Associate Creative Director - Copy

It's time to open the door to your creative possibilities. Door C, the global creative and interactive arm of Carlson Marketing Worldwide, has merged new talent and fresh perspective with the latest marketing technology.  A top 10 global marketing agency, with over 75 Fortune 1,000 clients like The Home Depot, Sprint, Saturn, British Airways, Guinness and ESPN, we integrate the brightest ideas with the most sophisticated execution to fuel client growth.

What We Need

We are seeking an Associate Creative Director - Copy to assist in leading a roster of clients, acting as a lead writer in a client-relationship role.

What You'll Do

The Associate Creative Director – Copy supports creative directors as second management level, assisting in current and new business and recruiting and developing staff by:

• Establishing and maintaining high creative standards
• Ensuring fresh thinking, strong relationships and award-winning work
• Providing mentorship direction and guidance to other team members
• Participating in developing ideas for new business and may be assigned high profile client accounts
• Generating, communicating, and executing creative work via the written word
• Building strong credibility and good working relationships with clients
• Selecting and directing internal and external teams
• Presenting concepts to internal and external teams
• Overseeing some projects and teams, providing mentorship and creative strategy
• Helping set overall direction with Account/Client team
• Communicating direction and status to broader agency team
• Interpreting creative briefs and creating concepts
• Promoting awareness of Carlson Marketing through active participation in industry associations

What You'll Need

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in agency or design firm
• Bachelors degree in Design, Journalism or Communications
• Portfolio demonstrating strong creative copywriting concepts and execution
• Must be fluent and experienced in writing for print and online
• Present persuasively to clients with excellent client facing skills
• Self-directed, responsible, able to meet deadlines
• Stays current and on-trend in the industry
• Diverse multi-disciplinary experience, including but not limited to: retail, promotions, retail merchandising and environments, packaging, identity advertising (both print and broadcast), direct, interactive, collateral systems, and brand image design
• Range of award winning client experiences