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GSD&M Idea City

Associate Creative Director/Writer

GSD&M Idea City, Austin, TX

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***AUSTIN BASED- Relocation Support Offered***

FIRST AND FOREMOST: Create award-winning work that grows our clients' business.

WHO YOU ARE: Multifaceted team player who goes back and forth between making brilliant work on your own, leading teams on specific projects and building strong client relationships

WHAT YOU'll DO:
• Concept, create and sell campaigns across all platforms (TV, print, digital, social, etc.).
• Fire off and develop more and better ideas that hit the client ask more quickly than a mid-level or even senior creative.
• Write for any media and quickly capture any brand voice.
• Lead projects with minimal supervision.
• Guide creative teams and help them make their work better every step of the way.
• Work well alone, with a partner and with others on your client team.
• Find opportunities to make great work on projects large and small.
• Create engaging presentations to sell your ideas.
• Sell your ideas and your team's ideas internally and externally.
• Turn feedback into even better work and help your teams do the same.
• Juggle multiple projects, clients and deadlines without you or your team dropping the ball.
• Nurture, lead and motivate junior creative talent.
• Foster and maintain client relationships.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
• How to lead fully integrated projects that check all the boxes
• How to bring out the best in your teams in order to make great work
• How to manage an account and build client relationships that lead to more opportunities and even better work

KEY CHARACTERISTICS FOR SUCCESS:
  • You're always happy to pitch in on whatever and to mentor junior creatives.
  • You stay on top of your clients' businesses, new technologies, social trends and more.
  • You aren't afraid to do the heavy lifting. People trust that your projects will get done right.
  • Integrity-If you need to ask, you don't have it.
  • Never satisfied with just okay, you always look for ways to make things better.
  • You produce campaigns that make people jealous.


***AUSTIN BASED***

WHAT YOU HAVE:
• 8+ years' advertising experience and the skills to match
• Strong experience with broadcast, radio and digital production
• Portfolio website with examples of produced work, including TV and interactive
• Ability to manage and complete projects with minimal supervision
• Some supervisory experience within a creative department
• Responsible, humble leadership skills
• Experience successfully presenting and selling your ideas internally and to clients
• The ability to think on your feet and come up with solutions in response to client feedback
• Razor-sharp written and verbal communication skills
• A proactive, self-motivated and dependable work ethic
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Passion for advertising and staying up to date on the latest, greatest work
• Knowledge of social media platforms and trends
• Enough cultural fluency to make work that connects with a diverse range of people and an eagerness to learn more