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Creative Director

Tombras
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2026
Tombras, a 450 person full-service global ad agency with a digital mindset is seeking a Creative Director, Social Media for our Creative Social Team.

You’ll be joining one of the top independent agencies in North America. Connecting Data & Creativity for Business Results® is working for our clients and creating a flywheel affect fueling both client and agency growth. You’ll be a part of a highly creative agency that has been recognized by AdAge, Adweek, Communication Arts, Fast Company, Forbes and Fortune. Tombras was recently named 2025 AdAge Agency of the year and 2024 AdAge Independent Agency of the Year.

Our Creative Social Team has made some of your favorite work on the internet – from MoonPie tweets to Steak-umm activations in the metaverse and ads for dozens of beloved national brands. Though not posting content or managing brand DMs themselves, the Creative Social team works closely with other departments to create world-class social first campaigns across all digital media and ensure real-time trends and the latest platform features are utilized.

Where you'll be working: Knoxville. Relocation assistance may be provided.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Connecting brands to real people in real-time, all the time
  • Working closely with the CCO, Group Creative Directors and Creative Directors to implement the vision and direction for the client and team.
  • Leading and directing cross-disciplinary development and execution of short-term (project specific) and long-term (account specific) creative strategies for a variety of clients across various industries including CPG, beverage/alcohol, QSR and casual dining, retail, fitness, fashion, automotive, and government
  • Collaborating with creative directors, art directors, copywriters, strategists, videographers and photographers, editors, designers, and animators. All in-house.
  • Coordinating with creative director and resource manager in projections for, and assignment of, creative discipline group members to client projects.
  • Working on everything from high-level brand concepting and ideation to daily execution on client deliverables
  • Presenting concepts to agency leadership and clients with confidence.

What You Bring

  • 7-10 years experience
  • Desire to create award winning advertising with a team of highly motivated creatives
  • Team management and client facing experience
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships, internally and with clients
  • Ability to apply conceptual strategy, brainstorm facilitation, day-to-day directing of a project to completion
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite as well as excellent design and animation skills
  • Working knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Reddit, and other emerging social media platforms
  • An attitude of positivity and exploration

Why You'll Want To Work At Tombras

  • Family - It comes first, on every list. Tombras has been family-run since day 1, we strive to facilitate a family-oriented environment rooted in supporting one another.
  • Dog-friendly offices
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
  • Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee dependents
  • 401(k) Participation
  • Employer-paid Dental & Vision
  • A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.

Want more reasons to work at Tombras? Check out the latest Tombras News and Our Values.

Tombras is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Tombras is an E-Verify employer and participates in the E-Verify program.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Job may require traveling overnight, driving long distances as required and sitting for extended periods of time with occasional walking and standing and occasionally lifting or carrying articles weighing less than 10 pounds.

Remote employees must be based in the United States.

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