VP,CREATIVE DIRECTOR Role Overview As a VP, Creative Director at /prompt, you scale your creative expertise - directing multiple creative teams and leading work across brands or client groups. You balance a deep understanding of creative craft with organizational perspective.
You provide direction across both art and copy disciplines, guiding creative teams to deliver high-quality ideas that are strategically grounded and culturally relevant. You validate strategy, strengthen creative approaches, and help shape the way ideas move through the agency.
At this stage, you're a seasoned creative with 12+ years of experience and proven success leading multiple workstreams. You understand how to motivate teams, manage cross-functional collaboration, and keep creative excellence consistent at scale. You're both a strategic partner to leadership and an active creative voice in the room - capable of translating vision into execution across teams, brands, and platforms
Skillset - Deep expertise in leading and overseeing multiple creative teams across brands or client groups
- Demonstrated ability to validate strategy and strengthen creative approaches on even the most ambiguous projects
- Brings strong judgment across both visual and written communication, ensuring art and copy work together to strengthen campaigns and executions
- Skilled in aligning creative ideas with brand and business objectives to drive impact and differentiation
- Strong presentation and communication skills - able to articulate creative rationale to clients and senior leadership with confidence and clarity
- Leads teams to develop brave, award-winning work, growing the creative and managerial skills of direct and skip-level reports to drive excellence
- Proficient in guiding teams through concept development, execution, and production, maintaining quality and cohesion across deliverables
- Collaborative and strategic partner to Engagement, Strategy, Audience Experience, and Production leadership
- Champions and enforces agency Standard Operating Procedures, ensuring clarity, consistency, and operational discipline as work moves through the agency
- Serves as a senior creative authority, anchoring client relationships and acting as a trusted leadership partner to Client Experience, Strategy, and Project Management
- Skilled at developing and nurturing creative talent, helping Creative Directors and Associate Creative Directors grow in capability and confidence
- Ability to effectively manage both internal and external creative resources efficiently
- Experienced in managing upwards - keeping executive leadership informed while translating organizational priorities into creative direction
- Expert in expanding the agency's AI footprint - developing new tools, workflows, and best practices that enhance creative efficiency and inspire adoption across teams and the broader organization
Mindset - Growth Mindset: We're looking for people who want to learn and grow as fast as the agency is growing
- Inspirational: Motivates teams and clients through passion, creativity, and clarity of vision - helping others see what's possible
- Collaborative Leader: Builds trust across creative, strategy, and production partners while elevating team performance
- Comfortable with the Ambiguous: Thrives in the unknown - able to create clarity, make direction, and move projects forward even when the path isn't fully defined
- Passionate and Compassionate: Cares deeply about the work and the people who make it
- Brave: Unafraid to push boundaries and champion bold creative ideas
- Resilient: Work, refine, and try again - great work often takes persistence
- Ready to Lead: Leadership isn't optional at this level - you inspire others through both direction and example
- Ready to Work: We have a "working creatives only" culture - everyone pitches in at every level
