Creative Director, Art

At GREY, we create Famously Effective ideas that move people, business, and the world forward - harnessing the power of creativity to solve business problems - for the world's most influential brands. Our core values - creativity, unity, empathy, and service - power the work we do in each of our 25+ studios across six continents.

POSITION OVERVIEW

As the Creative Director, you are a visionary leader responsible for developing campaign concepts and guiding multi-disciplinary teams from ideation through execution. You will create, shape, and elevate creative and strategic direction at a higher level, overseeing the development of big, brand-building, persuasive, and unexpected ideas across all channels. This role requires the ability to inspire and motivate teams while extracting innovative ideas from creatives. You must also be adept at problem-solving and providing solutions that serve the best interests of the company, clients, and creative team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct projects from concept to completion with minimal oversight from Executive Creative Directors and Global Creative Directors, ensuring that creative ideas are executed in an exceptional way.
• Act in the best interest of the client's and/or the agency's big idea when managing the day-to-day operations.
• Provide creative guidance to ensure ideas are tied to strategy, pushing for Famously Effective ideas internally as well as with the client.
• Manage the client relationship and lead creative meetings/presentations to the client.
• Generate ideas to help pitch and win new business.
• Lead effective team meetings to both organize high quantity of work, and to inspire and motivate team members.
• Work with internal and external strategic partners to create products using the most current industry best practices.
• Set an example for the larger team through establishing high creative standards and overall involvement in larger agency initiatives.
• May develop junior teams with careful and consistent feedback, mentorship, and model behavior.
• May train and supervise team members. Oversee their creative efforts to ensure they are on strategy, on schedule, and meeting creative standards.
• Be responsible for awareness and communication of creative successes, both internally and externally.
• May oversee career development of junior team members. Perform reviews to determine strengths, growth opportunities, goals, and ambitions.
• Build positive environment for the development of the highest-quality creative product.
• Remain current on latest creative trends globally. Stay curious about award shows, past and present case studies, production companies, and everything that is being created by some of the best people and companies in our industry. Only by gaining an understanding of what kind of work moves you and what it takes to get there, will you then be able to create work that moves others.
• Stay on top of the latest technological advancements, including design software, digital tools, and platforms, to enhance creative processes and deliver innovative solutions.
• Remain curious about pop culture, social media trends, and your audience's interests and behaviors in order to infuse culturally relevant elements into briefs and campaigns. Bring the outside world into our work, so our brands can join the conversation.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• At least 12+ years of industry experience in a well-established, creative role with a proven track record of agency success
• Agency experience working across all channels
• Strong creative portfolio highlighting relevant/category experience and industry award-winning work
• Solid verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to all levels of clients
• Knowledge of marketing, all forms of advertising, and digital experiences, with proven conceptual and design abilities
• Experience working with large teams in client-facing role
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

WHO YOU ARE

• Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one's ever seen before
• Productive: Acting on ideas to make things happen and get stuff done
• Collaborative: Focused on the greater good versus personal gain
• Adaptable: Ready and able to embrace change

At Grey Group, we believe that being diverse, equitable, and inclusive means we will be a company where ideas reflect, connect to, and impact culture because we are a place where everyone can fully participate in the work of making our ideas creative, famous, and therefore effective in the world-and where every person is valued for distinctive skills, experiences, and perspectives. This is supported by committed leadership, studio values, behaviors, policies, and procedures that promote a culture where everyone's difference is valued.

Grey Group is a place where who you are-your race, ethnicity, nationality, age, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, religious beliefs, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, family status-will not cause disparity in your experience, but instead will energize your creativity and become an important and beneficial part of the work you do.

#LIHybrid

We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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.

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