Saatchi & Saatchi

Associate Director, Creative

Saatchi & Saatchi$106K — $170K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; minimum 6 years in a creative agency environment.
  • Experience in brand-building and cross-channel marketing campaigns.
  • History of contributing to award-winning creative projects recognized by industry bodies.
  • Ability to generate culturally impactful ideas and earned media outreach.
  • Team player with a humorous, respectful, and candid communication style.
  • Familiarity with generative AI tools for ideation and content creation a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead teams in creating and executing large-scale and small campaigns.
  • Utilize strategic insights and storytelling to promote ideas.
  • Guide teams in art direction and copywriting execution.
  • Collaborate with strategies across media, data, and technology.
  • Foster internal and external relationship building.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Disability coverage and 401K plan.
  • Parental and family care leave.
  • Family forming assistance and tuition reimbursement.
  • Flexible time off policy.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:
  • Help lead teams in the development and execution of everything from large-scale, multi-channel campaigns to small, one-time projects.
  • Understand the value of strategic insights, experiences and storytelling to create and sell your ideas.
  • Direct teams in execution with an appreciation and understanding of craft of both art direction and copywriting.
  • Partner with agency capabilities including strategy, media, DnA and tech to help inform the work.
  • Build relationships internally and externally.

Qualifications

Required:
  • Four-year degree and at least six years at a competitive creative agency. Work should include strong brand-building, digital and multimedia experience, and a track record of successful creative work, along with experience working on cross-channel campaigns.
  • Proven experience contributing to award-winning campaigns and creative work recognized by industry organizations.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop ideas that generate earned media and cultural impact.
  • Energy, a sense of humor, and an open and curious mind - yes, these things really do matter. So does being straightforward, candid and, above all, respectful - of the work and your peers.
  • Awards are a nice bonus, but original breakthrough ideas and real creative problem-solving are even better.
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL3 E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto 44Viva La Diffe9rence45 means we9re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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