Creative Director

The 360 Agency is an award-winning full-service brand and digital agency serving global brands. We are a talented group of Good Rebels, Futurists, and Creatives who work collaboratively to create, amplify, and elevate storytelling for brands with authentic narratives. We harness the power of the gravitational shift in today’s marketplace to help brands understand where culture meets consumers. Our team works in a fast-paced and dynamic creative environment that yields award-winning work. We are winners of an Effie, an Addy, and Anthem awards and past MVPs for AdCOLOR and ANA’s Multicultural Excellence Award. We are the go-to agency when it comes to being ahead of new trends and providing our clients with campaigns that truly enhance their brand and grow their bottom line.

The Role: 

We are looking for a highly conceptual Creative Director who can serve as the visionary for our creative department and a thought leader for the agency. The right candidate will work closely with the Executive Leadership Team and will be highly influential in helping define a renewed culture of creativity that values strategy and innovation. The right candidate is someone who has managed people and knows how to plan and oversee the development of company digital, traditional, and experiential projects.

The Cultural Fit: 

You are a creative who is used to working in a fast-paced environment and has extensive experience in the development of campaigns for regional and global brands. You thrive on learning about all cultures, and you enjoy engaging in diversity of thought with colleagues and others in the industry. You are constantly learning and gaining knowledge on new and innovative ways to create and develop digital/social-first campaigns.

How You Will Make an Impact: 

The right candidate will be able to set a vision for creative engagement, which inspires and differentiates the agency for new business, for current client business, and for organic growth with current clients. Lead brand campaigns that are show-stopping and award-winning. Work collaboratively across the agency to develop creative strategy, ideation, copywriting, and art direction for existing accounts and new client prospects supported by a team of internal/freelance creative staff. Demonstrate confidence, authority, and level-headed decision-making as the agency’s senior creative voice. Display, and serve as a model of, marketing curiosity and the willingness to push your own thinking and the agency’s work in new directions. Be a model example of adherence to agency processes, making sure staff follows suit and contributes to the optimization of the agency process.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the creative process from concept to completion.
• Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies.
• Work closely with project teams and oversee graphic designers, art directors, and copywriters.
• Lead and direct the creative team in the production of all marketing collateral.
• Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met.
• Oversee client pitches and proposals.
• Oversee profitability, deliverables, timelines, and budgets.
• Meet with clients or upper management to explain campaign strategies and solutions.
• Review work, troubleshoot, and provide feedback to creative teams.
• Remain actively involved in hiring and training creative staff.
• Manage and cultivate the career development of staff members, including designers, art directors, and copywriters.
• Stay up to date with current creative and marketing trends.
• Be a thought leader within the agency and the industry.
• Work with Leadership to continue to evolve the vision for the agency into the agency of the future.
• Lead the positive, spirited debate of ideas and points-of-view to push your team and the agency at large to deliver a continuously improving product.
• Keep the Executive Leadership Team abreast of creative/digital trends.

Preferred Skills:

• Advertising or integrated marketing agency experience preferred.
• Experience with integrated marketing and sales campaigns across disciplines including direct-to-consumer marketing, public relations, social media, content creation, etc.
• Experiential experience is a plus.

Software Proficiency:

• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Google Drive Documents.
• Online Project Management Tools (e.g., workamajig).
• Blogging Platforms and Social Media Sites (e.g., WordPress, Facebook, etc.).

Preferred Education: 

Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Marketing, Communications, or a related field or equivalent work experience.

Benefits for Full-time employees:

• Medical, Vision, and Dental.
• 401-K.

The 360 Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Note: All employees are expected to support The 360 Agency’s commitment to providing a respectful and safe workplace. There may be times when lifting up to 25 lbs. is required. Working evenings and/or weekends may be required. There may be occasions when travel is required. All employees are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and acceptable manner during working hours and all work-related events, including but not limited to, holiday parties, off-sites, client meetings/events, shoot locations, etc.

Job Type: 

Contract with potential for FT.

The 360 Agency