Creative Director
About Cartwright
At Cartwright we work with brands who seek a creative product built to stand out in today’s attention crazed economy. We call this ‘creative audacity’ – unignorable stories that turn heads, inspire you to share and entice you to want more.
Attracting and nurturing diverse voices is a primary focus for the agency as it enables us to gain fresh perspective and ultimately drive breakthrough creativity. We strive to create work that matters, elevate diverse voices and be a force for change.
We place importance on the value of both ‘creative audacity’ and diversity and strive to embed these elements in everything we do.
Overview
The Creative Director role is the lead role in establishing, shaping and determining the best creative solution for each project both internally and externally. You are one of the key architects and the guardians of the creative output.
The right candidate is comfortable with a start up energy. They understand the project based model of agencies and what it takes to pivot to meet the needs of this model.
They are someone who can find creative opportunities in any situation and runs head on to challenges.
They are a leader in every sense. They have a presence that makes people want to work for them . They can inspire and elevate other people’s work. There is no ego to their creative process and they believe creativity can come from anywhere.
They understand the importance of driving and maintaining an agency culture that gives people a platform to be themselves.
They have a proven track record of delivering big ideas, pushing work to greatness and understanding the value of each department in the agency to get the best results.
They can deliver high-levels of work as the only CD but also work well with a partner.
Responsible For
- Developing, honing & nurturing a creative product that is audacious, summed up by our internal phrase of ‘Oh no you didn’t’!
- Determining the pace, approach and vision of every project at the start and maintaining it throughout the duration
- Quickly building and leading client relationships through communication, face-time and trust. As well as delivering high quality conceptual thinking, presentation skills & thoughtful discussion founded on solid strategic understanding of our clients’ business
- Being the business mind amongst the creatives, understanding the full need from the client’s business and understanding Cartwright functions as a business too(profitability, resourcing, time management, etc.)
- Partnering with cross discipline departments to get to the best work and maintain a strong team environment
- Bringing calm and mature responses to every challenge the day brings
- Mentorship + leadership. Taking responsibility for the team, the work and managing all the politics that may come along with it
- Building relationships/being able to interact with external partners like production partners as well as with clients
- Manage up to the CCO on all projects ensuring he is up to date on the latest work, challenges and creative wins on the account. Also bringing to his attention the success and or growth opportunities for any creative teams you manage
- Contributing to the culture and well being of the agency whether through your own interactions with others day to day or in actively participating in agency initiatives including Culture Club, All Hands for example
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience at a creative agency or in-house creative department
- Previous CD or ACD experience including managing teams
- Proven track record of delivering impactful creative recognized by the industry
- Cartwright is located in Venice, California. All candidates must live or be willing to relocate to Los Angeles
- Work in a hybrid model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $125,000 to $295,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details: https://www.wpp.com/people/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us
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