03 Feb
McCann Canada
Toronto
The Role
The Associate Creative Director works closely with the Creative team in producing a high-quality creative product for the agency’s clients. Along with the account service representatives, the Associate Creative Director maintains contact with the client and presents the team’s creative concepts to client representatives. On those accounts under their supervision, the Associate Creative Director provides leadership to art directors and copywriters, along with the Creative Director. They work closely with the other disciplines in delivering and exceeding client expectations.
Unafraid to roll up their sleeves they will be a leader who inspires others through action. Someone hellbent on delivering big, famous,
and powerful ideas for our brands across many different platforms. We want a creative who is always forward looking and excited about growing business and crafting beautiful integrated stories.
What you will do…
- Create/direct award-worthy work and serve as the copy expert for assigned brands
- Serve as creative team leader to whom other can look to for direction and solutions
- Drive development of brand messaging and creative while offering strategic contributions
- Play a key role in brand planning, creative development, and on-strategy creative initiatives
- Consistently ideate new innovative ideas to sell to brand partners
- Bring a fresh approach to day-to-day projects to inspire direct reports and clients alike
- Proactively suggest creative strategies to ensure art team delivers high quality, accurate work
- Work with all functional areas to ensure the work is expressing a compelling single-minded idea
- Work with other departments in developing best practices
- Take an active role in client discussions and internal and external meetings to ensure creative and strategic alignment
- Help client(s) understand and internalize criteria by which creative product should be assessed
- Manage the successful financial landscape for assigned brands, including reviewing, and providing input on scopes, hours and staff
- Identify staffing needs and potential new hire recruits
- Help shape the careers of assigned direct reports and stand as a strong mentor inspiring award-winning creative excellence
- Support Creative Director in all requests
Who you will be…
- 8+ years of experience in a fast-paced ad agency
- Strong understanding of how strategy shapes brand messaging and creative
- Demonstrate exceptional written and oral communication skills
- A clear, effective and persuasive presenter
- Ability to negotiate effectively to maintain creative integrity
- Built trust with assigned client(s)
- Previous supervisory experience
The Company
McCann Worldgroup Canada is committed to a diverse workforce as an Employment Equity employer (Women, People with Disabilities, Aboriginal Peoples, and Visible Minorities) and aims to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace where employees feel valued, respected, and supported. If you require an accommodation, we would be happy to work with you to meet your needs.
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