Associate Creative Director_

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.Join Accenture Federal Services to do the work you love in an inclusive, collaborative, and caring community, where you can be empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!**We Are:**Accenture Federal Services (AFS), helping our federal clients tackle their toughest challenges while unleashing their fullest potential…and then some. What makes our approach so unique? Operating from the nation’s capital, we bring together commercial innovation and leading-edge technologies to deliver an integrated and interactive experience that far exceeds expectations. How? Our passion meets purpose! Through our diverse culture and inclusive thinking, we embrace our employees' ideas taking them from concept to practical solutions. Not to mention, we sleep well at night knowing our work directly impacts and improves the way the world works. We are inherently a learning organization, staying sharp by providing abundant training and on-going opportunities for development. Are you ready to learn and grow in a career while making a difference?**You Are:**An Associate Creative Director who is highly experienced in business development, content marketing and campaigns for B2C and public sector. You will ensure exceptional results on campaign concepts, headline and copy deliverables, design, brand consistency and client engagement. This role provides an excellent opportunity to expand the creative relationship and build a creative team to support the growth.You are a creative leader who loves creative strategy, embraces data and knows how to make headlines sing. You will thrive on the principles of less is more and simplicity, figuring out how to zone in on the single most important idea of campaign and carry it across deliverables. You like being in front of clients, helping them evolve their brand, messaging and approach to lifecycle marketing, and enjoy being in the trenches with strategists, creative teams, and analytics experts to unlock new ways of reaching customers. You must thrive in a highly collaborative, fast-paced work environment, enjoy becoming an expert in a client’s products and services, and work well as an extension of the client’s team.**Core Duties and Responsibilities** **:**+ Create campaigns and deliverables for a variety of channels+ Inspire and lead the creative team to deliver world-class, effective campaign deliverables+ Develop campaigns and content for a variety of audiences+ Lead projects from concept to delivery+ Collaborate with the strategy team to build engaging campaigns and experiences+ Present and defend concepts, copy and design in both internal and client-facing meetings+ Deliver assignments on time while consistently meetings quality standards+ Listen, understand, prioritize and translate client situation, marketing goals and information into creative and strategic concepts, messaging and deliverables+ Actively build the client relationship to establish confidence, collaboration and growth**Basic Qualifications:**+ Bachelor’s in communications, visual arts or equivalent+ Minimum 8 years of experience in a similar position+ Ability to present and discuss/defend creative concepts and deliverables+ An overall understanding of digital production and the capabilities within digital value chain is essential**Preferred Qualifications:**+ A strong portfolio of content marketing and campaign work+ A proven mastery of creative execution in new and traditional brand channels+ Demonstrated talent for creative concepting and ideation+ Proven results in pulling through client strategy to tangible results+ Excellent communication skills+ Efficient and fast-paced work ethic–able to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort+ Superior problem solving and decision-making skills+ Proven leadership skills with strong creative management and coaching abilities**Professional Qualifications:**+ Ambitious and resilient team player curious, flexible, autonomous and with a sense of urgencyAs required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of **California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia** . The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. (ccenture.com/us-en/careers/your-future-rewards-benefits) We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:$95,800—$204,500 USD**_What We Believe_**_We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.__Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. _ Read more here (ccenture.com/us-en/about/inclusion-diversity/us-workforce)**_Equal Employment Opportunity Statement_**_Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.__All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.__Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.__For details, view a copy of the _ Accenture Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement (orce.com/careers/s/equal-opportunity-annual-policy) _._**_Requesting An Accommodation_**_Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.__If you_ **_ _** _are being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services and need an accommodation for a disability or religious observance during the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for, please speak with your recruiter._**_Other Employment Statements_**_Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.__Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.__Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.__The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information._