As the Executive Creative Director (Copy) in our esteemed global advertising agency, you will be the visionary leader responsible for shaping and executing the creative direction of our agency's projects. Your primary objective will be to deliver captivating, innovative, and impactful creative solutions that align with our clients' brand strategies and objectives.
As a master of the written word, you will oversee and guide a talented team of copywriters and creative professionals, inspiring them to reach new heights of creativity while maintaining exceptional quality and consistency in all deliverables. Your deep understanding of storytelling, persuasion techniques, and your passion for crafting compelling narratives will be instrumental in driving successful campaigns that resonate with target audiences across various platforms and media.
Key Responsibilities:
- Creative Direction: Provide strategic creative direction for all projects, ensuring they are aligned with clients' objectives and brand guidelines. Oversee the entire creative process from ideation to execution, maintaining the highest standards of quality and originality.
- Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of copywriters and creative professionals. Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment, encouraging creativity, teamwork, and professional growth among team members.
- Client Collaboration: Collaborate closely with account management and strategy teams to understand clients' needs, preferences, and target audiences. Regularly present creative concepts and ideas to clients, addressing feedback and adapting campaigns as necessary.
- Trend Analysis: Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and creative innovations in advertising and marketing. Utilize this knowledge to inform and enhance our agency's creative offerings and maintain a competitive edge.
- Campaign Development: Oversee the development of copy-focused advertising campaigns across various channels, including print, digital, social media, broadcast, and experiential. Ensure seamless integration of copy and visuals to deliver a unified brand message.
- Brand Consistency: Safeguard brand consistency across all communication channels, maintaining a cohesive brand voice and identity for each client.
- Budget Management: Collaborate with the production and finance teams to ensure projects are executed within budgetary constraints while optimizing creative outputs.
- Performance Evaluation: Regularly evaluate the performance of creative campaigns, using data-driven insights to inform future improvements and optimize messaging effectiveness.
Requirements:
- Proven Experience: A strong track record of success as a copy-focused Creative Director or in a similar leadership role within the advertising industry.
- Exceptional Copywriting Skills: Outstanding writing abilities and a portfolio that showcases your creativity and command of persuasive storytelling across various media and platforms.
- Strategic Vision: A strategic thinker with the ability to translate business objectives into compelling creative strategies.
- Leadership Skills: Demonstrated leadership and team management abilities, inspiring creativity and collaboration among team members.
- Client-Focused: Strong client-facing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and build lasting client relationships.
- Industry Knowledge: Up-to-date knowledge of advertising trends, consumer behavior, and market dynamics.
- Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
- Bachelor's Degree: A bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, communications, or a related field is preferred.
As the Executive Creative Director (Copy), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the agency's creative direction, impacting brands on a global scale, and inspiring a team of creative minds to achieve excellence. If you are passionate about crafting compelling copy and driving transformative campaigns, we invite you to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of advertising.
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About Media.Monks:
Media.Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. Since 2021, Media.Monks has combined diverse solutions—media, data, social, platforms, studio, experience, brand and technology services—to serve as a consultative partner integrating systems and workflows that deliver unfettered content production, scaled experiences and data science fueled by AI and the industry’s very best talent and teams.
Media.Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has earned a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23), and earns continual inclusion in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players (2020-23). It has also been named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023). Business Intelligence has recognized Media.Monks in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning, and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Media.Monks has earned the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-23), won a record number of FWAs, and a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
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