Creative Director
Chicago, IL, United StatesYesterday
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Agency:
TBWAJob Function:
CreativeJob Subfunction:
Creative DirectionJob Description:
Creative Director
We believe in the power of creativity to create the change we want to happen in
the world and develop audacious and famous ideas for our clients that help to
grow their businesses and shape culture by driving behavior change at scale.
We are a global network of agencies who believe firmly in respect, kindness,
openness, self-expression, and creativity, making spaces for the lived and
learned experiences of all our people, and helping them to be the best they can
be. We are intellectually curious about difference, embracing change for the
better, and are committed to opposing injustice and constantly challenging the
status quo. We are a place packed with the energy and passion to make things
happen.
The Creative Director sets the vision and strategy for the growth of the creative
department and providing creative leadership for the agency. They ensure an
environment that motivates the department to deliver excellent, innovative
creative work, with special emphasis on developed and selling integration
solutions to our clients. The Creative Director is responsible for the
presentation (and selling) of creative to internal management and clients, and
works closely with Account Directors to ensure innovative solutions with
seamless delivery. A key task is managing a portfolio of brands and being
responsible for their creative output, creative pro-activity, and business
success. They recruit, manage, lead and inspire creative professionals
including Art Directors, Copywriters and Designers.
Creativity
• Provides overall thought-leadership for clients in the area of
communications solutions
• Oversees all creative development from concept to final delivery for all
agency clients
• Provides proactive contributions to the client’s business, demonstrating
best-in-class product (innovation and quality)
• Drives collaboration with mainline and marketing objectives to ensure
integrated, synergistic creative approach
• Fosters innovation and quality to ensure delivery of the best creative
product in the industry
Productivity
• Creates optimum structure to provide effective, efficient development of
creative product
Confidential - Not for Public Consumption or Distribution• Allocates appropriate personnel for all creative assignments
• Monitors all project milestones, deliverables, and risks to account leaders
and senior management, communicating progress, issues, and
accomplishments
• Works with Account Directors to secure and drive new initiatives for clients
• Oversees flawless delivery of creative deliverables in progress and the
final product
• Ensures that the effort of the creative team are aligned and focused
• Provides clear direction to teams on their creative work, ensuring that it
meets client’s goals and strategies
• Monitors overall quality of agency creative output providing direction and
leadership
Knowledge and Skills
• Prepares and delivers presentations representing the creative with in-
depth knowledge of why choices are being made
• Contributes to and fosters a growing library of knowledge around creative
work and options
• Provides insight and analysis of trends and projections in all
communications channels
• Has developed and shares a high level of visual literacy / understanding of
typography, illustration, color theory, and photo manipulation
• Exhibits exceptional verbal communication skills, including ability to speak
effectively before to senior management internally and externally
Relationships / Communications
• Constantly works to improve communications and processes necessary
for optimum creative output
• Supervises, supports, and inspires creative leadership throughout the
agency
• Accurately communicates team’s efforts internally / externally and reward
success within team
• Has primary responsibility for creating, building and maintaining company
creative reputation
• Fosters strong collaborative relationship with account management and
other departments to ensure innovative and seamless delivery
• Is responsible for awareness and communication of creative successes
both internally and externally
Leadership
• Is responsible for attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining top
creative talent
• Builds positive environment for the development of the highest quality
creative product
• Provides evaluation, mentorship, and counsel to direct reports
• Demonstrates ability to lead cross-disciplinary team members
• Stewards career management and mentorship
• Ensures strong morale through open and constant communication and
team leadership
• Has developed a reputation that commands respect among all
stakeholders
Position
Requirements
• Must have 10+ years in creative role in an advertising agency including 4
years in a management position
• Strong management experience including major and multiple client
relationships and campaigns
Confidential - Not for Public Consumption or Distribution• Experience across all communications channels, production levels and
business categories
(Agency) is an equal opportunity employer and does not make hiring or
employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender,
national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex,
gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis
protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
$200,000 -$270,000k
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