DickersonBakker · 1 day ago
Associate Creative Director - DickersonBakker
United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expDickersonBakker is seeking an Associate Creative Director (ACD) to provide senior-level creative direction and quality control across direct response fundraising, major gift, and campaign communications. This role involves overseeing creative work to ensure it is polished, accurate, and aligned with brand strategy before final delivery.
Funding PlatformManagement ConsultingNon Profit
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary reviewer and approver for creative work in its final stages, ensuring readiness for client presentation or production
Apply a consistently high standard for clarity, accuracy, tone, visual execution, and alignment with strategy
Make informed decisions to approve, refine, or redirect creative before it reaches senior leadership
Ensure creative work reflects client brand, donor psychology, and direct response best practices
Provide hands-on creative direction across copy and design for direct mail, email, digital, video, and integrated campaigns
Review and refine messaging, layouts, and storytelling to strengthen donor engagement and response
Partner with writers, designers, and freelancers to improve work quality through clear, actionable feedback
Ensure creative briefs and concepts are executed faithfully and effectively
Write video outlines to detail concepts and then execution for video needs like CTV, digital ads, and campaign videos
Prep for upcoming shoots with details like schedules, shot lists, and communication
Draft interview questions to help guide video requests
Catch errors, inconsistencies, or strategic misalignment before work reaches clients or production
Protect the organization from last-minute creative risk through disciplined review and attention to detail
Ensure compliance with client requirements, legal considerations, and internal standards
Reduce rework and escalation by resolving issues at the appropriate level
Collaborate closely with Creative Services leadership, Digital, Project Management, Account, and Production teams to support smooth execution
Serve as a reliable creative partner who understands timelines, constraints, and operational realities
Maintain clear communication around approvals, revisions, and decision rationale
Help uphold and reinforce creative standards, best practices, and brand consistency across Fundraising Solutions
Identify recurring creative issues or gaps and recommend improvements to workflows or guidelines
Stay current on trends in fundraising, marketing, and creative execution relevant to nonprofit audiences
Qualification
Required
7–10 years of experience in creative roles within fundraising, marketing, or agency environments
Strong creative judgment across both copy and design, with the ability to evaluate work holistically
Deep familiarity with direct response fundraising, donor-centric messaging, and multi-channel campaigns
Exceptional attention to detail and low tolerance for errors or ambiguity
Ability to synthesize strategy into clear creative direction and actionable feedback
Confidence making final decisions without relying on consensus or escalation
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Comfort working with freelance and contract creatives
Ability to travel up to 25%
High personal standard for quality and accountability
Comfortable operating as an authority without formal people management
Calm, decisive, and constructive under deadline pressure
Collaborative, but willing to push back to protect the work
Aligned with DickersonBakker's mission-driven work and faith-based nonprofit clients
Motivated by strengthening creative output rather than owning the spotlight
Preferred
Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) preferred
Prior experience serving as a senior creative contributor or informal creative lead strongly preferred
Experience in direct response fundraising, proposal development, or major gift/campaign communications highly desirable
Company
DickersonBakker
From small grassroots startups to some of the largest multi-national nonprofits, we customize solutions to serve all types and sizes of organizations.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Derric Bakker
President/CEO
Jeff Crabtree
Partner / Senior Vice President
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