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Active Theory

Creative Technology & Innovation Studio

Associate Creative Director

Art DirectorArt DirectorFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 11-50Since 2012H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

6 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Lead

Bachelor DegreeEnglish

Job Description

Associate Creative Director

Active Theory

• Take creative ownership of core client accounts, ensuring quality and clarity. • Set creative direction across projects from concept to execution. • Be accountable for overall creative health, not just individual deliverables. • Collaborate with production and tech to shape feasible approaches. • Serve as a creative lead on pitches, articulating the company's unique perspective.

Job Requirements

  • Associate Creative Director (ACD) role marks transition from senior individual contribution into holistic creative leadership.
  • High level of trust, ownership, and influence—both within internal teams and across global client accounts.
  • Remain a practitioner at heart, staying deeply involved in the craft while taking command of creative direction, high-stakes client stewardship, and team mentorship.
  • Creative ownership of one or more core client accounts, ensuring consistency, quality, and clarity across engagements.
  • Set and maintain creative direction across projects — from early concept through execution.
  • Be accountable for overall creative health of the work, not just individual deliverables.
  • Be practiced in core creative competency – intimately familiar with creative execution at the highest level.
  • Hands-on with conceptual and delivery phases of the creative process as needed.
  • Understand possibilities and limitations within 2D/3D motion design.
  • Act as a creative point of continuity for assigned client accounts.
  • Build trust through taste, follow-through, and thoughtful decision-making.
  • Collaborate closely with Production and Tech to shape approaches that balance ambition, feasibility, and craft.
  • Step into a creative lead role on pitches and new client opportunities articulating unique perspective.
  • Help shape concepts, narratives, and presentations that reflect Active Theory’s point of view.
  • Act as a primary ambassador for Active Theory starting to build a public-facing leadership profile (e.g., through industry events or thought leadership).
  • Lead by example through craft, communication, and collaboration.
  • Demonstrate being AI native and generally interested in AI.
  • Provide direction and feedback that helps elevate designers and strengthen the work.
  • Contribute to creative standards, systems, and ways of working that scale across the studio.
  • Foster a design culture and support in department process and initiatives.

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