Associate Creative Director - Design

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 - Design based in our Minneapolis headquarters to assists in leading a roster of clients, acting as a lead designer in a client-relationship role.

What You'll Do

The Associate Creative Director – Design 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
• 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 experience (most within a creative-driven shop)
• Bachelors degree in Design, Art School or Advertising School Graduate (e.g. BFA in Design)
• Proven ability to relate to, communicate with and motivate employees to sustained high performance and quality levels
• Fluent in all the latest design software
• Demonstrated large client direction and internal team relationship skills
• Must be active, hands-on designer and director
• 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
• Recognition in the field and award-winning