Saatchi & Saatchi

Vice President Director, Creative

Saatchi & Saatchi$129K — $207K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 10+ years in a competitive creative agency, focusing on social and multimedia work.
  • Track record of successful creative cross-channel campaigns.
  • Must possess energy, humor, and a curious nature, with a straightforward and respectful demeanor.
  • Recognition through awards is appreciated but innovative problem-solving is paramount.
  • Experience with Interactive Advertising Tools (IAT) is advantageous.
  • Familiarity with generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL•E for ideation and content generation is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Conceptualize and strategize multi-platform initiatives with emphasis on social media.
  • Leverage strategic insights and storytelling to effectively sell ideas.
  • Manage the development and execution of both large-scale campaigns and smaller projects.
  • Lead teams while appreciating and understanding the craftsmanship involved.
  • Build trusting relationships with stakeholders for risk-taking.
  • Collaborate with agency resources in strategy, media, data analytics, and technology.
  • Motivate and manage team members, focusing on their career development.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage including dental and vision.
  • Disability insurance to support employee protection.
  • 401K plan to encourage financial savings.
  • Parental and family care leave for supportive work-life balance.
  • Family forming assistance to support diverse family structures.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continuing education opportunities.
  • Flexible time off to promote well-being and work-life integration.
Full Job Description
Overview

Job Responsibilities:
  • Have a proven track record of thinking conceptually and strategically across multiple platforms, with a particular focus on social.
  • Understand the value of strategic insights, experiences and storytelling to create and sell your ideas.
  • Oversee the development and execution of everything from large-scale, multi-channel campaigns to small, one-time projects.
  • Direct teams in execution with an appreciation and understanding of craft.
  • Build relationships internally and externally that enable stakeholders to trust you when taking risks.
  • Partner with agency capabilities including strategy, media, DnA and tech.
  • Motivate and manage direct reports, working with creative operations on career development.

Responsibilities

Who you are:
  • You live and breathe online culture and the latest social media trends.
  • You're comfortable leading a team, but happy to create and execute work when the time calls for it.
  • Youthrive in a team environment, bringing humor, charm, kindness, and creative energy to every project. You work well with other high-performing creatives to deliver standout, polished content.
  • You understand Gen-Z culture and can translate it into thumb-stopping brand social content that resonates with this audience.

Qualifications

Required:
  • Four-year degree and at least ten years at a competitive creative agency. Work should include strong social first work, along with digital and multimedia experience.
  • Proven track record of successful creative work, along with expertise developing cross-channel campaigns.
  • 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.
  • Experience with IAT's is a plus.
  • 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.

Compensation Range: USD $129,485.00 - USD $207,324.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 9/15/2026.

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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