs, and ensure high-quality output while coordinating with account management to meet client needs.

The role emphasizes leadership of copy teams, mentorship, and strong client-facing presentation skills to drive impactful campaigns and sustained client partnerships.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of agency experience and a proven track record in leading creative teams.
• Strong client-facing skills with excellent presentation abilities.
• BA degree in Advertising, Communications, Fine Arts or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creative/Hands-on Work: lead and review briefs, develop standout concepts, manage projects end-to-end, estimate copy hours, and present to clients.
• Management: assign teams, balance workloads, ensure deadlines/budgets are met, provide ongoing feedback, and interview candidates.
• Leadership: act as the creative voice for accounts, build client relationships, grow business with existing clients, mentor staff, and address performance issues.

Skills

10+ years agency experience

Leadership

Creative direction

Client presentation

Team management

Education

BA degree in Advertising/Communications/related field

Job description

Company description

Founded in 2004, p-value group has multiple agencies that provide full-service medical communications and top-rated speakers bureau services. Our team is comprised of top industry professionals and scientists.

We provide our clients with scientific precision integrated with notably different service. We are your partner in success.

Overview

The Associate Creative Director (ACD) is responsible for leading the creative work that is produced on two or three accounts, depending on the account size. This leadership role includes assigning teams, inspiring those teams to consistently product exceptional concepts and final work, and working closely with account management to ensure that our clients are satisfied with the quality of our creative work, the value of our services, and our responsiveness to their needs.

Responsibilities

Specifically, the ACD, Copy has the following responsibilities:

Creative/Hands-on Work (40%)

• Help develop and review creative briefs that provide strategic insight and creative inspiration
• Work with ACD, Art to produce standout and strategically focused concepts and campaigns
• Take on appropriate projects and own them, start to finish
• Manage and work independently, under tight deadlines, while juggling multiple projects
• Estimate copy hours
• Participate in client meetings
• Lead concept presentations
• Attend market research as appropriate
• Share responsibility with planning to shape strategic branding

Management (30%)

• Assign creative teams best suited for each project based on ability and workload
• Manage workloads to maximize productivity of the copy team, ensuring that everyone is busy and billable
• Work closely with art, editorial and traffic departments to ensure that deadlines and budgets are met
• Provide written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews, as well as ongoing feedback throughout the year (written when requested)
• Identify and Interview prospective creative candidates

Leadership (30%)

• Become the creative voice for your accounts
• Develop good relationships with your clients
• Work with account management to grow our business at existing clients
• Work with creative management to address performance, workflow, and quality issues and develop long-range plans for the creative group
• Lead the creative teams in development of concepts and execution of all projects
• Assure that all copywriters are trained and, where needed, mentored to maintain the standards and expectations of the agency and the client, and to meet their own career goals
• Demonstrate to clients that you understand their products and marketing challenges and are responsive to the strategic and creative needs
• Represent the agency at client meetings and social events as appropriate

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ agency experience
• BA degree (Advertising, Communications, Fine Arts or related field preferred)
• A proven track record of creative ability and judgment, successful client contact experience, the ability to work collaboratively with account management, excellent presentation skills, successful experience in managing creative teams and multiple accounts, and the commitment to go the extra mile in time and effort to produce the very best work

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive.

• medical coverage
• dental
• vision
• disability
• 401K
• parental and family care leave
• family forming assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible time off

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Compensation Range: USD $31.79 - USD $41.83/Hourly. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/23/2026.