Creative Director

Summary

Join DEPT® as a tech-savvy Creative Director to lead always-on organic social media for a new account. You will leverage your strong copywriting and art direction skills to drive innovative work for a social media platform. This role requires leading with big and small ideas, collaborating with various creative teams, and staying updated on social media trends. You will contribute to long-term content strategies, manage direct reports, and participate in new business pitches. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of social media, community management, and influencer marketing, along with experience managing a multidisciplinary team and working with global brands. This is a remote role, but you must be located within 50 miles of San Diego, CA or Los Angeles, CA.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a similar creative leadership role
• 10+ years of experience at a social or digital agency
• Background in copywriting, art direction, or social strategy
• Experience leading a multidisciplinary, social-first creative team
• Proven experience developing and executing digital-native campaigns
• Astute copywriting and design sense
• Deep tech experience and understanding of innovative platforms
• Social native (lives and breathes social media and knows platform best practices by heart)
• Expert knowledge of community management
• Expert knowledge of influencer marketing
• Experience working with key stakeholders at global brands
• A solutions-oriented, entrepreneurial mindset
• An ability to be hands-on on multiple projects at once
• Experience mentoring and managing direct reports
• Charismatic presentation skills, comfort in client settings
• Expertise at building polished, client-ready presentations in Google Slides
• Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail
• Stellar interpersonal and listening skills

Responsibilities

• Inspire, motivate, and lead the day-to-day creative team
• Help teams execute a high volume of high-quality creative work on a monthly basis
• Guide brands and teams as they navigate social and cultural trends
• Exercise vision to identify meaty opportunities for clients and for our business
• Build strong, trusting relationships with key client partners and account and design leads
• Creative impeccable decks that tell stories and sell through ideas
• Present flawlessly and impactfully
• Articulate solutions that solve clients’ business challenges
• Develop content plans that effectively engage audiences
• Partner with leadership to build project teams that consistently exceed expectations
• Encourage collaboration among disciplines and agency teams
• Implement smooth production processes and ideal ways of working
• Establish clear roles and responsibilities within the team
• Invest in developing emerging talent
• Manage 2-3 direct reports
• Play a key role in new business pitches

Benefits

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401k plan, plus matching
• PTO
• Paid Company Holidays
• Parental Leave