Creative Director

SPCSHP, part of independent group MSQ Partners, has spent 25 years helping brands make meaningful human connections through curiosity and belief. As a diverse community of creative specialists, we like to think of ourselves as “explorers, not settlers” — building partnerships with ambitious brands including such as Chase, Dairy Queen, BOTOX® Cosmetic, Early Warning and Dropbox. With a range of proprietary offerings and tools and a team of over 100 diverse crew members, we are constantly growing and are thrilled by the prospect of you joining our next endeavor.

We are looking for an exceptional Creative Director. We are seeking a creative leader who can lead in the development of big, brand-building ideas that are channel-agnostic. The ideal candidate for this role would be conceptual, strategic, and collaborative. Be able to extract amazing thoughts and ideas from your creative teams. The ability to mentor creative, give clear direction, and give constructive criticism is essential. You should also be capable of crafting your own big ideas and experiences and represent the agency’s creative output in client presentations.

Requirements

Role + Responsibilities:

• Provide overall thought-leadership for clients in the area of creative solutions
• Present creative to clients, and manage feedback and expectations  
• Oversee all creative development from concept to final delivery for all agency clients
• Provide proactive contributions to the client’s business, demonstrating best-in-class campaigns 
• Drive collaboration with mainline and marketing objectives to ensure an integrated, synergistic creative approach
• Create an optimum structure to provide effective, efficient development of creative product
• Allocate appropriate personnel for all creative assignments
• Monitor all project milestones, deliverables, and risks to account leaders and senior management, communicating progress, issues, and accomplishments
• Work with Account leads to secure and drive new initiatives for clients
• Oversee flawless delivery of creative deliverables in progress and the final product
• Monitor overall quality of agency creative output providing direction and leadership
• Prepare and deliver presentations representing the creative with in-depth knowledge of why choices are being made
• Supervise, support and inspire creative leadership throughout the agency
• Accurately communicate team’s efforts internally / externally and reward success within the team
• Ensure strong morale through open and constant communication and team 

Skills + Experience:

• 8+ years in a creative role in an advertising agency including 4 years in a management position
• Your portfolio demonstrates your innovative work for top-tier brands
• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in an associated field
• Strong client experience including the ability to present agency work and manage client feedback 
• Experience across all communications channels and business categories

Benefits

The salary band for this role is $180,000 - $190,000. Where a prospective new hire's base salary will fall within this band depends on several factors including their qualifications and experience, the skill level required in the role, market rates, and the salaries of existing crew members at SPCSHP within the same role to maintain equity.