Associate Creative Director

Integer is seeking an Associate Creative Director/ Art to join our agency!

A management-level creative position that requires mastery not only of skills to create concepts/copy but also a strong grasp of marketing strategy and an ability to motivate others in a way that consistently delivers results for our clients and elevates the agency’s work.

• Demonstrates leadership aptitude
  

• Manages and organizes team workload and deadlines

• Delivers consistent expertise in execution

• Exhibits strong mentorship capabilities

• Understands agency environment and acts appropriately

What You'll Do in This Role

Demonstrates leadership aptitude

• Leadership aptitude

  • Possesses a strong creative vision.

  • Leads by example.

    • Problem-solving mentality

    • Composure under stress

    • “Does the right thing

• Ability to adapt to different working styles.

• Partners with agency colleagues (Account Supervisors, Senior Planners, etc.) to develop and drive the vision for the projects under their supervision.

Manages and organizes team workload and deadlines

• Managing down:

  • Ability to evaluate briefs and ask relevant questions to clarify project objectives prior to the start-up

  • Understands how to assign appropriate resources and help manage workflow

  • Effectively evaluates and edits work; provides clear, actionable feedback

• Managing up:

  • Knows when to engage Director-level support.

  • Communicates with CD, Account Service, and support groups in a timely and effective manner

• Managing clients:

  • Always acts professionally

  • Knows when and how to push back

  • Fosters productive partnerships with clients at the appropriate level

Delivers consistent expertise in execution

• Mastery of creative skills with the ability to delegate and teach:

  • Conceptual thinking

  • Impeccable sense of design and language.

  • Brand Voice and Audience (i.e., look, tone, and feel)

  • Incorporation of industry and consumer trends into developed work.

  • Effective differences between promotional, retail, and advertising mediums.

• Mastery of creative presentation skills with the ability to delegate and teach:

  • Presents concepts against the brief/objectives of the assignment

  • Consistently supports creative ideas with fact-based rationale

  • Presents concepts to clients clearly and concisely, with and without the presence of a CD

  • Shows deeper understanding of marketing strategy by delivering concepts that both deliver on and push beyond the objectives and strategies outlined in the creative brief

Exhibits strong mentorship capabilities

• Understands difference between doing and coaching; knows when to do one or the other

• Provides thought leadership on both strategic and conceptual levels

• Demonstrates ability to perceive the needs of junior associates to help them grow

• Knows how to elevate the work of others/make the team shine

Understands agency environment and acts professionally

• Collaborates on concepts with team members

• Demonstrates an understanding of and ability to work with, different departments to effectively and efficiently move jobs through the system

• Shows initiative through independent thinking and problem solving

• Shows business maturity through presence, behavior, and work ethic

• Shows financial responsibility by working within project budgets, finding innovative, cost-saving solutions and completing timesheets every week

• Establishes and maintains the agency “Vision and Values” in the department and the agency

The Experience You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design, related field, or US equivalent.

• Five plus years of diverse art/writing & marketing experience with portfolio. Agency experience preferred.

• Open-minded and personable with innate conceptual design ability.

• Able and willing to listen, learn, and take direction well

• Flexibility – able to work extra hours with little or no advance notification.

• Listens and applies constructive criticism in job execution and performance issues

• Able to apply learning’s from job to job

• Good communication and organizational skills

• Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team

• Able to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

The following range represents the low and high of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of The Integer Group in the United States.  Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, associated responsibilities, and other organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees.  Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire: $90K - $105K

About Us

We are the Growth Company. 

The challenges that marketers lose sleep over are the very things we dream about: uncovering, creating and sustaining Growth for the brands we work with. We believe in the power of data-driven intelligence to uncover the most rewarding Growth opportunities with our clients and to fuel creativity that delivers results. Our work starts conversations, creates connections and drives conversion that can be measured and optimized in real time through our core capabilities: Retail Experience Design, Retail Marketing, eCommerce & Social Commerce, Connected Commerce Media, Brand Communications & Activation, and Technology & Innovation. 

 Integer is a key member of Omnicom Group Inc. and Omnicom Commerce Group and serves as the commerce arm of TBWA\Worldwide. With more than 1,000 data and culture-driven associates in 22 offices around the globe, we are all commonly focused on growth for clients, including AT&T, FedEx, Frito-Lay, Nestlé, P&G, PepsiCo, Starbucks and more. 

 Integer offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following: 

• Medical, Dental and Vision

• Generous Paid Time Off

• 401(k) with company match

• Dependent-care Spending Account

• Health-care Spending Account

• Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance and AD&D

• Voluntary Life Insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

• Parental Leave

• Employer Paid Short Term Disability

• Long Term Disability

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Hyatt Legal Plan

• Educational Assistance

• Pet Insurance

 The Integer Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Minority/Female/Disability/ Veteran. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.