Associate Creative Director, Copy

Associate Creative Director

We are seeking an Associate Creative Director to help lead creative development for a large, high-profile energy client. This role is ideal for an emerging creative leader who can balance hands-on concepting with day-to-day direction of designers, writers, and junior creatives. The strongest candidate will bring strong narrative instincts, client-facing confidence, and the ability to turn complex business priorities into clear, compelling creative work across integrated channels. Please note: This is a hybrid schedule requiring of 4 days/week on average in office. If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead creative development for assigned workstreams, translating briefs and business objectives into strong concepts and polished creative executions.
• Provide day-to-day direction, feedback, and mentorship to designers, writers, and junior creative talent.
• Contribute hands-on creative thinking, writing, storytelling, and/or visual direction depending on project needs.
• Partner closely with Creative Directors, strategy, account, content, production, and project management teams to move work from concept through execution.
• Present work clearly and confidently to internal partners and clients, articulating creative rationale and strategic alignment.
• Guide teams through feedback, iteration, and execution while maintaining quality, consistency, and momentum.
• Support integrated creative needs across brand, advocacy, podcast, digital, social, video, newsletters, email, events, and always-on communications.
• Help create a collaborative, high-performing team culture that encourages strong ideas, accountability, and creative growth.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Communications, Creative Writing or Advertising/Portfolio school
• 7-9 years total experience with at least 3 years in an advertising or marketing agency
• Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, storytelling, integrated campaign work, and polished execution. Copy, narrative, or content-led creative background preferred; strong visual creative leaders will also be considered.
• Experience mentoring or managing creative talent in an agency, in-house agency, or brand environment.
• Strong presentation, communication, collaboration, and client-facing skills.
• Experience working across multiple channels, including digital, social, video, events, email, newsletters, and brand communications.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed, confidential client environment.
• Energy, regulated industry, or large enterprise brand experience is a plus.

Compensation Range: USD $106,780.00 - USD $146,100.00/Annually.