Creative Director (VP)

Due to the exciting growth of our business, BODEN, an award-winning, independent, and minority-owned Hispanic communications powerhouse is looking for a Vice President, Creative Director to join us and lead our Creative team.

As an agency at the forefront of helping brands build trust with and make an impact in the fastest-growing U.S. cohort, the Hispanic community, we pride ourselves in purposeful, meaningful work that truly makes a difference. Leveraging Escucha®, our proprietary strategic planning process, which provides brands with the insights necessary to empower, inform, and enhance the lives of today’s diverse U.S. Hispanic population, we believe in delivering best-in-class creative that drives impactful results. We are proud to have been named Best Places to Work by PRWeek, a testament to our unique, inclusive, and culturally rich environment that celebrates everyone’s diverse perspectives.

The VP Creative Director will be responsible for generating award-winning campaigns and setting the highest standards of creative excellence across the agency. This strategic thinker translates marketing objectives into unexpected, problem-solving ideas that drive impact, and sells them with passion. The Creative Director partners with the account leads to manage client relationships and raise the creative bar across all accounts.

Responsibilities

• Sets the creative standards for BODEN and inspires all account teams to strive for award-winning creative excellence
• Works with cross-functional teams proactively and reactively to develop earned-first creative ideas – delivering headline-worthy campaigns that drive impact
• Presents strategic insights and creative ideas passionately and with confidence to current and prospective clients
• Conducts necessary supplemental industry and brand research and brings outside-in trend spotting to the table to support and refine strategic development
• Joins client meetings for ongoing projects / team briefings
• Runs planning and brainstorming sessions internally and externally with clients
• Supports new business efforts including RFIs/RFPs
• Is accountable for creative oversight across all of BODEN’s major accounts and through all project phases, juggling various briefs at once and meeting multiple deadlines
• Works closely with the CEO and President on BODEN’s brand to ensure all marketing and pitch materials convey our business value and mission

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant agency experience in creative campaign development
• A portfolio that will WOW us with creative that drives national headlines
• Bachelor’s degree in creative writing, marketing, PR, journalism, or a related field
• Exceptional presentation skills
• Strong management and leadership skills
• Digital fluency
• Excellent project management skills. Ability to complete projects within assigned deadlines and budget
• Comfortable navigating complex situations and projects with a solution-oriented mindset
• Ability to work under pressure and on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

BODEN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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