Creative Director Jobs in New York, NY

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

  • New York, NY
  • 22 hours ago
  • New York, NY
  • 22 hours 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...

****About the Role**** We're looking for an experienced, hands-on Creative Director (writer's background) to lead and support a team of creatives and independently manage a variety of projects across...

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Account Director, Ad Tech

  • New York, NY
  • 2 days ago
  • New York, NY
  • 2 days ago

Strong understanding of DCO (Dynamic Creative Optimization) or digital advertising personalization. Ability to define and drive client DCO strategies and roadmaps....

Creative Director, Experiential & Design

  • New York, NY
  • 3 days ago
  • New York, NY
  • 3 days ago

This role is pivotal in co-leading all-up event creative strategies and storytelling alongside a team of event Creative Directors....

Associate Creative Director, Art

  • New York, NY
  • 3 days ago
  • New York, NY
  • 3 days ago

Required Skills Substantial experience in art direction and design across multiple mediums (i.e. television, digital, print, experiential, activations) with a portfolio showcasing exceptional craft,...

Creative Director

  • New York, NY
  • 5 days ago
  • New York, NY
  • 5 days ago

Creative Director - Branding Agency New York, NY Full-TimeHybrid$165,000 - $190,000 /yr Posted March 21, 2025 Our client, a well-known branding firm, is looking for a Creative Director to join their...

Creative Director

  • New York, NY
  • 5 days ago
  • New York, NY
  • 5 days ago

Media Design, or Advertising/Portfolio school Additional information The Power of One starts with our people!...

Campaign & Creative Manager, Campaign & Creative Management

  • New York, NY
  • 8 days ago
  • New York, NY
  • 8 days 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...

Associate Creative Director, Copy VP of ConcentricLife

  • New York City, NY (2 miles from New York, NY)
  • 9 days ago
  • New York City, NY (2 miles from New York, NY)
  • 9 days ago

You are: As a VP Associate Creative Director of Copy, you are the brand steward. You know your brand's voice inside and out-and are well-versed in helping the copywriters on your team nail it....

Group Creative Lead, Events and Experiences

  • New York, NY
  • 14 days ago
  • New York, NY
  • 14 days 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 (2 miles from New York, NY)
  • 15 days ago
  • New York City, NY (2 miles from New York, NY)
  • 15 days 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 (2 miles from New York, NY)
  • 15 days ago
  • New York City, NY (2 miles from New York, NY)
  • 15 days 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...

Associate Creative Director, Copy (Health)

  • New York, NY
  • 16 days ago
  • New York, NY
  • 16 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
  • 16 days ago
  • New York, NY
  • 16 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 (2 miles from New York, NY)
  • 17 days ago
  • New York City, NY (2 miles from New York, NY)
  • 17 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...

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Salary for Creative Director Jobs in New York, NY

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Highest Education Level

Creative Directors in New York, NY offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
71.3%
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 New York, NY
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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