Associate Creative Director, Art

636 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10036
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Job Description

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.

Associate Creative Director, Art


About Ogilvy PR, Social & Influence

Ogilvy PR, Social & Influence is a modern, global creative communications agency that partners with brands and businesses to drive value and growth. We connect our clients to culture through earned-first creativity. We build brands, protect reputations, and earn attention and influence through creative storytelling, informed by data, and fueled by technology.


About the Role

Associate Creative Director (Art) must demonstrate strong conceptual thinking and the ability to develop big, breakthrough ideas across all mediums. They must have an in-depth knowledge in copy, art direction and design as well as take responsibility and set standards for the overall quality of the creative product.


What You'll Do

  • Develops creative concepts with ACD Copywriter
  • Owns the creative work on assigned brands.
  • Manages the creative development process as it relates to projects
  • Implement strategy and direction and provides art direction/copy expertise
  • Supervise creative teams as needed
  • Ensures the quality and implementation of all work
  • Participates in client presentations and helps develop client relationships
  • Expertly delivers creative that crosses all platforms
  • Works with the Creative Resource Team to select and assign resources as necessary
  • May personally work on creative assignments, within or outside of the group, or on major department explanatories and new business efforts.
  • Adopts management posture in representing the agency's interest in interaction with clients, staff, outside vendors and other contacts.
  • Participates in recruitment efforts for the department by reviewing portfolios and interviewing candidates as requested by the Creative Resource personnel.

What You'll Need

  • 5-7+ years' experience in an agency setting
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Excellent management skills and strong leadership potential
  • Expert in MAC software and Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.

How We'll Support You

Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We'll empower you with the tools you'll need to succeed. We'll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We'll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we'll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you'll be proud, with people you'll be proud to call your teammates.


At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.

Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.