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About the Role
We are seeking an Associate Creative Director (ACD) to join our creative leadership team. You will be the go-to creative for assigned accounts, leading teams to produce exceptional work that meets client briefs and client partnership teams to build and grow client relationships. You will be adept at presenting, negotiating creative solutions, and defending work with grace.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver creative solutions for various clients and industries.
- Execute work independently and manage teams, approving their output.
- Support CDs/ECDs in mentoring and managing creatives and teams.
- Act as a quality control and brand steward for creators across disciplines.
- Collaborate cross-departmentally to develop ideas meeting creative and strategic criteria.
- Ideate and conceptualize engaging content reflecting brand aesthetics and guidelines.
- Foster positive relationships among internal teams, creative department, direct reports, agency partners, and clients.
- Guide teams in generating concepts, copywriting, and content strategy, providing evaluation and mentorship.
- Manage and develop junior members, monitoring performance and reporting to leadership.
- Strategically apply the latest platform/industry/creative trends and digital best practices.
- Master industry best practices and social platforms, articulating the VaynerMedia POV.
- Attend client meetings to communicate creative vision and processes with strong presentation skills.
- Pivot thinking and partner with clients to help them understand and accept work.
- Streamline creative processes and provide input on wider operational systems.
- Lead and participate in new business projects.
Requirements
- At least 6+ years of professional creative experience from a creative/advertising agency.
- Strong portfolio in interactive/social media.
- Deep understanding of UI/UX and social media platforms.
- Experience carrying out a concept from start to completion and guiding a team.
- Expert in ideation, copywriting, design, and diverse creative content.
- Strong knowledge of platform/industry/creative trends and best practices.
- Significant advertising experience developing TTL, digital, and platform-specific social campaigns.
- Experience simultaneously managing multiple projects with tight deadlines.
- Experience gathering learnings and insights from platforms and consumer feedback.
- Experience leading and evaluating teams, supervising and training employees.
- Ability to spot and nurture ideas into impactful campaigns.
- Embrace change, new strategies, and techniques.
- Experience managing multiple brand voices.
- Experience designing digital and social assets, including sites, apps, and content creation processes.
- Authorized to work in the United Kingdom.
Skills
- Interactive/Social Portfolio
- UI/UX
- Social Media Platforms
- Ideation
- Copywriting
- Design
- Creative Content Development
- Platform Trends
- Industry Trends
- Creative Trends
- Digital Best Practices
- TTL Campaigns
- Digital Campaigns
- Platform-Specific Social Campaigns
- Project Management
- Team Leadership
- Presentation Skills
- Brand Voice Management
- Digital Design
- Social Asset Design
Location
- Amsterdam
- Bangkok
- Chicago
- New Delhi
- Kuala Lumpur
- London
- Los Angeles
- Mexico City
- Miami
- New York
- Tokyo
- Toronto
- Singapore
- Sydney
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Leadership Role
- 6+ years of professional creative experience
Benefits
- Unlimited Holiday
- 1 Day Birthday Leave
- YuLife (online discount platform)
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Unlimited Coaching sessions (private and team class)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Program (Financial, Mental and Physical Wellbeing)
- Cash Plan with Medicash (Level 1 cover, option to add partner, 4 children free)
- Virtual GP
- Skinvision
- 24/7 Health and Stress Helplines
- Discounted Gym
- Medicash Extras
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Group Personal Pension
About the Company
- VaynerMedia is a global integrated creative and media agency built for today's consumers.
- Operates as the Modern Agency of Record, understanding the attention landscape to drive relevance and business results.
- Founded in 2009 by Gary Vaynerchuk, it is an independently owned agency with 15 offices worldwide.
- Part of the VaynerX family of companies.
- Culture is key, with empathy building a strong EMEA team of diverse backgrounds.
- Propels major brands at the intersection of attention and culture.
- Operates like a 'lab' focused on solving business problems, not just creating advertising.
- Possesses an entrepreneurship DNA, willing to break rules and test hypotheses.
- Believes brands can be built on digital platforms, with a bottom-up model that flips traditional advertising.
- Culture and energy reflect a non-traditional approach.
- Environment and pace feel like a start-up.
Equal Opportunity
- VaynerMedia provides equal employment opportunities to all staff members and job applicants without regard to gender, pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief, part time or fixed term employment, age or any other legally protected class.