Associate Creative Director, Copy
Leadership Creative role at Kettle. San Francisco · full-time · $140,000–$180,000 base.
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What you'll do
- You'll oversee digital website projects from kickoff through delivery for a major client
- Write hands-on while leading the writers in your project pod
- Present creative internally and to senior client stakeholders, then align on direction
- Develop distinct, on-brand concepts with clear copy and focused tone of voice
- Set priorities and resources with cross-functional leads across current and future work
What you bring
- Bring substantial digital copywriting experience and project or workstream leadership
- Collaborate clearly with design, motion, production, and client teams
- Manage client relationships and present work to senior-level stakeholders
- Mentor copywriters at different levels through reviews and career development
Who this fits
You’ll suit a hands-on conceptual digital creative who can guide writers while staying involved in the work. The role is based in San Francisco and requires onsite work five days per week for two to three months on specific projects, with remote work at other times. Experience with similar global creative tech clients is a bonus.
From the employer
Kettle is a team of passionate, fearless creatives focused on delivering great products, redefining best-practices, and providing new opportunities for our clients.
We are hiring an Associate Creative Director, Copy, to oversee end-to-end digital website project execution for one of our largest clients, a Bay Area based creative tech company. In this embedded role, you’ll partner directly with our clients to create world-class digital experiences that both adhere to established standards and push the creative in new directions. You’ll be hands-on in the work as an experienced copywriter, while guiding other writers in your pod as a project lead. If the term conceptual digital creative resonates with you, then this role may be a fit.
These roles require team members to be onsite 5 days per week, for 2-3 months at a time, for specific projects. At other times during the year, the team is remote.
Candidates should have:
- Significant experience in digital copywriting, and the ability to lead projects and workstreams within a rigorous environment
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional partners, including design, motion, production, and client partners
- Excellent client collaboration and management skills, with the ability to present work internally and to senior level clients
- Experience managing or mentoring junior to senior copywriters, including formal and informal reviews and other talent development areas
- While not required, bonus if you have experience with similar global creative tech clients
We’d like to know that you can:
- Understand and challenge your clients’ needs across the board to ensure the integrity and excellence of our work
- Be the person the client looks up to be inspired and to get their creative questions asked. Help them understand the team’s perspective and align on the creative North Star
- Explore multiple unique, on-brand creative solutions to answer the brief and encourage your team to do the same
- Guide your team to create own-able experiences for the client through simple and relevant concepts, clear writing, and on-point tone & voice
- Work with cross-functional leads to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs
- Consistently demonstrate an expertise in the competitive landscape from a creative standpoint, and stay abreast of design culture and best-in-class creative across channels
- Manage and mentor writers of all levels, helping them chart their career path and provide opportunities to grow
- Embrace challenges, not afraid to get your hands dirty and solution with fellow teammates and clients
The target range of base compensation for this role is $140k - 180k. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.
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