Associate Director, Creative

Starcom Mediavest Group Germany Gmbh

$106K — $146K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Four-year degree with 6+ years at a creative agency focusing on brand-building, digital and multimedia experience.
  • Track record of contributing to award-winning campaigns recognized by industry organizations.
  • Experience in managing the shoot process from concept to post-production.
  • Ability to create unique and engaging social media concepts.
  • Client experience in the automotive industry is preferred. B2B experience is a plus.
  • Demonstrated creativity leading to ideas with earned media and cultural relevance.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, along with energy, humor, and respect for others' contributions.
  • Familiarity with generative AI tools for ideation and content generation is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead teams in delivering both large-scale campaigns and smaller projects efficiently.
  • Utilize strategic insights and storytelling for impactful idea presentation.
  • Guide execution with an understanding of art direction and copywriting.
  • Collaborate with various agency departments including strategy, media, DnA, and tech to enhance campaign quality.
  • Establish and nurture relationships both internally and externally.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage including dental and vision.
  • Disability insurance and a robust 401K plan.
  • Parental leave and family care assistance.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continuing education.
  • Flexible time off to promote work-life balance.
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.
  • Experience with the shoot process: concepting and scripting, director search, casting, prep, time on-set managing the shoot and clients, all post-work and editing
  • Creating eye-catching and unique social concepts
  • Experience working with clients in the automotive industry.
  • B2B Experience is a plus.
  • 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, DALL• E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.


Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're 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.

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