Creative Director in New York, NY , USA

Edelman is the world’s first and largest global social agency. We are an integrated marketing practice that’s social to the core. We believe great brands are built and preserved in real time. We’ve assembled the best team in the world who plan, create and amplify stories that matter to our clients’ business, brand and ultimately, customers. We’ve grown rapidly over the past few years with over one thousand employees in our practice globally, managing large social and creative programs for large clients and management of over 650 communities. We combine deep digital expertise with Edelman’s incredible communication credentials to create integrated and effective communications and experiences for our clients.

Responsibilities

• The ACD will join the team to lead the conceptual and stylistic direction for new and existing clients. The ACD will manage the creative process, interface with clients and mentor junior team members to concept and create large scale brand activations and social campaigns.
• Work closely with the creative director to concept and plan execution
• Develop conceptual and stylistic direction and execute same for a wide variety of communications projects
• Create campaign ideas that work across media. ie. website, social media, video and interactive
• Lead and participate in creative brainstorms
• Develop tactics which bring creative concepts to life and achieve program objectives
• Prepare and present client creative presentation
• Manage multiple jobs simultaneously
• Work effectively with external vendors and internal colleagues to complete projects within timeframe and budget
• Drive external new business development efforts for design services and develop new business with existing internal clients (cross-selling other capabilities, practices and geographical regions)

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have experience working closely with senior design staff, agency creative planners, directors, and account managers to create design concepts. The candidate should also have experience on strategic concept development and in leading design from concept to completion.

Additional qualifications include

• Experience managing day-to-day changes at every level of detail
• Experience maintaining client contact as needed and assist with budget and schedule development
• Ability to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment
• 5 to 7 years’ creative experience

About Us
Edelman is an independent global communications marketing firm that partners with businesses and organizations—long-established and just-emerging—to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our global network comprises 6,000 practitioners in more than 60 offices whose work spans brand, reputation, digital, and advisory and is powered by analytics, planning, creative and media relations. Among our many honors are the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; the Holmes Report’s 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; Advertising Age’s “Agencies to Watch 2018” and “Best Places to Work 2019;” and, five times, Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work.” Since our founding in 1952, we have remained a family-run business. Edelman also owns specialty companies Edelman Intelligence (research) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).

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Edelman is an equal opportunity employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Job

• Creative and Content
  Primary Location
• United States-New York
  Job Type
• Temporary Work
  Schedule
• Full-time

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$250-350 (Industry average)

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A few months

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