Creative Director Jobs in Linden, NJ

A Creative Director in the advertising industry is responsible for developing and overseeing creative projects to ensure they meet the client's requirements and resonate with the target audience. They guide a team of creative staff, including copywriters, graphic designers, and art directors, in producing advertising campaigns that effectively communicate the brand message. They play a key role in conceptualizing and executing creative concepts, setting the visual style and tone, and ensuring a consistent brand identity across all media platforms. They are also involved in client presentations, pitches, and negotiations.

Essentially, a Creative Director should possess strong leadership skills, exceptional creative flair, and excellent communication abilities. They should be highly skilled in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite and have a solid understanding of marketing and advertising principles. A degree in a related field such as graphic design, advertising, or marketing is commonly required, and many employers prefer candidates with professional certifications such as the Certified Creative Director (CCD) designation. Before becoming a Creative Director, a person might have roles such as Copywriter, Art Director, or Senior Graphic Designer, gaining relevant industry experience and honing their creative and leadership abilities.

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Group Creative Lead, Events and Experiences

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 3 hours ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 3 hours ago

As a Creative in Marketing, you bring visual, design, written and experiential acumen to Google products and services, presented across all major media, content, channels, and experiences....

VP, Global Creative Lead, Beauty

  • New York City, NY (14 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 1 day ago
  • New York City, NY (14 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 1 day ago

Position Overview: The Vice President Global Creative Lead for Shark (Beauty) is a key leadership role responsible for driving the creative vision, strategy, and execution across all brand...

DTC & Amazon Creative Lead

  • New York City, NY (14 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 1 day ago
  • New York City, NY (14 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 1 day ago

Position Overview We are seeking a visionary and hands-on DTC & Amazon Lead to lead the creative strategy and execution for our Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) and Amazon channels. This role is pivotal...

Campaign & Creative Manager, Campaign & Creative Management, Amazon, Amazon Ads

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 1 day ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 1 day ago

Basic Qualifications - 3+ years of digital advertising and client facing roles experience - Experience analyzing data and best practices to assess performance drivers - Experience with annual brand...

Creative Director - Branding Agency

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 1 day ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 1 day ago

Full Job DescriptionOur client, a well-known branding firm, is looking for a Creative Director to join their team....

Creative Director - Branding Agency (SP12-184579613)

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 2 days ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 2 days ago

Our client, a well-known branding firm, is looking for a Creative Director to join their team....

Creative Director - Branding Agency (SP12-184579612)

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 2 days ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 2 days ago

Full Job DescriptionOur client, a well-known branding firm, is looking for a Creative Director to join their team....

Creative Director

  • New York City, NY (14 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 2 days ago
  • New York City, NY (14 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 2 days ago

About the Role: We are seeking a visionary and strategic Creative Director to join our dynamic team at Envision Horizons....

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Associate Creative Director, Copy (Health)

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 2 days ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 2 days ago

Responsibilities Work in partnership with an Associate Creative Director, Art Director, and with the direction of creative leadership to concept and plan execution of integrated campaigns and programs...

Associate Creative Director, Art

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 2 days ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 2 days ago

and motion A professional-level mastery of industry standard design software and tools including the full suite of Adobe Creative Cloud Production experience in art direction and design for video,...

Creative Agency Associate Creative Director - Art Direction

  • New York City, NY (14 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 3 days ago
  • New York City, NY (14 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 3 days ago

Visit us at: www.accenture.com/song You are: We seek an Associate Creative Director with an Art Direction background, with experience leading brand creative, content creation and content strategy projects...

Creative Lead - Social

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 4 days ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 4 days ago

The Global Marketing Engines & Experiences (GME&E) team is driving the marketing transformation of Microsoft's largest and fastest-growing commercial cloud businesses. We are seeking a Creative...

VP, Associate Creative Director, Copy

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 5 days ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 5 days ago

Director, Copy, leading cross-functional teams across multiple accounts and brands to drive innovative storytelling and strategic brand solutions....

Executive Creative Director

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 6 days ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 6 days ago

#202494 Executive Creative Director NEW YORK METRO DATE: Today Overview PLACEMENT TYPE: Permanent SALARY: $210,000 - $220,000 START DATE: 08.25.2025 Executive Creative Director | Lead Experiential Innovation...

Creative Director, Art Direction

  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 6 days ago
  • New York, NY (15 miles from Linden, NJ)
  • 6 days ago

Qualifications Your background: 10+ years of Art Direction experience in a mix of agency and in house creative departments demonstrated with an exciting portfolio that highlights award worthy thinking...

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Salary for Creative Director Jobs in Linden, NJ

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Highest Education Level

Creative Directors in Linden, NJ offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
71.2%
Master's Degree
15.0%
Associate's Degree
7.0%
Vocational Degree or Certification
2.6%
High School or GED
1.7%
Doctorate Degree
1.4%
Some College
0.9%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Creative Directors in Linden, NJ
4-6 years
63.5%
6-8 years
18.3%
2-4 years
10.2%
1-2 years
5.6%
10+ years
1.2%
8-10 years
1.2%


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