About the role:
We are hiring a Creative Director who will inspire and lead a creative team to make a difference to consumers' behavior by influencing change through ideas, creativity and the use of technology. Your role is to make a difference to digital communications, marketing and advertising, and to inspire our client's brands.
Contributing to OLIVER's founding values: Ambition, Imagination, Inclusion, Inspiration, Learning and Results; you will be excited about being part of our success. You will thrive when faced with new challenges and will constantly strive to improve the way things are done for our clients.
What you will be doing:

• Deliver and inspire award-winning work from both yourself and others who work with you, influencing where appropriate a dramatic change through ideas, creativity and the use of technology.
• Consistently deliver a number of successful solutions and high-quality work to clients on time.
• High level internal and external client satisfaction.
• High level of team satisfaction.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Learn new skills and stay abreast of technical and digital developments, and successfully apply them to work practices to help improve processes and procedures.
• Participate in a number of pitches and/or deliver pro-active work to drive organic growth.

What you need to be great in this role:
Concept and design

• Create award winning work. Take the time, care and responsibility to moderate ideas, assess strategic direction and deliver innovation with a view to create industry leading and mould breaking work across all relevant client consumer touch-points - from social media, digital advertising, ecommerce to activations, campaigns and everything in between.
• Review concepts and design work from an assigned group of clients and provide effective direction and feedback.
• Prioritize multiple projects and their components to maintain high creativity and delivery.
• Resolve key strategic issues with a high degree of creativity.
• Responsible for creative output and complete ownership of issues, always finding an appropriate resolution.
• Identify key pieces of award-winning work and ensure work is entered for the most appropriate awards.
• Contribute to the award entry process, if necessary, create additional supporting assets and check quality control of award entries.
• Manage client expectations, anticipate issues before they occur and communicate appropriately.
• Work with functions across the Company to ensure excellent communications and foster a collaborative work environment.
• Continually provide feedback to, and consultation with, all levels of staff.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of all areas of the creative industry using new developments to ensure that the Creative department produces world-class work.
• Support industry events, raising the profile of OLIVER externally.
• Lead the development of existing and new relationships with appropriate colleges across the client network.

Management

• Provide creative leadership, motivating the Creative department to produce award-winning work that is exceptional and commercial.
• Look for processes that need improvement and drive implementation of changes and solutions to ensure all creative work meets the OLIVER scale's standards.
• Guide, teach and mentor senior members of the Creative department in developing ideas further.
• Conduct regular team and individual meetings including annual performance reviews, highlighting any performance issues early and managing in a professional manner.
• Identify team members training needs and support arrangements and initiatives for training.
• Keep team informed of company news and decisions.
• Identify permanent recruitment needs. Interview and assess potential candidates on behalf of the Creative department.
• Make recommendations on the financial management of the Creative department including training, events and equipment.
• Ensure direct reports are meeting utilisation and billability targets, completing timesheets accurately and on time.
• Work with Resource Management to manage workload including sourcing OLIVER talent or freelancers when internal resources are exhausted.
• Ensure there is knowledge sharing across accounts using appropriate methods.

Qualifications and experience

• Proven experience working as an Associate Creative Director or Creative Director.
• Experience working in a creative/agency/consultancy environment.
• Has successfully run multiple simultaneous projects.
• Demonstrated creative success in leading collaborative multi-functional teams including project planning.
• Exceptional information presentation (visual and written) experience.
• Experience developing/leading client relationships.
• Experience in, and enthusiasm for, a broad range of marketing platforms, including content creation, digital and social advertising, brand activations, campaigns and the use of Gen AI.
• Proven track record generating new business.
• Extensive experience with all the relevant software packages and hardware, and a working knowledge of emerging platforms.
• A degree Marketing, Communications, Visual Studies or other advertising-related field preferred but not compulsory.
• At the time of this posting, the base salary for this position may range from $170,000 to $180,000 Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. The range listed is just one component of OLIVER's total compensation package.
• This role will be performed hybrid working out of Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Practitioner skills

• Creative leadership skills - the ability to provide clear creative direction on all projects. Make excellent creative judgement calls at all times and gain the support of others to complete a task to the best outcome.
• Client liaison skills - Work to forge a fruitful and trusting relationship with clients and accept responsibility for ensuring the client's creative requirements are fully understood and correctly implemented.

Managerial capabilities

• Team configuration and operational management - deploy team resources in the most appropriate way to meet day-to-day challenges, ensuring the successful delivery of all projects and the smooth running of the department as a whole. Work with the Company's Senior Management team to strengthen, restructure or redeploy the team against business and customer needs as they occur.
• Team development and training - identify team's development needs together with general and specialist training requirements. Where possible, source or originate internal training solutions.
• Prioritize development and training needs based on business objectives and individual's risk of attrition.
• Stakeholder management - keep stakeholders informed of project progress at all times and manage expectations proactively.

Leadership attributes

• Thinks strategically - evaluates risks.
• Inspires creativity and innovation - facilitates knowledge sharing.
• Drives results - holds self and others accountable to high performance standards.
• Builds teams - provides challenging work assignments and development opportunities.
• Exhibits professional excellence - earns the trust and respect of colleagues, partners and clients.
• Builds relationships - facilitates win-win situations.
• Communicates effectively - effectively persuades others to support ideas.
• Champions change - builds commitment to change.

Req ID: 9145
About OLIVER:
OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brand's organization - delivering more effective work at the speed and flexibility required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique methodology, and supported by bespoke technology, we design, build, and operate specialist, custom creative ecosystem with our clients. We believe that proximity enables better collaboration, leading to better marketing solutions.
Established in 2004, our model is now driven by nearly 3,000 people worldwide, working across more than 200 custom creative ecosystems in over 25 countries. We are the undisputed leader in our space, which means we carry the responsibility and humility that comes with breaking new ground, continually evolving one of the most transformative agency models in history. People who join OLIVER come to us from all stages of their careers, from entry-level to agency veteran. They find a culture of entrepreneurism, direct and meaningful client impact, deep collaboration across offices and teams, and frankly, a bit of the unknown. If you're most comfortable in safe, predictable environments, OLIVER may not be for you. That said, we will also give you the support, tools, feedback, and recognition to be your best - we want you to achieve what you strive for. The opportunities for growth are as wide as you can make them.
Our Values and how to live them

• Ambition. You look for opportunities to deliver greater value to those around you
• Imagination. You identify a range of solutions to problems
• Inspiration. You lead by example and encourage others
• Inclusion. You are actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations
• Learning . You have excellent listening skills that helps you to learn from our clients and those around you
• Results. You accept responsibility for your action

We've set ambitious, market-leading environmental and social goals around sustainability at OLIVER. We have committed to be net zero by 2030 and take far reaching action on DE&I in the sector. We expect everyone to contribute to our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.
Inside Ideas Group and its' affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All suitable applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.
Inside Ideas Group and its affiliates and subsidiaries have an internal recruitment department. IIG does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.