Associate Creative Director

Summary

Join Movement Strategy as an Associate Creative Director, Art, and lead creative direction for Amazon Fashion's social media presence. This remote position, based in New York City, requires 7+ years of advertising experience with a focus on digital marketing and social media. You will mentor teams, collaborate with agency partners, and ensure high-quality content production. The ideal candidate possesses a strong portfolio, understands social trends, and is proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and other design tools. Movement Strategy offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in creative roles within the advertising industry, with extensive experience in digital marketing and social media
• Portfolio showcasing award-winning conceptual thinking and execution, demonstrating expertise in creating beautifully designed and engaging campaigns
• Ability to understand the social behind a brand and meme culture, contributing to both the visual expression and content of your teams’ ideas
• Keen eye for design, with the ability to build design systems that bring efficiency and cohesion across business units
• Experience in Beauty, Fashion, Home Goods and/or CPG sectors a must
• Strong content design skills including digital, motion, and video
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and cloud-based design tools like Express and Figma
• Knowledge of the full creative process including content creation and production

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a proven track record in providing mentorship and guidance to teams spanning mid and senior levels including writers, art directors, designers, production, and the content & engagement team
• Set the creative direction for communications, ensuring bold interpretation of brand guidelines, industry regulations, and social trends
• Maintain a hands-on approach by conducting reviews with the team to ensure the highest standards of execution
• Collaborate seamlessly with agency teams, especially Strategy and Account Management teams, to gain a deep understanding of clients' brand strategies, target audiences, market nuances, competitive pressures, and marketing objectives
• Translate these insights into effective creative strategies that drive engagement
• Be viewed as a leader on the team and within the agency
• Help reports overcome challenges, and provide constructive feedback
• Inspire a collaborative spirit, instilling confidence in direct and skip-level reports of their abilities to exceed creative standards
• Conduct performance evaluations, mentor staff to greatness, and foster a collaborative and positive work environment
• Uphold uncompromising standards of creative excellence with high attention to detail, consistently assembling teams capable of navigating the production process to deliver error-free creative materials within agreed timelines
• Showcase a track record of leadership in pitch processes, demonstrating the ability to shape pitch narratives, develop impactful creative concepts, and deliver winning work within pitch timelines
• Oversee and lead winning pitches for new and existing clients that showcase our Social-Centric approach and how that translates into breakthrough campaigns
• Possess the capability to step in and manage production (digital or live) initiatives
• Direct and guide creative teams to ensure a cohesive environment, nurture a positive culture, enhance capabilities, refine processes, and align expectations to support the agency’s overarching goals effectively
• Always be up-to-date on social trends, comfortable evaluating the trends and assessing new data with the latest marketing techniques
• Oversee work from idea to execution and distribution

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with Motion, After Effects, Premiere, and AI tools like Midjourney and ChatGPT
• Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, or a related field

Benefits

• 100% employee contribution for health (base plan), vision, and dental
• 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance & AD&D
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fully-Remote Agency
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Take-As-You-Need Paid Time Off
• Take-As-You-Need Paid Mental Health Days
• 10 days minimum required off per year
• (11) Company Paid Holidays
• (3) Summer Fridays- Fully Off
• Week-Long Winter Agency Closure
• Support for continued education
• New Business Referral Bonus
• Movement Journey Program - Stipend for personal growth
• Health and Wellness Program
• WeWork Membership
• Positive Impact and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committees
• Employee Resource Groups