Associate Creative Director, Copy

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At Edelman, we believe brands have the responsibility to reflect and move culture. We advocate for ideas based on real insights and sound strategic opportunities. We then challenge ourselves to bring them to life with creative that speaks to people, not nded 68 years ago as public relations firm, crafting messages was and is part of what Edelman is, but we’ve evolved into a perennial award-winning creative agency.

Our number one goal is building ideas that earn attention of their own merits and inspire sharing. To do that, we lean into what people care about and want to talk about and show our brands how we can serve those communities. We create work that captures journalists’ attention and generates coverage because the ideas are timely, relevant, push on cultural tensions, and have social purpose at the core.

Specifically, we are looking for an Associate Creative Director, who can concept, craft and produce creative ideas across multiple accounts and projects. You must be self-motivated, detailed, and dedicated to bringing in ideas that are earned centric and social by design. You will be client-facing and collaborate with a cross-capability team to sell in work that solves real business problems.

This is not a plug-and-play role. As an earned-first agency, we shape our ideas around the story we want to tell—not the media plan. What we sell in shifts with every brief – one day it's a reactive Tik Tok idea, the next it's a 360 campaign with PR, influencer, digital, and brand film components. We’re looking for sharp thinkers and culture junkies who thrive in creative chaos.

You should be:

A social-first thinker fluent in Tik Tok, Instagram, apps we’ve never heard of, and niche internet subcultures

Strategic and collaborative, with a proven track record of big ideas and big wins Experienced in 360 campaigns with an earned-first mindset

Obsessed with making smart, standout, award-winning work

Ego-free, self-starting, and deeply team-oriented

This is a chance to work with a best-in-class creative crew that’s picked up wins all the way to Cannes. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life—we’d love to meet you.

Responsibilities :

Work in partnership with an Associate Creative Director, Art and at the direction of creative leadership to concept and plan execution of integrated campaigns and programs across a wide range of media and platforms, especially social, digital, video, experiences and content

Create and design campaign ideas for client projects and new business pitches that are earned-first and social by design

Work in concert with a wide range of specialties including account, strategy, project management, and influencer

Develop tactics which bring creative concepts to life and achieve program objectives

Manage multiple jobs simultaneously; managing and providing direction to other team members as needed

Work closely with a project manager and production partners to schedule projects and coordinate production

Prepare and present client creative presentations;
Drive client approval process

Work effectively with external vendors and internal colleagues to complete projects within timeframe and budget

Basic Qualifications :

At least 6 years' experience managing day-to-day changes at every level of detail and handling them with a team oriented, entrepreneurial spiritA bachelor’s degree, preferably in Fine Arts, Advertising or Graphic Design or equivalent experience

Additional qualifications include :

Experience managing day-to-day changes at every level of detail and handling them with a team oriented, entrepreneurial spirit

Experience maintaining client contact as needed and assist with budget and schedule development

Ability to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environmentA professional-level mastery of industry standard design software and tools including the full suite of…