Circa - IPG DXTRA
Freelance Creative Director
Circa - IPG DXTRA, Chicago, IL
Current Global is an award-winning global communications agency that puts humanity at the heart of everything we do, from our internal culture to the way we help clients understand that people want to connect with companies and brands as real and human as they are.
A member of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG) and The Weber Shandwick Collective, our footprint spans Asia, Europe, MENAT, North and South America with strength and depth across corporate, consumer, health, and technology communications. Our dynamic team of public relations, marketing, and integrated media experts works with some of the world's most iconic companies and brands to develop highly strategic and creative campaigns, collaborating across four talent communities: Client Experience, Insights, Creative, and Integrated Media.
The best ideas come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds, and experiences, which is why we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are mission critical to building strong teams, cultivating great leaders, and creating an agency where everyone can do their best work. At Current Global, difference is valued, equality is a mandate, and inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. A Fast Company World Changing Idea, Accessible by Design is our commitment that all communication we create will meet the highest accessibility standards to reach people with sight, hearing, and cognitive disabilities.
POSITION PROFILE.
Current Global is looking for a dynamic and entrepreneurial Freelance Creative Director with a copywriting background to lead key accounts and projects within our Health and Consumer verticals. This candidate is a highly conceptual and strategic thinker with a strong repertoire of storytelling skills. They have deep experience creating innovative campaigns that drive earned media and transformative results. The Creative Director must have excellent presentation and client-facing skills along with the ability to juggle multiple projects at once. They are the consummate collaborator and comfortable working within fluid team structures.
This candidate will be responsible for developing narratives, scripts, advertising copy, and supporting language for a range of clients, channels and creative platforms. They will contribute to work across agency, including new business efforts and internal marketing campaigns. The Creative Director will lead creative projects from concept to execution and help mentor junior creative talent.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Current Global is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We recruit qualified applications without regard to age, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or citizenship status.
California residents who are past or current applicants, see our California Consumer Privacy Act Notice.
We make our careers website accessible to all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppA[redacted]. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors. Rather, it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.
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We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppA[redacted]. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.
A member of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG) and The Weber Shandwick Collective, our footprint spans Asia, Europe, MENAT, North and South America with strength and depth across corporate, consumer, health, and technology communications. Our dynamic team of public relations, marketing, and integrated media experts works with some of the world's most iconic companies and brands to develop highly strategic and creative campaigns, collaborating across four talent communities: Client Experience, Insights, Creative, and Integrated Media.
The best ideas come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds, and experiences, which is why we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are mission critical to building strong teams, cultivating great leaders, and creating an agency where everyone can do their best work. At Current Global, difference is valued, equality is a mandate, and inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. A Fast Company World Changing Idea, Accessible by Design is our commitment that all communication we create will meet the highest accessibility standards to reach people with sight, hearing, and cognitive disabilities.
POSITION PROFILE.
Current Global is looking for a dynamic and entrepreneurial Freelance Creative Director with a copywriting background to lead key accounts and projects within our Health and Consumer verticals. This candidate is a highly conceptual and strategic thinker with a strong repertoire of storytelling skills. They have deep experience creating innovative campaigns that drive earned media and transformative results. The Creative Director must have excellent presentation and client-facing skills along with the ability to juggle multiple projects at once. They are the consummate collaborator and comfortable working within fluid team structures.
This candidate will be responsible for developing narratives, scripts, advertising copy, and supporting language for a range of clients, channels and creative platforms. They will contribute to work across agency, including new business efforts and internal marketing campaigns. The Creative Director will lead creative projects from concept to execution and help mentor junior creative talent.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES.
- Creatively interpret strategy vision of client's business.
- Lead healthcare and consumer style accounts.
- Liaise with client teams to ensure alignment with client objectives.
- Establish and set quality standards for the creative team.
- Collaborate and concept across integrated teams and platforms.
- Foster a culture of creative innovation, excellence, and accountability.
- Mentor staff, receive and provide constructive feedback.
- Remain current, sharing industry best practices, trends, and techniques.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS.
- 10+ years' experience in Creative Director role, preferably at an agency.
- Experience in script, content, and creative writing.
- Experience delivering creative campaigns for earned, owned and paid strategies.
- Experience in PR and digital (social, content, video, media, influencer).
- Excellent presenter and persuasive speaker.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Current Global is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We recruit qualified applications without regard to age, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or citizenship status.
California residents who are past or current applicants, see our California Consumer Privacy Act Notice.
We make our careers website accessible to all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppA[redacted]. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors. Rather, it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.
#LI-KG1
We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppA[redacted]. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.