Temporary Associate Creative Director, Art

Daniel J Edelman Holdings, Inc.

$105K — $175K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 6 years in a creative leadership role with hands-on project management experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Advertising, Graphic Design, or equivalent experience.
  • Proven ability to maintain client communication and assist with budgeting and scheduling.
  • Expertise in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud and other industry-standard design software.
  • Production experience in creating compelling designs for video, digital, and social media.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with fellow creatives to develop integrated campaign concepts across various platforms.
  • Create innovative campaign ideas designed to earn media and engage audiences socially.
  • Engage with cross-functional teams including account managers, strategists, and production to coordinate project flow.
  • Develop actionable tactics to fulfill creative vision and client objectives.
  • Lead multiple projects concurrently while guiding team members and contributors as necessary.
  • Coordinate with project managers and production crews to align on schedules and logistics.
  • Deliver client presentations effectively and drive the approval process with clarity.

Benefits

  • Medical and dental insurance coverage.
  • Vision insurance to ensure eye health.
  • 401K plan for retirement savings.
  • Life insurance and disability insurance for added security.
  • Generous paid time off policy to support work-life balance.
  • Travel assistance and wellness programming to enhance employee well-being.
Full Job Description
UEG is looking for a seasoned Associate Creative Director-Art to work on a strong roster of influential brands across entertainment, sports, lifestyle, food and beverage, tech, hospitality, fashion, and consumer goods brands. This role calls for a big thinker able to ideate culturally relevant, PR-able ideas capable of generating national earned media, from conception to creation. The right candidate will leverage their passion for cultural trends in social, sports, fashion, beauty, music, and design to create everything from stunts, IRL experiences and events, to traditional TVC and radio campaigns in a fast-paced environment.

Our team drives some of the world's most buzz-worthy work, like Samsung's Live on the Edge, the Kith x Tony the Tiger partnership, and launch of adidas' latest line of golf shorts at the 2026 PGA Tour Championship. Here, we don't just follow culture; we aim to change it.

This is not a plug-and-play role. As an earned-first agency, we shape our ideas around the story we want to tell-not the media plan. What we sell in shifts with every brief - one day it's a reactive TikTok idea, the next it's a 360 campaign with PR, influencer, digital, and brand film components. We're looking for sharp thinkers and culture junkies who thrive in creative chaos. Most of the work we do is project-based, so you should be well-versed and built to handle the ups and downs of heavily pitch-based work.

You Should Be:
  • Strategic and collaborative, with a proven track record of big ideas and big wins
  • Experienced in 360 campaigns with an earned-first mindset
  • Obsessed with making smart, standout, award-winning work
  • Passionate about trends, internet culture, music, entertainment and sports, with an eye towards nuance and craft.
  • Able to thrive in cross-functional environments, uniting creative, strategy, production, social and more to produce breakthrough work.
  • Ego-free, self-starting, and deeply team- and detail-oriented


This is a chance to work with a best-in-class creative crew that's passionate about making great work. If any of this sounds like you, we'd love to meet you.

Responsibilities
  • Work in partnership with an Associate Creative Director-Copywriter and at the direction of creative leadership to concept and plan execution of integrated campaigns and programs across a wide range of media and platforms, especially social, digital, video, experiences and content
  • Create and design campaign ideas for client projects and new business pitches that are earned-first and social by design
  • Work in concert with a wide range of specialties including account, strategy, project management, and influencer
  • Develop tactics which bring creative concepts to life and achieve program objectives
  • Manage multiple jobs simultaneously; managing and providing direction to other team members as needed
  • Work closely with a project manager and production partners to schedule projects and coordinate production
  • Prepare and present client creative presentations; drive client-approval process
  • Work effectively with external vendors and internal colleagues to complete projects within timeframe and budget


Qualifications
  • At least 6 years' experience managing day-to-day changes at every level of detail and handling them with a team-oriented, entrepreneurial spirit
  • A bachelor's degree, preferably in Fine Arts, Advertising or Graphic Design, or relevant work experience
  • Experience maintaining client contact as needed and assisting with budget and schedule development
  • Ability to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment
  • A professional-level mastery of industry standard design software and tools including the full suite of Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Production experience in art direction and design for video, digital and social platforms
  • Pride in your previous work and the ability to speak to it clearly and concisely during the interview process


Applications submitted without a portfolio will not be considered.

$105,000-175,000 per year

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An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.

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