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About the Role
As Creative Director of Design, you will set the creative direction, drive innovation, and deliver exceptional design solutions for client advertising campaigns. The ideal candidate has strong design skills, strategic thinking, and a proven record of creative leadership in advertising.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and creative vision, guiding the creative team to develop innovative and impactful design solutions.
- Collaborate with clients and account managers to understand business goals and translate them into compelling design strategies.
- Oversee the development and execution of design projects across various platforms, ensuring high-quality and on-brand creative work.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior designers, fostering a collaborative and creative work environment.
- Set the creative direction for advertising campaigns, overseeing conceptualization, design development, and execution of visual elements.
- Present and communicate design concepts to clients, articulating creative rationale and incorporating feedback.
- Foster strong relationships with clients, offering strategic guidance to enhance their brand's visual identity.
- Lead and participate in brainstorming sessions to develop integrated campaign concepts.
- Ensure brand consistency and adherence to design standards across all advertising materials.
- Manage and allocate resources effectively, overseeing project timelines and budgets.
- Remain current on the latest industry trends, consumer preferences, and best practices.
- Stay on top of the latest technological advancements in design software and digital tools.
- Remain informed about current pop culture and social media trends to infuse culturally relevant elements into campaigns.
Requirements
- At least 8+ years of industry experience in a well-established, creative role with a proven track record.
- Strategic mindset and the ability to think creatively, generating innovative design concepts and solutions.
- Excellent leadership and managerial skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a creative team.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and influence stakeholders.
- Strong creative portfolio highlighting relevant/category experience.
- Solid verbal communication skills, with experience presenting.
- Experience working with large teams in a client-facing role.
- Excellent written and presentation skills.
- Excellent grasp of design and layout fundamentals.
- Able to gracefully handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides, AI Tools.
- Knowledge of digital media and experience designing for various digital platforms is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in front-end development work (CSS and HTML) and working within a CMS is a plus.
Skills
- Design
- Creative Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Keynote
- PowerPoint
- Google Slides
- AI Tools
- Digital Media Design
- Front-end Development (CSS, HTML)
- CMS
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 8+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $75,000—$180,000 USD
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
About the Company
- Grey’s mission is to create Famously Effective ideas that move people, businesses, and the world forward, harnessing the power of creativity to solve business challenges and drive growth for some of the world’s most influential brands and companies.
- Grey was recognized as a 2025 Fast Company World Changing Ideas winner and earned 26 Lions at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
- Newsweek also named Grey a Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace in 2024 and one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women and Professional Services in 2025.
- Grey is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands.
- WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.
- WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.
- WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.
Equal Opportunity
- GREY is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics.
- We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
- If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com.