Associate Creative Director

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. 

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. 

Role: Associate Creative Director

Location: Manila, Philippines 

About the role: 

In a highly competitive and saturated marketplace, creating visually stunning, impactful, and effective creative work is essential. To help us deliver this, we are looking for a strong, inspirational Associate Creative Director renowned for their work across this category to join us on our journey.

As a senior member of the team, you will be working directly for some of the most renowned brands in the world and one of the largest advertisers in the industry. The Associate Creative Director will effectively and efficiently oversee and direct conceptual copy & design projects. You will collaborate closely with clients to create original ideas and will ultimately be responsible for the quality of ideas and the end-to-end copy execution of jobs, from brief through to implementation and delivery. You will oversee multiple simultaneous live projects, each one typically assigned a Copywriter or Designer, who, in collaboration with the Project Manager, will report to the Associate Creative Director for the duration of the project.

We are looking for a multi-skilled creative that will direct, inspire, lead, and support all levels of copy and creative talent across the account, defining and advancing a positive and highly productive design culture for our well-known global account.

You will partner with a Global Account Director (GAD) and Strategist, leading the entire designer and copy team.

What you will be doing:

• To champion creativity and excellent client centricity.
• To creatively direct conceptual copywriters and designers, harnessing their development and performance, assuring maximum efficiency and creativity.
• To manage, supervise, review, and audit the work of copywriters/designers to ensure the creative level expected by the client is met.
• To help drive maximum efficiency, productivity, and the maintenance of the highest quality of creative concept, copy, and artwork.
• To work with and support the team to deliver excellent client service.
• To actively work with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of the highest level of client service.
• To oversee, manage, and review new creative concepts for both new and existing clients.
• To act as brand guardian to ensure all creative collateral produced is faithful to the client’s brand guidelines.
• On occasion, undertake digital collateral, to the client’s brief and exacting standards, within agreed timeframes.
• To effectively organize and prioritize workload, especially around deadlines, with flexibility to respond to increases in workload/tight deadlines.
• To work with the wider SMT to establish creative strategy for the account.
• To motivate and influence the creative team to constantly strive for excellence in performance.
• To proactively monitor the quality of design projects produced and submitted by leading internal review sessions and seeking feedback from internal and external stakeholders.
• To oversee and manage the timely delivery of all jobs/projects going through the team, always considering the client's requirements and expectations.
• To investigate, propose, and implement innovative ways of delivering copy services to maximize efficiency and productivity.
• To actively oversee and manage team meetings, forward scheduling meetings, and work review meetings.
• To manage, oversee and coordinate knowledge sharing and learning facilitation within the team and among all other employees to improve business practices, refine processes, aid, and promote creative ideas' development and introduce new services.
• To organize monthly work/successes/learning presentations to the wider SMT team to showcase the team's work.
• Attend client meetings, present work, discuss needs, and identify opportunities.
• To assign creative leads and develop accounts and teams.
• To work actively with the workflow/account manager in coordinating the effective allocation of copy resources, facilitating information from colleagues, business managers, and staff.
• To provide effective resource support to meet client demands and cover flexible working, holiday, and sick leave requirements economically.
• To act as a brand guardian to ensure all copy/design collateral produced by the team is faithful to the client’s brand guidelines.
• To work actively with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of the highest level of client service from all team members.
• To manage, train, and mentor staff and oversee their professional development through the setting of SMART objectives and PDPs, offering knowledge, motivation, support, and experience as required, including their creative and technical skill, to increase productivity, staff retention, and enhanced staff morale.
• With the assistance of the Account Lead, ensure all staff members accurately record timesheets.

What you need to be great in this role:

As the senior copy & design practitioner within the Creative team, the Associate Creative Director will combine first-class copy and design expertise, creativity, and thought leadership with commercial acumen and leadership gravitas.

The Associate Creative Director will:

• Be hands-on with a strong focus on digital.
• Be proficient in all areas (full campaigns) with a keen eye on digital, social (all platforms specifically TikTok and Meta), e-commerce, and more.
• Be experienced in directing complex, commercial, copy/design projects involving senior stakeholders and interdisciplinary creative teams with strong experience across global brands.
• Be highly creative with the ability to generate ideas and practically contribute to design details, demonstrating exceptional pure graphic design and typography skills.
• Have deep technical copy skills in one or more disciplines, e.g., Content Creation, Copy for Digital, Brand Immersion, Events, Copy for Print, User Experience, etc.
• Have a proven ability to communicate and liaise with all levels in the business.
• Have a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including outside the copy team.
• Have a proven ability to manage creative teams effectively.
• Have Director-level written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking.
• Be proficient in Adobe CC, Microsoft Office, and other related software.
• Be a driven, proactive, helpful, and enthusiastic team player.
• Have a passion for, and be inquisitive about AI and constant learning in this space, which is at the core of our business.
• Show understanding and knowledge of AI tools is beneficial, but the ability to learn and digest benefits and features of AI tools is critical.

Req ID: 13033

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Be Ambitious to succeed   

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible   

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work   

Be always learning and listening to understand   

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations   

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OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.    

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