Group Creative Director: Lead & Elevate Integrated Campaigns

ICF; United States; Remote; USD 131,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF Next is seeking a Group Creative Director to lead a significant portfolio of work, shaping ideas and directing multidisciplinary teams across campaigns that connect with audiences and drive measurable impact.

As part of the Creative leadership, you will push for the highest standards of craft and storytelling, while partnering with strategy, research, and technology to deliver integrated campaigns across channels. This role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and strategic vision.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of agency or equivalent creative experience; deep experience leading integrated campaigns and multidisciplinary teams.
• Exceptional portfolio showing original thinking, leadership, and measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative direction, quality, and vision of a significant portfolio of clients, campaigns, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop breakthrough integrated campaigns translating strategy, audience insight, and cultural context into impactful ideas.
• Lead creative development from brief through production, maintaining the strength of the original idea and high craft standards.
• Build, mentor, and inspire Creative Directors, Associate Creative Directors, writers, art directors, designers, and other creatives.
• Partner with strategy, research, behavioral science, media, production, communications, experience design, and technology teams to deliver seamless campaigns across channels.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients, presenting ambitious thinking and guiding complex decisions while protecting the work's integrity.
• Lead major productions across film, photography, digital, social, experiential, and emerging platforms from concept to delivery.
• Play a leadership role in new business, pitches, and agency growth by shaping strategies, platforms, and client relationships.
• Champion creative excellence while ensuring accessibility, clarity, and measurable performance in all work.
• Shape the creative culture, standards, capabilities, and long-term reputation of ICF Next.

Skills

Creative leadership

Integrated campaigns

Team mentorship

Executive presentation

Job description

ICF Next is seeking a Group Creative Director to lead a significant portfolio of work, shaping ideas and directing multidisciplinary teams across campaigns that connect with audiences and drive measurable impact.

As part of the Creative leadership, you will push for the highest standards of craft and storytelling, while partnering with strategy, research, and technology to deliver integrated campaigns across channels. This role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and strategic vision.