Vice President, Creative Director

We Are Saatchi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

Saatchi NY is seeking an NYC-based Creative Director who can make big ideas live everywhere, especially in social. This role is in-office in New York City with no remote option. You are a player-coach who mentors a team, presents to clients and still gets your hands dirty to improve the work.

Strong social experience and deep platform fluency across TikTok and Snapchat are essential. You will lead with vision, drive collaboration across disciplines, and push for innovative, culturally relevant

Qualifications

• Strong social experience is essential.
• Deep understanding of social platforms and culture.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team while hands-on in production.
• Excellent client-facing presentation skills.
• Based in New York City and able to work in-office.
• No visa sponsorship available for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the creative team on social campaigns.
• Present concepts and work to clients with confidence.
• Develop social-first ideas with strong execution and craft.
• Collaborate with art and copy leads to deliver outstanding work.
• Drive strategic thinking while staying hands-on in production.

Skills

Social-first

TikTok

Snapchat

Comedy

Client-facing

Leadership

Collaboration

Conceptual thinking

Public speaking

Tools

AI creative tools

Job description

Saatchi & Saatchi was founded on a simple, yet ambitious belief: "Nothing Is Impossible." That belief has inspired us to help our clients realize what they thought were impossible ambitions. It's led the agency to invent entirely new ways to communicate. And now, it's pushing us to deliver previously impossible levels of impact through Intelligent Creativity, backed by Publicis Groupe's unprecedented $12B+ investment in AI, data and technology. We're excited about what we'll make possible next - and all that's missing is talent like you.

Saatchi & Saatchi currently maintains a hybrid work policy to work in-office four days per week. This role is based in New York City, with no exceptions.

Job Description

Saatchi NY is looking for an NYC-based CD that can make big ideas live everywhere, especially in social.

This is an NYC-based role and is not remote. Candidates must be based in New York City and able to work in-office. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

You're conceptual thinkers and exceptional makers. Player-coaches who can lead a room, mentor a team, present to clients and still get your hands dirty making the work better.

And you really know social.

Not "we cut the TV spot down for TikTok" social.

We mean creatives who understand what makes social social. People who know the difference between creating content and creating conversation. Who follow culture closely enough to know what people are talking about today and are smart enough to figure out what they ll want to talk about tomorrow.

You can make the everyday post sing, then turn around and create a social-first tentpole idea that gets the internet talking and award juries taking notice.

Strong social experience isn t a nice-to-have. It s essential.

• Integrated thinkers with standout social-first work
• Deep understanding of TikTok, Snapchat and emerging social behaviors
• Big conceptual thinkers who obsess over execution
• Comedy experience. A must.
• Confident client-facing presenters
• Collaborative leaders who make the people and the work around them better

For Art, we re looking for exceptional visual craft plus serious fluency with today s AI creative tools.

ForCopy, we re looking for someone who can nail the manifesto, the :30, the headline and the social post, with genuinely great comedy instincts throughout.

You ll have guidance from your ECD along with the autonomy to push the work somewhere unexpected.

You ll also join a small team that s won 20+ international awards in three years.

High expectations. Big opportunity. Let s make something people actually want to talk about.

Compensation Range

Compensation Range: USD $159,695.00 - USD $255,645.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation. 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 12/1/2026.

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. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and 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.