Freelance, Director, Creator/Design

Director, Creator/Design (Freelancer)

Golin Chicago is looking for a temporary Director, Creator/Design. 

We are looking for a freelance Director with the ability to develop creative concepts, translate them into ideas that clients buy into, and oversee the execution for the idea or campaign. This freelance Director is someone with a creative eye, works well with internal and external teams, and is ready to be a creative champion for the agency.  Outside of your creative chops, we’re looking for someone who has excellent time management, communication and problem-solving skills.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate with other creatives, strategists, media, digital and account teams to ensure our work is always relevant, strategically sound and headline worthy.
• Communicate your ideas to the clients with clarity, strategic insight and passion.
• Hunt for and share out with the rest of the team what’s breaking in culture BEFORE it breaks in culture.
• Proactive thinking. You’re always bringing ideas because you know not every opportunity lives within the brief.
• Work with the Chicago creative team – designers, producers, editors – to ensure we’re creating thumb stopping content and heart stopping ideas.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years’ creative experience in advertising or social. Knowledge of earned media is a plus.
• A creative portfolio that’s filled with smart thinking. Some ideas preferably in the youth marketing space.
• Internet fluency. You know the ins and outs of social media, speak the language of the internet, have gone down YouTube rabbit holes for multiple hours in a row, have uploaded multiple TikTok videos and have explored without fear the inner depths of Reddit.

Golin has included the base salary range or hourly rate for this role. Actual compensation offered within the range will depend upon, among other factors: a candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience; actual ranges for current or former employees in the role; and market considerations. Hourly rate: $110/hour.

We are looking for someone who can join us in a Freelance capacity and can commit to 20 hours per week. 

Any request to schedule an interview and any legitimate offer of employment will only come from an authorized representative of Golin. We will never require an applicant to provide sensitive personally identifiable information in order to conduct an interview.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.