Associate Creative Director - Copywriter

Role Overview

What You Will Do

• Creative and Concept Leadership: Partner with art directors and strategists in the conceptual development of integrated campaign platforms rooted in strategic insight.
• Serve as the creative leader for copywriter, art director, and designer teams on assigned clients and projects, elevating, guiding and reviewing work from cross-discipline creatives.
• Inspire internal and client teams to push creativity boundaries, ensuring ideas are bold, differentiated, and deliver real business value.
• Provide high-level creative and copy approvals, thoughtful feedback, and QC on assigned accounts.
• Copy, Content, and Messaging Development: Serve as the lead copywriter on high-profile accounts, translating complex B2B messaging into creatively compelling copy across all tactics in full-funnel campaign plans.
• Work closely with the strategy team to define strategic messaging territories, brand narratives, and verbal frameworks.
• Build scalable messaging platforms that translate across all channels throughout complex buyer journeys, from awareness and consideration tactics to evaluation and sales enablement deliverables.
• Ensure voice and tone are consistent, ownable, and adaptable across multiple audiences and personas.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with art directors and designers throughout all stages of the creative process.
• Partner with strategists to ensure all creative work is aligned with brand positioning, audience insights and strategic messaging.
• Work alongside PR, media, social and content teams to unify integrated activations into consistent campaign frameworks.
• Present campaign concepts and messaging frameworks to senior internal and client stakeholders with persuasion, clarity and conviction.

What You Bring

• Experience: 8+ years of agency copywriting experience, within B2B or complex industries, with a strong portfolio demonstrating a high level of conceptual thinking, full-funnel copy writing expertise and award winning work.
• Craft: Exceptional conceptual and copywriting craft across campaign, brand, and content formats.
• Integrated Campaigns: Deep experience leading integrated campaigns and brand messaging systems.
• Tools: High level of proficiency with AI platforms.

Non-Negotiables

• You crave candid feedback. You embrace it as a powerful tool for growth.
• You pursue excellence. You're always learning, always sharing, always pushing to get better.
• You set and uphold the quality bar. You clearly define what "excellent" looks like and ensure your team consistently meets it.
• You're proactive. You don't wait for direction; you bring ideas, solutions, and momentum.
• You embody agency readiness. You stay steady in pace, navigate shifting priorities, and help your team do the same.

Compensation

• Starting Salary: $84,000 - $93,000.
• Base salary is only a part of the total rewards package. Placement on the salary scale will be determined by a variety of factors to ensure internal equity.
• Bonus Potential: This role will be eligible for a bonus based on company performance.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO and Hybrid Work: Take time as needed for vacations, mental health, or personal days. Includes 8 paid holidays, half-day summer Fridays, and a week off between Christmas and New Year.
• Health Coverage: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. Mental health resources, pet insurance, and more.
• Retirement Savings: Employer-matched 401(k) and access to financial planning services.
• Additional Protection: Life insurance, disability coverage, and other benefits that provide added financial security.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free, confidential support for you and your household.
• Family Support: Paid leave for new parents and caregivers, plus policies for fertility treatment, pregnancy loss, adoption challenges, and more.
• Performance & Coaching: Regular performance reviews, clear goal-setting, and ongoing coaching.
• Milestone Sabbatical: Celebrate five years with a two-week sabbatical and a $2,000 gift.
• Community & Belonging: Employee resource groups, volunteer opportunities, and programs designed to build connection across the agency.

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