Associate Creative Director (Branding Agency)

Employment type: Full-Time

Work arrangement: Fully remote

Join a remote-first creative team that helps organizations of all sizes bring their brands to life through on-demand creative and digital solutions. Our culture values collaboration, ownership, practical problem-solving, integrity, and a human approach to work.

The Role

We’re seeking an Associate Creative Director to shape creative vision across client accounts, lead ambitious projects, mentor designers, and help win new business. You’ll partner closely with project managers and report to the VP, Creative Impact.

This role is ideal for a strategic creative leader who builds strong client relationships, navigates changing priorities, and brings structure and energy to fast-moving work.

Responsibilities

Client Projects (65%)

• Partner with project managers on scopes, estimates, timelines, staffing, and workflows.
• Lead project kickoffs, creative presentations, brainstorming sessions, and client problem-solving meetings.
• Develop briefs and creative direction, guide projects from concept through production, and provide constructive design feedback.
• Build collaborative teams and determine where strategic leadership or production-focused support is needed.
• Manage shifting priorities across accounts while maintaining design quality and communicating tradeoffs.

Accounts, Brand Strategy, and New Business (25%)

• Onboard new accounts, uncover client goals, and establish effective brand resources and workflows.
• Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to strengthen brands and expand services.
• Maintain account-level design standards and guide teams in managing brand assets, templates, and libraries.
• Partner with business development to develop and present creative concepts, proposals, and pitches.

Team Development (10%)

• Mentor designers and brand managers, share inspiration, and support skills development.
• Contribute to recruiting, talent management, internal training, and improvements to team processes.
• Communicate clear goals across teams and escalate significant issues and opportunities to the Director of Design.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of creative and art direction experience, including 3+ years in a collaborative agency environment.
• Experience leading strategic, cross-channel creative work across marketing, branding, and communications.
• A record of mentoring creative teams and delivering strong work on time and within budget.
• Experience serving enterprise clients and translating complex business needs into creative solutions.
• Expertise in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Figma; familiarity with Google Slides and PowerPoint is a plus.
• Strong communication, presentation, prioritization, and collaboration skills.