Creative Lead: Stellar Global Verbal Branding Agency
Location: New York, NY
Our client is a UK-based verbal branding and copywriting firm that uses language to create and strengthen a diverse array of brands boasting capabilities that include verbal identity, brand strategy, copywriting, naming, digital and UX and training. They have opened a New York office due to growing business demands on the East Coast.
They seek a seasoned and entrepreneurial Creative Lead with a creative copywriting background to dive into the work and help build the verbal team from the ground-up alongside a new Managing Director. The Creative Lead will have an opportunity to make a true mark in growing the business while contributing a solid creative skillset for its clients. This Creative Director will have an especially unique opportunity to work in a culture in which work/life balance is highly valued.
Responsibilities:
- Shape client strategy, brand and verbal identity
- Act as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, responsible for defined set of clients and projects, delivering exceptional strategic and creative output
- Responsible for leading and mentoring as well as recruiting and growing own team of Writers and/or Senior Writers
- Lead specific areas of agency operations and development, supporting both client growth and business development / pitches
- Able to autonomously shepherd business and product development and the quality of the company’s strategic and creative output, profitability and team development
- Support senior leadership in the development of proposals, and strategic approach and resource allocation
- Lead project execution with teams, keeping projects on track, on budget and to the utmost quality
- Seek opportunities to deepen own knowledge, experience and understanding to develop your team, opportunities with clients and in support of company communications efforts and speaking opportunities
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in a creative writing capacity, preferably in advertising or branding
- An entrepreneurial spirit and excited about building out the office team
- Proven capacity for managing and growing creative writing teams
- Experience leading creative direction and thinking for agency projects (concepting, copywriting and visual direction)
- Demonstrated knowledge of the creative process and working across multiple functions
- Experience crafting creative presentations
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
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Send your resume to jodi@trurecruitment.com.