Creative Director (Vice President)

Avoq is seeking an advertising creative director who turns imagination into impact. You'll work on behalf of our diverse roster of clients to lead creative teams in developing breakthrough creative spanning all media (paid, earned, shared and owned). So if you're an inspiring leader who solves problems with innovation and style, we can't wait to talk to you.

While ideally looking for candidates to be based in our New York office, we're also open to Washington DC or Chicago

Who You Are

• A creative leader that keeps strategy central to your thinking and your team's work
• A creative with a copywriting background
• An effective communicator who positively influences people and outcomes
• To excel in this role you are accountable, professional, take initiative and are a team player
• Proven experience in creative thinking, strong technical skills and asserting your presence within the team and agency
• Team can depend on you for quality deliverables and consistency in your work
• You're autonomous, provide strong external and internal client and workflow management, a problem solver and strategic thinker
• An inspiring people manager and leader with a proven leadership/business acumen
  
  

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead art and copy teams to concept and execute creative campaigns
• Inspire cross-disciplinary creative solutions through determination, mentorship and camaraderie
• Produce a variety of deliverables including branding, TV/video, print, OOH, radio, digital, social, experiential, branding, PR stunts, activations etc
• Provide key insights and strategic advice to colleagues and clients
• Present creative work with conviction at internal and external meetings
• Create a positive environment through encouragement and teamwork
• Define creative milestones and contribute to high-level resourcing, scoping and budgeting
• Oversee video and still photography production and post-production
• Contribute to agency philosophy, structure, workflow efficiencies and talent acquisition
• Manage deadlines and budgets across agency departments and outside vendors
• Contribute to new business efforts
  
  

Requirements

YOUR EXPERIENCE

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• }10 years of experience and an online portfolio demonstrating past success in conceptual advertising and public relations campaign
• sCurrent on creative tactics and emerging marketing and communications trend
• sExperience working directly with clients to pitch ideas and influence outcome
• sExtensive video and still production experience and vendor contact
• sUnderstanding of user-experience design and web best practice
• sCommand of the Adobe Creative Suit
• eUnderstanding of Figma and AI workflows/tool
• sEffective verbal and listening communication skill
• sAble to manage multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously
  
  

Candidates need not possess every attribute listed above to qualify for a role. If you identify with this profile but don't quite meet all of the criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply to joining our winning team

!Benefit

sAvōq prides itself on the kind of innovation that is only achieved through inclusive collaboration and equal opportunity. Maintaining a diverse staff of first-class talent (including those from BIPOC, LGBTQ communities, and others from historically underrepresented groups), and conferring a sense of value and belonging on each team member is central to our mission as expert communicators and advocates

.The salary range for this role is $165,000 - $200,00

0We offer a uniquely rich benefits package to support our team's quality of life outside of work that includes{​{:

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• cePaid parental lea
• ve401(k) contributio
• nsFlexible, hybrid work arrangemen
• ts12 paid company holidays per year, up to 39 days individual paid time of
• f Winter break{​{:}} Offices close the last week of the y
  
  

earAvōq also provides necessary assistance or modifications to the application process for prospective candidates. If you need support, please reach out to Talent@teamavoq.com and include your full name and the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.