Associate Creative Director, Art (Open to Remote in US)

Company Description

CoLab is a fully integrated, cross-discipline team that provides best-in-class services in a fluid and modular way. With our clients at the center, we create brand movement at the speed of people’s lives by connecting real-time data with world-class creative, content, and media in service of growth and Return on investment. 

CoLab is a “power of one” solution, encompassing data, media, and production. By drawing from across the vast Publicis Groupe network, we are uniquely positioned to deliver innovation and specialized skills to our clients, as well as enriching opportunities and inclusive benefits to our employees. We pride ourselves on combining the atmosphere of a startup company with the stability and experience of a global leader.

Job Description

The Associate Creative Director (ACD) is responsible for leading the creative work that is produced on two or three accounts, depending on the account size. This leadership role includes assigning teams, inspiring those teams to consistently product exceptional concepts and final work, and working closely with account management to ensure that our clients are satisfied with the quality of our creative work, the value of our services, and our responsiveness to their needs. 

Specifically, the ACD, ART has the following responsibilities: 

Creative/Hands-on Work (40%) 

• Help develop and review creative briefs that provide strategic insight and creative inspiration 
• Work with ACD, Copy to produce standout and strategically focused concepts and campaigns 
• Take on appropriate projects and own them, start to finish 
• Manage and work independently, under tight deadlines, while juggling multiple projects 
• Estimate art hours 
• Participate in client meetings  
• Lead concept presentations 
• Attend market research as appropriate 
• Share responsibility with planning to shape strategic branding 

Management (30%) 

• Assign creative teams best suited for each project based on ability and workload 
• Manage workloads to maximize productivity of the art team, ensuring that everyone is busy and billable 
• Work closely with art, editorial and project management departments to ensure that deadlines and budgets are met 
• Provide written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews, as well as ongoing feedback throughout the year (written when requested) 
• Identify and Interview prospective creative candidates 

Leadership (30%) 

• Become the creative voice for your accounts 
• Develop good relationships with your clients 
• Work with account management to grow our business at existing clients 
• Work with creative management to address performance, workflow, and quality issues and develop long-range plans for the creative group 
• Lead the creative teams in development …