AndHumanity, Inclusive Marketing Agency

Meet your team

At AndHumanity, we’re a full service integrated marketing agency – a sibling agency to My Loud Speaker Marketing – with a lens of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI). Our agency is made up of a diverse team of remote marketers, strategists, storytellers, all contributing to uphold a welcoming and inclusive work environment through active learning, creating safe spaces, and engaging creative allies as key parts of how we operate. Our agency is made up entirely of folks from underrepresented communities which includes both ownership and management, and are active in continuing to grow the agency with this level of representation in mind.

Our Values

We have 10 key values that we reinforce on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis:

• Strive For Excellence
• Take care of Each Other
• Get Sh*t Done
• Be Grateful
• Help People Grow
• Build Inclusive Communities
• Think Big Picture
• Grow Genuine Relationships
• Be Resourceful
• Build Goodwill

Your opportunity

At AndHumanity, we’re looking for a talented and interculturally sensitive Creative Director to fulfill a non-conventional agency role. You will lead and collaborate with a team of designers, copywriters, content creators, social managers, filmmakers, and engage with ally creatives to create projects that inspire and provide a platform for underrepresented voices. We aim to uplift equity-seeking creators to ensure we tell honest, raw, and authentic stories that translate into deep customer loyalty for the brands we work with. You will also be continually learning about and implementing more inclusive creative practices, including creating brave and safe spaces for all creators.

We encourage underrepresented people to apply. This includes and is not limited to IBPOC (Indigenous, Black,  People of Colour), 2SLGBTQIA+, people with invisible or visible disabilities, people of various socioeconomic statuses and ages, as well as the intersection of all these lived experiences. This list is by no means exhaustive.

Is this you?

• You have 5+ years of work experience as a Senior-Level Creative in storytelling for brands, including film, design, copywriting or brand development, and at least those with 2 years on the agency side.
• You have experience in Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion practices (lived experience from an equity deserving group or as an ally is valued)
• You are eager to create brave and safe spaces for your creative team.
• You have thorough experience working with well-known brands in an agency environment, and a strong portfolio to support.
• You can lead and collaborate on the creative vision for client projects and the organization as a whole, while knowing when to leave space for others. You enjoy clearly and respectfully guiding your creative team, creative allies, brand strategists, and account managers towards creating both incredible and inclusive work for the agency.
• You have an amazing ability to think conceptually, while also knowing how to direct tactical execution.
• You have an excellent understanding of design production, film production and would consider yourself a storyteller. You have a keen sensibility to spot a good story, and know what to look for in the teams to be able to make that story come to life.
• You have a good track record of coaching, mentoring and developing the talent on your team, as well as other creative allies you will be bringing into the process.
• You have extensive experience with facilitating ideation and conceptualization methodologies with creative teams.
• You keep on top of best marketing practices, digital and advertising trends, as well as the competitive landscape.
• You are comfortable managing multiple projects and deadlines at any given time.
• You have the ability to think critically, consider data, client needs, and adjust work based on the changing needs of any given project.
• You have strong communication skills and are comfortable presenting. You know how to explain concepts and are skilled at selling and supporting the thinking behind your ideas to colleagues and clients alike
• You establish great working relationships and enjoy collaborating closely with Account people, Strategists and Clients to achieve the best creative solutions for their business
• You know how to give and receive feedback to team members, as well as incorporate feedback and adapt creative work respectfully

Responsibilities

• Leading the creative development and generation of ideas with our internal teams, creative allies, and clients.
• Creating work that takes marketing and branding strategies and makes it into award winning solutions for your clients.
• Utilizing comprehensive knowledge of our client’s business objectives, brand, and consumers to inform strong ideas and design decisions.
• Providing quality control on any work that goes out from the agency, while also protecting our clients’ and brands’ interests.
• Staying familiar with best practices and methodologies for creative output across multiple mediums and outputs.
• Offering proactive insight in improving our current creative, agency, and team processes. 
• Overseeing the daily creative production across the entire agency, including all agency initiatives and internal projects.
• Directly maintaining the excellent performance and mentorship of direct reports.
• Working with our Operations team to facilitate healthy capacity planning for the creative team.
• Representing the Creative Team in Management (Interdepartmental) Meetings
• Taking lead on hiring planning and recommendations for the creative department.
• Being accountable for creative ally outreach and collaborations alongside our Ally Recruiter
• Collaborating and staying current with our agency’s  inclusive and equitable practices when working with our creative allies and internal team.
• Encouraging a positive and collaborative working environment.
• Working independently as part of a remote team, while still attending virtual meetings.

Additional Benefits

• Benefits (extended healthcare, life and disability insurance, 
• 20 days of paid time off plus 5 personal/sick days
• Bi-Weekly Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training sessions facilitated by DEI consultants/experts (both internal and external)
• Monthly Team Building
• Flexible Hours
• Inclusive statutory holiday policy – Can move statutory holidays to align with how you celebrate in your culture
• Work from home (We are all working from home and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, but may have a hybrid office-type setting post pandemic)balance

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $95,000-120,000

AndHumanity, Inclusive Marketing Agency