About Assistantly Assistantly places elite Unicorns into high-performing environments where expectations are clear, the bar is high, and the support is real. This role is part of Assistantly’s sourcing and endorsement process — meaning you are placed into a long-term role where strong execution, good judgment, and proactive partnership matter. You’ll have ongoing coaching, clear standards, and a dedicated Success Manager behind you so you can focus on doing excellent work and growing in the role. This isn’t freelance or temporary work. It’s a long-term career pathway designed for impact, stability, and advancement. About the Role This is a hybrid creative leadership role for an operator who can turn business insight into assets that drive revenue. You will step into a fast-moving environment where the expectation is not to wait for a fully built machine, but to build one. Work is delegated through outcomes, not hand-holding. You are expected to take direction at the strategic level, convert it into clear briefs, campaigns, and sales assets, and keep momentum high across multiple workstreams.

• Collaborate with the ITG team to develop creative concepts and output across multiple channels including website, and social. • Lead creative project execution from concept through to final delivery, ensuring high-quality standards and alignment with client objectives. • Manage and mentor a team of designers and at directors, coaching and fostering professional development and delivering high quality work against creative briefs. • Work closely with account management and client stakeholders to pitch ideas, present concepts, and refine creative outputs based on feedback. • Stay informed on industry trends and emerging technologies to innovate and maintain competitive advantage. • Support resource planning and project prioritization to optimize team productivity and meet deadlines.

Art Director We’re hiring an Art Director to own design for a set of search and social clients and to lead a small production bench. The work blends AI-generated assets, traditional design tools, and a practical design-system mindset. You don’t need to know everything on day one, but you do need the appetite to learn fast and adjust as tools and platforms shift. What You'll Do - Translate client goals into clear creative hypotheses and lightweight prototypes. - Develop ads that can be tested and iterated quickly. - Lead the creation of both AI-generated and traditional assets (static, motion, short-form video). - Maintain prompt libraries, guardrails, and quality assurance standards. - Partner with account and media teams on KPIs, budgets, and testing agendas. - Integrate brand and performance insights back into each client’s creative system. - Manage a small group of freelancers, including scoping work, giving actionable feedback, and keeping timelines and budgets on track. - Identify efficiency improvements (e.g., reducing handoffs, improving templates, strengthening naming and metadata systems). - Spot opportunities for automation (batching, scripts, export workflows) that improve speed without sacrificing quality. - Maintain a steady testing cadence with Search and Social teams. - Review performance results with the team and determine what to scale or retire. - Monitor overall creative effectiveness and the resources required to achieve it. What You'll Bring - 2–3+ years in art direction with shipped work that moved KPIs. - Hands-on comfort with generative AI tools (image/video/copy) and thoughtful promptcraft. - Proficiency in Figma and Adobe CC; experience building and maintaining design systems. - Familiarity with platform specs and constraints across Meta, TikTok, Google, YouTube, and programmatic. - Experience managing freelancers or a small production team. - Fluency in growth metrics and creative testing. Nice to Have - Branding experience, Automation or scripting chops; motion/video workflow experience. Guidelines for Your Application What We Need: Include a portfolio link and a brief note on any AI and design system experience. Alongside your resume, craft a one-page cover letter that gives us some perspective into your unique journey and passion for this role. The Weight of the Cover Letter: It’s more than just a formality – it’s our first introduction to you. Make it count. Without it, your application won't be reviewed. Adherence to these guidelines is paramount. Missing out will cost you a spot in the process. And then, we all miss out. And that bums us out. Don't bum us out. We value attention to detail, and this is your chance to show that off. We appreciate the effort you put into your application and look forward to getting to know you better!

Role Description This position will oversee the creative vision and concepting of key client programs, while managing internal and external creative team members. The Creative Director will interface directly with clients and work with a variety of brands that span across different industries. The creative ideas developed in these programs must be innovative, while delivering on key program objectives. The ability to communicate these ideas through creative presentations to clients is a key aspect of this role. Responsibilities - Conceptual development of brand experiences, campaigns and consumer engagement strategies that connect brands and consumers in a more meaningful way. - Set the overall program strategy and vision for each program, while staying involved through execution to ensure that all objectives are met. - Create and present client creative presentations for review and approval. - Work with the broader Episode1 team to set a high standard for creative development and design. - Oversight of all creative design, from 2D/graphic design to 3D/environmental design. - Understand each brand’s business objectives and how our programs achieve goals within each of those objectives. - Oversee all programming messaging and copywriting for each program. - Identify and secure creative resources for each program. - Work collaboratively with production and account teams to ensure program success and that timelines are met. - Lead RFPs and new business pitches with future clients. - Oversee the development and management of the Episode1 brand, through all digital channels and day-to-day assets. - Create a culture where creative ideas are shared freely and best-in-class creative work is the standard. - Work with Episode1 leadership team to support overall agency growth and maximize efficiencies. Qualifications - 10+ years of creative experience managing experiential marketing programs - overseeing projects from concepting, to development and through execution. - Strong ability to develop innovative creative ideas and strategies. - Experience building and resourcing creative teams. - Must have great time management skills and a sense of urgency for all projects. - Excellent presentation skills - developing new business pitches and creative presentations. - Ability to lead teams and be a decisive decision maker. - Must possess a strong work ethic and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. - Daily use of Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint, along with Google Docs and Keynote, along with other creative platforms as needed. - Ability to travel (a minimum of 15%) and work non-traditional hours based on program schedules. Job Type - Work remote. - Los Angeles or New York preferred. - Full time with comprehensive medical benefits. - Unlimited PTO. - 12 Weeks of parental leave.