Creative Director, Copy - Creative

Summary

Join DEPT® as a Creative Director and lead a large, always-on organic social account for a major e-commerce brand. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, overseeing a high volume of content and serving as the conceptual lead for paid digital campaigns. This role requires deep experience in social media, paid digital media, copywriting, production, community management, and influencer marketing. You will build client relationships, nurture partner relationships, and grow past accounts. You will also manage several direct reports, developing emerging talent and playing a key role in new business pitches. The ideal candidate is a creative visionary with a strong POV on social media content and a proven track record of success. This is a remote role with some in-office requirements depending on location.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a CD (or similar creative leadership role)
• 10+ years of experience at a social or digital creative agency
• Experience leading a multidisciplinary, social-first creative team
• Background in copywriting or social strategy
• Proven experience developing, executing, and winning awards for 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
• Expert knowledge of production
• Experience working with key stakeholders at global brands
• Expert builder of client relationships
• 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

• Lead a day-to-day, multidisciplinary creative team
• Help teams execute a high volume of high-quality, conceptual creative work across social and display on a monthly basis
• Serve as conceptual lead on larger campaign moments
• Guide brand partners 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
• Articulate solutions that solve clients’ business challenges
• Creative impeccable decks that tell stories and sell through ideas
• Present flawlessly and impactfully
• 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
• Manage several direct reports
• Invest in developing emerging talent
• Play a key role in new business pitches

Benefits

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