THE BIG PICTURE
The VCCP Partnership is an integrated communications agency set up in 2002 by Charles (V), Rooney (C), Adrian (C) and Ian (P), who founded the agency on the principles of simplicity, collaboration, un-preciousness and integration around ideas rather than channels.
Since then, the agency has grown to have offices all over the world. In the US we are made up of two locations, New York and San Francisco, with clients based all around the country.
We call ourselves the challenger agency for challenger brands, and that challenger attitude transforms the fortunes of our clients. We have a motto: It only works if it all works, which is why we involve ourselves in far more than just advertising. With a thorough understanding of each client’s business, we can challenge what’s around it, and then transform it.
We also believe that every role at the agency plays into our success. We love to hire people who want to get stuck in, be entrepreneurial and challenge the conventions of how things are done.
OUR CULTURE
The VCCP Partnership has a unique culture, and we are looking for people who will make a positive contribution to this, therefore the candidate must have the following attributes:
- A collaborative nature
- An entrepreneurial spirit
- Take pride in their work
- Have an honest approach
- Be un-precious and be able to recognize that a good idea can come from anywhere
- Take responsibility
OUR PURPOSE
So what do we actually do? Put simply we exist to transform the fortunes of our clients by challenging and disrupting the categories they operate in. It’s why we describe ourselves as ‘the challenger agency for challenger brands’.
THE ROLE OF CREATIVE AT VCCP US
We are creatively driven, strategically inspired, and full-service. We strive to make the world 0.000001 percent more beautiful with everything that we do. We also believe that weird works when you do it right. And that great creative and great strategy are inseparable. If you believe those things too, keep reading.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a well rounded and experienced Creative Director with strong strategic, story telling, and organizational skills. A history of diverse production is key in proving that you can lead others to take an idea and bring it to life in whatever media best fits the concept. Most importantly, below the line and Social. B2B and Telecom experience are an advantage, but the desire to work on all types of client and media going forward is key not only to the open position, but to the growth within the agency. For now, you will be working on and leading one account , as well as joining the leadership of the creative department overall.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Function as an independent leader on small to large scale projects, managing the creative process from concept to completion. You will help form the team’s ideas, presentation, and production during check-ins with the Executive Creative Director.
- Manage and cultivate the career development of creatives at all levels. Be a coach, a teacher, an instructor, and a critic all at once.
- Act as the day-to-day creative contact with the client, leading strategically and selling in highly creative and effective work.
- Ensure that all brand standards are met for a set of clients for which you are responsible.
- Be a partner to your strategy, account and production teams, aligning the group to a shared creative vision.
- Drive diplomatic dialogue and offer solutions to improve our creative problem solving with clients.
- Practice excellent storytelling and presentation skills, and lead a room of senior level clients and employees toward collaboration and consensus building.
- Lead teams to crack the code on the work, ideate, and sell through platform ideas.
- Set an example for others in the agency, be an agency ambassador to the community and role model to those within.
- Be a thought leader within the industry, contributing to thought leadership pieces, and participating in creative speaking and award judging opportunities.
- Be responsible for your day-to-day creative workflow.
- Proactively look for creative opportunities with our clients, prospective clients, and within the agency.
- Take an active role in hiring and training new creative department team members.
- Be a guiding light on all things craft. From shoot production to presentation formats.
Qualifications:
- 12+ years experience in creative role – design or copy – at a creative advertising agency
- Experience on B2B is ideal, specifically in the telecommunications and tech space
- Well-honed, stellar people and client management experience
- Elevated soft skills that enable creative inspiration and smooth working processes with different personality types.
- Excellent portfolio demonstrating storytelling experience across platforms
- Experience concepting and producing multi-channel campaigns and programs, including social and broadcast
- A desire to stay close to projects and be involved throughout the entire process
- Strong knack for multi-tasking and ability to juggle multiple things at once
- A keen eye for details
- Ability to thrive and adapt in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment. Must be flexible as priorities shift.
- A well-spoken, polished communicator that can engage professionally and clearly, both verbally and in writing, with a variety of people across the agency and externallyMasterful presentation skills, experienced at successfully presenting to clients
- A master collaborator, able to successfully build and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally. Swift to adapt to various personalities and situations.
- Displays a high level of diplomacy and a calm and collective demeanor
- Proficiency in Google Suite
- Must be able and willing to travel as needed
- Ideally located in commutable distance to our NYC office and willing/able to work in-office (hybrid, in-office 2+ days/week)
*** No staffing firms***
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the agency.
We’re passionate about creating a workplace that promotes and values diversity, equity and inclusion. Our belief is that all humans are worthy of dignity. At VCCP, we are committed to cultivating an environment that welcomes every gender identity or expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability status, citizenship, or anything that makes you unique.
The salary range VCCP US believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting is $200,000 to $250,000. Individual compensation is based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, qualifications, education, specialty, level of responsibility, internal equity, budget, tenure, performance, and business or organizational needs. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. If your requirements fall outside of this range, you are still welcome to apply.
In addition to a competitive base salary, VCCP US offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes a variety of health benefit options, 401k company match that vests immediately, monthly cell phone stipend, a generous holiday schedule with both a summer and winter break, plus personal paid time off.
VCCP US
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