10-15 years of relevant experience in an agency setting
Deep understanding of innovative communication principles
Expertise in culture-based storytelling across digital platforms
Ability to connect clients to broader cultural contexts
Strong leadership skills with a focus on team growth
Experience in delivering actionable recommendations based on brand and audience insights
Proficiency in managing high-quality project execution within budget and timelines
Responsibilities
Guide and champion all creative work across various media
Collaborate with planners and strategists to innovate client approaches
Lead account partnerships with CX teams and sister agencies
Build strong relationships with marketing and PR clients
Evaluate creative work based on industry standards and best practices
Act as a mentor and career manager for creatives at all levels
Ensure timely and budget-conscious execution of projects
Benefits
Opportunity to lead and shape creative direction
Collaborative work environment with cross-agency partnerships
Focus on personal and team growth through mentorship
Access to a diverse range of projects across industries
Engagement with cutting-edge digital and cultural trends
Full Job Description
Agency: Weber Shandwick
Job Function: Creative
Job Subfunction: Creative Direction
Job Description:
Executive Creative Director
Job Summary
We're looking to hire a Creative Lead for the New York office. The candidate will report to both the General Manager of the office and the Regional CCO in New York.
The ECD will guide and champion all creative work - including video and social/digital content, vehicle reveal campaigns, and conceptual ideas choreographed to drive earned media and grab consumer attention. You'll work with planners and strategists to push boundaries and find new approaches for the client's business, partner with CX's to lead the account, work closely with sister agencies, and build strong relationships with both marketing and PR clients.
This ideal candidate will:
Stimulate creative direction and new approaches, evaluate work based on deep knowledge of the industry's best, and act in an advisory role throughout the duration of client team projects.
Display an industry-leading understanding and application of the principles that make innovative and effective communications, and the digital expertise needed to understand culture-based storytelling across platforms.
Master the earned model by understanding the whole world, not just the world of communications. Your job is to connect the client to the zeitgeist. To take a rich world of references - from politics, culture technology and business - into consideration.
Deliver recommendations, not just ideas. Recommendations built on experience, understanding of the brand and of the audience, and the context in which the brand operates.
Ensure the execution of high-quality work that is on time, on budget, and uses appropriate technology.
Lead a team, not police it - with success measured by the growth of the individuals on your team and the culture you build. Being a good leader is much more difficult than being a good creative - which is why there are far more creatives than leaders in the world.
Act as a Career Manager, responsible for guiding creatives of all levels within Weber Shandwick. This includes regular one-on-one check-in's, writing and delivering annual performance reviews and taking responsibility for on-boarding new employees and guiding them through a successful tenure at Weber Shandwick.
Have 10-15 years of relevant experience, including experience in an agency setting.
$350,000
To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.
About Harrison and Star
Harrison and Star is a healthcare advertising agency that provides marketing and advertising services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company offers a range of services including brand strategy, creative development, digital marketing, and market research. Harrison and Star was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
