Associate Creative Director

Associate Creative Director - Full-Time - Dania Beach, FL

Location: Dania Beach, FL
On-Site requirement: 5 days per week
Rate / Salary Range: $90-$100K
Timeline for hire: 3 rounds of interviews, ideally hiring within the month or so

Job Description
Our client, an award-winning full-service agency, is seeking a Full-Time Associate Creative Director to join their team in Dania Beach, FL. This leadership role supports the Creative Director in guiding the overall creative direction of the agency, managing 3-5 designers, and driving innovative, results-oriented campaigns across multiple media platforms.

This position is 5 days on-site (they are strict about this) and they are looking to hire for the position immediately! 

To be considered, we and the client need to see proven:

• Agency experience
• Team management oversight
• Campaign art direction & design work across digital and print ( branding)
• Any hospitality client experience called out in an application

Looking forward to reviewing your application!
 

Responsibilities:

• Lead concepting, branding, and design across all creative disciplines.
• Develop and execute campaigns across print, digital, social, outdoor, and video.
• Manage and mentor creative team members and interns.
• Present creative work with clarity and confidence to internal stakeholders and clients.
• Support digital and social media advertising efforts with compelling creative.
• Collaborate with external vendors including photographers, animators, and merchandise partners.
• Build brand narratives and campaign-level creative strategies.
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions and develop smart, effective design solutions.
• Produce production-ready designs and layouts, and create visually engaging presentations.
• Ensure all visual work aligns with brand guidelines or assist in developing new ones.
• Generate original content across digital, social, video, experiential, and co-creation platforms.
• Stay current with social media best practices, innovative media trends, and analytics.
• Work effectively both independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the President/Chief Executive Officer.

Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience in art direction and/or design within a creative agency or department (advertising, digital, social media).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide a creative team.
• Formal education in advertising design and conceptual thinking is preferred.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator).
• Skilled in presentation tools such as PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Keynote.
• Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately under tight deadlines.

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Paid Time Off & Sick Hours:

• 56 Sick/PTO hours (equivalent to 7 days).
• Additional 56 hours accrued annually on each one-year anniversary, with a carry-over limit of 112 hours.

Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan available after 90 days.

Additional Benefits:

• Vacation: 2 weeks (10 days) after one year of employment.
• Medical Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental

Paid Holidays (9 Days)