Executive Creative Director – Leading, Integrated Marketing & Communications Agency

Executive Creative Director - Leading Integrated Marketing & Communications Agency

A leading full-service marketing and communications agency is seeking an Executive Creative Director to lead creative vision, elevate the quality of work, and inspire creative growth across its portfolio. Known for combining rigorous strategy with bold creativity, the agency partners with major global brands, disruptive businesses, and purpose-driven organizations to develop integrated campaigns that create meaningful cultural and business impact.

This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished creative leader who brings together big-picture conceptual thinking, exceptional craft, strong client leadership, and the ability to inspire high-performing teams. Working closely with senior agency leadership, strategy, account, and creative partners, you will set the creative direction across complex integrated campaigns while ensuring outstanding execution from initial concept through final delivery.

As Executive Creative Director, you will oversee multiple creative teams and accounts, providing strategic and creative leadership while building an environment that encourages collaboration, innovation, and ambitious thinking. You will also play an important role in client relationships, new business opportunities, talent development, and the continued growth of the agency’s creative offering.

• Set and champion the creative vision across accounts, leading the development of highly conceptual, strategically grounded integrated campaigns from initial thinking through final execution
• Lead, motivate, and mentor creative teams, providing clear direction, feedback, and support while fostering a collaborative culture
• Serve as a senior creative partner to clients, presenting ideas with confidence, understanding the bigger strategic picture, and developing trusted, long-standing relationships
• Maintain the integrity and quality of creative output across every stage of development and production, with experience spanning film, digital, social, print, and other integrated channels
• Play a leadership role in new business efforts, helping identify opportunities within existing client relationships while contributing to pitches and the acquisition of new assignments
• Partner with senior creative leadership and creative services on team development, hiring, resource planning, and the continued evolution of the creative department

• 15-20+ years of creative experience, ideally with an agency background
• Some B2B experience is preferred
• A highly conceptual thinker with a strong focus on craft and extensive production experience across film, digital, social, print, and other platforms
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills with experience developing creative talent and building collaborative, high-performing teams
• Highly organized and comfortable managing resources, competing priorities, and multiple projects across a fast-paced agency environment
• Strategic and commercially minded, with the ability to identify opportunities for account growth, contribute to new business, and anticipate the evolving needs of clients and teams

Location: New York, NY (hybrid)