What are the responsibilities and job description for the Creative Director: Social Media position at Sphere Digital Recruitment Group?
Our clietn a leading social media agency is seeking a Creative Director with a strong art direction background to shape bold, visually driven, culturally relevant work for top brands. This role is ideal for a hands-on creative leader who lives and breathes social, understands internet culture, and knows how to turn insights into scroll-stopping visual ideas.
As Creative Director, you’ll lead the visual and creative vision across multiple social-first campaigns, overseeing concept development through execution. You’ll partner closely with strategy, account, and production teams to deliver work that is high-craft, platform-native, and performance-driven.
What You’ll Do
- Own and elevate the visual creative vision across social campaigns and always-on content
- Lead art-led concepting for pitches, launches, and brand moments across platforms (IG, TikTok, YouTube, X, etc.)
- Set and maintain a high bar for design, motion, and visual storytelling
- Guide and mentor a team of creatives (designers, art directors, editors, and copy partners)
- Ensure work is culturally fluent, visually distinctive, and natively built for each platform
- Collaborate with strategy and accounts to translate insights into compelling visual systems and ideas
- Present creative work confidently to internal teams and senior clients
- Stay ahead of visual trends, formats, creators, and emerging social behaviors
What We’re Looking For
- 8 years of creative experience, ideally within a social, digital, or integrated agency
- A strong foundation in art direction with a sharp visual POV
- Proven experience leading social-first creative, not simply adapting traditional work
- A portfolio showcasing bold ideas, strong visual systems, and platform fluency
- Experience managing and inspiring creative teams
- Comfort selling visual ideas and creative direction to senior stakeholders
- Passion for culture, design, and what’s next in social
Why Join
- Work with a highly creative, collaborative team
- Create visually iconic work where culture happens
- Opportunity to shape creative standards and agency direction
- Competitive compensation benefits
- Flexible / hybrid work environment (location dependent)
Salary : $170,000 - $190,000