DDB · 2 days ago
Creative Director (Art)
Chicago
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$185K/yr - $220K/yr
10+ years expDDB Chicago is a communications agency dedicated to making creative work that works. The Creative Director will lead and contribute to work across the entire marketing ecosystem, focusing on making the U.S. Army an irresistible life choice for young Americans while inspiring and guiding creative teams.
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Responsibilities
Lead and contribute to work across the entire marketing ecosystem—broadcast film, media partnerships, social content, experiential, digital design, and everything in between
Sell brand platform ideas and rigorous systematic solutions to Army leaders—stakeholders who aren’t marketers—so your work needs to inspire, clarify, and withstand scrutiny
Motivate creative teams to consistently hone their craft and deliver outstanding work
Qualification
Required
10+ years in a fast-paced agency environment
5+ years as a supervisor leading multidisciplinary teams and mentoring creative talent with empathy
Award-winning conceptual and design skills
Able to direct and inspire work across film, digital, social, CRM, website, experiential, and integrated campaigns
Mastery in the art of narrative storytelling and film craft
Ability to tailor the content approach to consumption behaviors on various media platforms and social channels
Expert at implementing, adapting, and evolving brand identity systems at scale
Able to think in UX structures, evaluation frameworks, and atomic design
Deep understanding of the digital and social landscape
Able to flex conceptually across all channels and keep up with rapidly changing advancements
Strong command of industry-standard software and AI tools
Effectively present, sell, and defend creative work to senior leadership (and non-marketers) in the Army
Clearly communicate in the form of impactful, artful decks
Comfortable joining forces with the strategy team to pull data and insights that instigate, inform, or sell creative solutions
Highly organized and responsive facilitator of collaboration
Ability to seamlessly blend working teams with various superpowers across the nine agencies that support the Army marketing contract
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
Generous Time Off
Paid parental leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Family Planning Assistance
Stock Discounts
Transit Discounts
LinkedIn Learning Access
Employee Assistance Programs
Company
DDB
DDB is a worldwide marketing communications network and Services.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Emma Montgomery
Chief Executive Officer
Juan Carlos Ortíz
President & CEO DDB Latina (Spain, USA, Latin America)
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