M&C Saatchi World Services US is seeking a highly creative and strategic Creative Content Director to lead the vision and delivery of world-class creative output across the programme. This is a senior leadership role, responsible for setting the creative direction and ensuring consistently high standards across all channels, including digital, print, video, and experiential content.
ABOUT THE ROLE:As Creative Content Director, you'll oversee the development of compelling, audience-first creative that brings campaigns and communications to life. From multimedia storytelling and brand assets to high-impact presentations and campaigns, you'll provide hands-on creative direction while ensuring everything aligns with brand, accessibility, and organisational standards.You'll also play a key role in mentoring and developing a multidisciplinary creative team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
This is a hybrid role; however, the ideal candidate will live in the greater NYC area or the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region.What you'll do:- Serve as the senior creative authority for the program, providing vision, direction, and quality oversight across all creative disciplines.
- Develop and enforce visual identity standards, ensuring consistency across digital, print, video, and experiential content.
- Provide hands-on creative direction for campaigns, graphics, animations, multimedia storytelling, and high-profile communication products.
- Guide the design and review of complex creative outputs including brand assets, multimedia packages, templates, and high-impact presentations.
- Ensure all creative work aligns with accessibility standards (Section 508/WCAG), federal guidelines, and organizational quality requirements.
- Collaborate with UX, content, data, and digital teams to ensure creative solutions support user experience and mission outcomes.
- Mentor designers, videographers, editors, and multimedia staff to elevate overall creative performance.
- Lead creative reviews, provide constructive direction, and approve final deliverables.
- Support rapid-turn content development for high-visibility initiatives.
- Maintain a forward-looking perspective on design trends, tools, and immersive technologies applicable to federal communications.
You'll bring:- Proven experience in creative leadership, multimedia production, visual communications, art direction, or related fields.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality creative work for complex organizations or public-facing programs.
- Experience guiding multidisciplinary creative teams and providing expert-level design direction.
- Mastery of design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere).
- Strong knowledge of multimedia production workflows and creative asset management.
- Deep understanding of branding, accessibility, layout, typography, and visual storytelling.
- Experience developing creative standards, templates, and repeatable design systems.
- Experience supporting federal, DoD, or large-scale communications programs.
- Familiarity with immersive technologies (AR/VR), motion graphics, and high-end multimedia production.
- Exceptional creative leadership and vision.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across diverse teams.
- Ability to produce, review, and refine high-quality creative outputs under tight deadlines.
- Excellent problem-solving and conceptual thinking abilities.
- High attention to detail, quality, accessibility, and brand alignment.
WHAT YOU GETWe offer a competitive salary ($130,000-$165,000) and a benefits package designed to support your health, family life, financial wellbeing, and growth.
Family & parental support- 12 weeks' full pay for Primary Carers and 6 weeks for Secondary Carers (after one year of service; return requirements apply for subsequent leave)
- Applies to birth, adoption, and surrogacy
- Up to 10 days' paid fertility leave per year (5 per cycle)
- 2 days' paid leave for new grandparents
- $2,500 annual interest-free parental loan
- $6,000 interest-free fertility treatment loan
Healthcare & wellbeing- Three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
- $0 employee-cost dental and vision
- 10 days' health leave per year (mental and physical)
- 24/7 mental health support through Self Space
- Wellhub subscription
Financial & practical support- 401(k) match (3% after 3 months; 4% after 1 year)
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- 10 days' paid military leave
- Full pay for jury duty (state/city payments declined)
- Uber/taxi home after 9:30pm
Time off & flexibility- 23 days' PTO (with 3 discretionary carryover days; CA/CO policies follow state mandate)
- 10 federal holidays, plus the day after Thanksgiving
- Option to swap 2 federal holidays (excluding Thanksgiving and the day after)
- Office closed between Christmas and New Year
- 10 days' special emergency leave (including bereavement)
- 10 days' volunteering leave (5 paid, 5 unpaid)
- Half-day for blood donation
- Work from anywhere for up to 2 weeks per year (subject to approval)
Culture & development- $300 annual cultural stimulation allowance (accrued monthly; available after 90 days)
- Weekly Thursday happy hour
- Mentorship and Buddy programmes
Group company M+C Saatchi World Services Role MD Americas Locations New York (WS), Washington DC Remote status Hybrid Yearly salary $130,000 - $165,000 Employment type Full-time
