Associate Director, Creative
Content + Source + Freshness • 17 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Solid value due to the brand reputation and emphasis on innovative creative solutions, balanced with the challenges of a competitive environment.
- Salary range: $105,165.00 - $165,485.00/year
- Leadership role in a leading global agency
- Opportunities for creative innovation and team leadership
- Must have extensive agency experience
Pros
- Prestigious line of work with prominent brands
- Potential for substantial creative and career development
- Team-oriented environment with cross-functional collaboration
Cons
- High standards for creativity and a strong portfolio required
- Competitive application process with scarce openings
- Potential for long hours during project deadlines
Who it's for
Senior / Lead • Office-based with some remote opportunities
Good fit
- Established creative professionals
- Leaders with a passion for multimedia projects
- Candidates eager for a competitive environment
Not recommended for
- New entrants to the creative field
- Those desiring a non-collaborative role
- Individuals looking for less demanding schedules
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Present in over 100 countries and employing nearly 80,000 professionals, Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Publicis Groupe is listed on the Euronext Paris [FR0000130577] and is part of the CAC 40 index. Active across the entire value chain, Publicis Groupe offers its major clients a transversal, unified and fluid model allowing them access to all the Groupe’s tools and expertise around the world through the mantra "The Power of One.”
Overview
- Help lead teams in the development and execution of everything from large-scale, multi-channel campaigns to small, one-time projects.
- Understand the value of strategic insights, experiences and storytelling to create and sell your ideas.
- Direct teams in execution with an appreciation and understanding of craft of both art direction and copywriting.
- Partner with agency capabilities including strategy, media, DnA and tech to help inform the work.
- Build relationships internally and externally.
Qualifications
- Four-year degree and at least six years at a competitive creative agency. Work should include strong brand-building, digital and multimedia experience, and a track record of successful creative work, along with experience working on cross-channel campaigns.
- A portfolio showcasing 360 campaign ideas, with social at the head.
- Experience working on and leading productions.
- Examples of work on CPG brands is a plus.
- Energy, a sense of humor, and an open and curious mind — yes, these things really do matter. So does being straightforward, candid and, above all, respectful — of the work and your peers.
- Awards are a nice bonus, but original breakthrough ideas and real creative problem-solving are even better.
- Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.
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