Senior Creatives, Associate Creative Directors, Creative Directors
Apply NowCompany: Akcelo
Location: Vancouver, BC V5K 5J9
Description:
Akcelo is an award-winning, independent brand experience agency founded in 2019, with 200+ staff across Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia. Our agency builds brands for the experience era with in house capabilities to drive unique experiences across the entire customer journey.
We create some of the most unforgettable brand experiences in the world. We're looking for exceptional creative talent to join our team-visionaries who thrive in a fast-paced agency environment and have worked with global brands at the highest level. If you're a craft-obsessed, strategic, and innovative creative leader, this is your opportunity to push creative boundaries and make a lasting impact on some of the world's biggest brands.
About the Role
As a key creative leader, you'll shape, execute, and elevate groundbreaking ideas across multiple touchpoints. Whether you're a Senior Creative, Associate Creative Director, or Creative Director, your role will be to drive world-class creative, lead teams, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver bold, culture-shaping work.
Key Responsibilities
Creative Leadership & Concept Development
Team Leadership & Collaboration
Client & Project Ownership
The Must Haves
Why Join Us?
Over the last five years we smashed the ceilings created by established agencies and created some larger than life campaigns, innovative retail-tech solutions, threw some epic events, and besides happy clients, we took home the B&T Emerging Agency of the Year, Mumbrella's Experiential Agency of the Year, and a number of APAC Effies. And we are just getting started. You see, we believe in magic, and value the genuine, the experimental, the limitless, and the imaginative. We make, break and build things, without the fear of failure, and we share our time and our talents. If that is something that excites you too, we want to hear from you!
Our team works collaboratively in office 4 days/week, work from anywhere wednesdays, and travel within the US and Canada. We offer a competitive benefits package, including 4 weeks vacation, personal/sick days, and a global advantage where after your workplace anniversary, we provide opportunities to work for a week from our Sydney, Australia office; Vancouver, Canada office; or from wherever you want to tack on to your personal travel plans!
Akcelo is committed to nurturing, creating and building a diverse environment. We encourage all applications from diverse backgrounds, identities, beliefs and abilities to apply for this or any role with us. If you resonate with the above, send in your CV, and let's explore this journey together!
We create some of the most unforgettable brand experiences in the world. We're looking for exceptional creative talent to join our team-visionaries who thrive in a fast-paced agency environment and have worked with global brands at the highest level. If you're a craft-obsessed, strategic, and innovative creative leader, this is your opportunity to push creative boundaries and make a lasting impact on some of the world's biggest brands.
About the Role
As a key creative leader, you'll shape, execute, and elevate groundbreaking ideas across multiple touchpoints. Whether you're a Senior Creative, Associate Creative Director, or Creative Director, your role will be to drive world-class creative, lead teams, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver bold, culture-shaping work.
Key Responsibilities
Creative Leadership & Concept Development
- Develop high-impact creative concepts and campaigns across all platforms, from digital and social to experiential and brand identity.
- Push creative boundaries, bringing fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to every brief.
- Champion best-in-class design, storytelling, and craft, ensuring work is engaging, strategic, and forward-thinking.
- Stay ahead of industry trends, AI, and emerging tech, integrating new ideas into the creative process.
- Have a strategic eye when it comes to results driven work for our clients
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Opportunity to lead and mentor junior and mid-level creatives, fostering a culture of collaboration, inspiration, and creative excellence.
- Work closely with strategy, account, production, and other teams to execute seamless, integrated campaigns.
- Be the eyes and ears on the ground, ensuring the creative team is supported and continuously inspired.
- Work across our borderless model supporting offices in Australia, US and the UK to deliver globally leading work
Client & Project Ownership
- Present ideas and creative rationale confidently and persuasively to clients and stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, understanding their brand vision and business objectives.
- Oversee multiple projects at once, ensuring creative integrity, on-time delivery, and best-in-class execution.
- Inspire our clients with proactive ideas that not only drives their business but disrupts the industry
The Must Haves
- Proven experience in a top-tier creative agency, working with global brands.
- Exceptional craft skills in concepting, design, storytelling, or art direction.
- Expertise in delivering big ideas across multiple platforms, from digital and social to experiential and activations.
- Strong leadership skills, with a track record of mentoring and inspiring teams.
- Passion for innovation-staying ahead of trends, AI, and creative technology.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills.
- A desire to push boundaries and create work that stands out globally.
- Exceptional experience in tools in your craft, such as Adobe Suite, Figma as well as experience in AI tools such as MidJourney
Why Join Us?
Over the last five years we smashed the ceilings created by established agencies and created some larger than life campaigns, innovative retail-tech solutions, threw some epic events, and besides happy clients, we took home the B&T Emerging Agency of the Year, Mumbrella's Experiential Agency of the Year, and a number of APAC Effies. And we are just getting started. You see, we believe in magic, and value the genuine, the experimental, the limitless, and the imaginative. We make, break and build things, without the fear of failure, and we share our time and our talents. If that is something that excites you too, we want to hear from you!
Our team works collaboratively in office 4 days/week, work from anywhere wednesdays, and travel within the US and Canada. We offer a competitive benefits package, including 4 weeks vacation, personal/sick days, and a global advantage where after your workplace anniversary, we provide opportunities to work for a week from our Sydney, Australia office; Vancouver, Canada office; or from wherever you want to tack on to your personal travel plans!
Akcelo is committed to nurturing, creating and building a diverse environment. We encourage all applications from diverse backgrounds, identities, beliefs and abilities to apply for this or any role with us. If you resonate with the above, send in your CV, and let's explore this journey together!