Associate Creative Director (Art Director), Performance Creative

We’re searching for an Associate Creative Director, Art Director to join our Performance Creative team. Reporting to the Group Creative Director, Performance Creative, you will straddle the line of manager and doer, both overseeing teams to pushing the work, but also ideating and creating your own. 

We’re looking for candidates in the New York or San Francisco areas as some in-office time is to be expected. 

• You will oversee and create conceptual yet performance-driven work, such as paid social, display, email, OLV, and landing pages while satisfying the branding requirements of our clients. 

• You will develop on-brand creative activations rooted in strategy that serve as a framework for bringing art and messaging to life for specific audiences, across channels. 

• You will partner with our teams to create concepts that enhance response strategies and achieve client goals. 

• You will apply audience insights, strategic frameworks, and direct response best practices to your work. 

• You understand unique audiences and creating content that is relevant to each. 

• You will stay current with the latest trends and technologies (e.g., DCO, Content Velocity, Dynamic Video, Modular Content Systems). 

• You will present work both internally and to our clients while building client relationships. 

Qualifications: 

• 5 years minimum art direction and design experience in creative advertising and performance creative 

• Bachelors in Advertising, Marketing or related field, required; in lieu of degree, equivalent experience in a relevant field required 

• Experience working with the nuances and requirements of writing for Direct Mail, Online Display, Email, Paid Social and Digital Experiences including video. 

• Only candidates in the New York or San Francisco areas will be considered as some in-office time is to be expected. 

• Working knowledge of web usability/accessibility, advertising technologies, and development methods 

• Brand development experience 

Additional Information 

The annual salary range for this position is $94,000 - $152,375. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. 

Benefits available with this position include: 

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance, 

• Life insurance, 

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance, 

• 401k, 

• Flexible paid time off, 

• At least 15 paid holidays per year, 

• Paid sick and safe leave, and 

• Paid parental leave. 

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com. 

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps. 

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