Associate Creative Director Job at HAVI in Chicago

ABOUT UStms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world's leading brands. With 1,200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions - from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald's, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.WHAT MATTERS THE MOSTBreakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving.tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com.WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLELove turning things on their head? Coming up with the unexpected and challenging yourself and others to go bigger and think differently? Well, here's your chance!As Associate Creative Director (ACD), Copy, you'll be a part of a team that pushes boundaries, is obsessed with ideas, and champions out-of-the-box thinking. Working seamlessly as part of a passionate, multi-disciplinary group, you'll have the opportunity to lead a team of creative Copywriters, Art Directors and Designers in producing head-turning work that drives consumer engagement and builds strong emotional connections. From mentoring creative talent to working closely with our strategy team and creative leads, you'll have a chance at building and growing relationships while delivering award-winning creative across a wide portfolio of client work.WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ORGANIZATIONAs ACD Copy, you'll get the chance to not only come up with ideas, but you'll be involved in every stage of the creative process -everything from concept to content and anything in-between, you'll tell and sell your work with presentations and creativity that wow's our clients. Working closely with the Creative Director, Strategy and Account leads you will create and deliver work that's engaging, on-brief but disruptive, immersive and most importantly, memorable.You should enjoy ideating big concepts just as much as writing and telling compelling stories in words that move people. Presenting is your jam - something you love and comes naturally to you. You're fearless, passionate and imaginative, you'll push the boundaries of strategic storytelling, marketing and concept creation - building best-in-class experiences that build stronger human connections.Responsibilities:This role will work closely with cross-functional teams, driving the ideation and execution of various client programs and brand promotions.Interpret and interrogate briefs in order to create work that wow's and is strategically driven, thought-provoking and compelling - not just "cool"Confidently present fresh perspective and big idea thinking (that's strategically grounded) to a larger group or to our clientsDevelop and maintain a passionate understanding and working knowledge of client's business, brand, consumer, and competitive landscape to inform insightful brand engagementsHelp manage, mentor, and grow our copywriting and creative talent while helping lead our copy disciplineOversee and help develop brand guidelines that help define the verbal tone and copy direction of our brands (and other brand products) through various channels and applicationsSupervise and craft engaging digital experiences. Confidently speak to and coach both internal teams and our clients on best-in-class digital experience designCollaborate with clients and internal partners: marketing, technology, product, developers etc.Ensure a consistent writing approach for our copy discipline and copywriters/content creatorsSKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 6+ years of creative copywriting experience in an agency or brand spaceExpert proficiency and considerable hands-on experience with Microsoft Office products (Including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint)Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, able to inspire others and sell creative visionYou write clear, succinct, persuasive copy.Adaptable, skilled in switching tone of voice.Strong grasp of developing and overseeing copy and content creation for promotions, social, brand campaigns, brand guidelines, online advertising, site content, etc.Strong portfolio with examples of recent projects demonstrating creative thinking and flawless executionExperience developing tv and/or online video scripts, and knowledge of the production, casting and execution of themHave critical attention to detail (when it comes to copy and the copy craft)Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple client projects and demands at once#LI-JS1#LI-Hybrid