Vice President, Creative Director – Beauty & Wellness

Company Description

We partner with our clients to create ideas rooted in shopper psychology.

Together, we help our clients deliver results while setting them up for success in the future.

It’s simply what happens when you have strategy, creative, and execution working to reach shoppers when and where it matters most.

Our approach isn’t  actual rocket science, but there’s a reason no other agency can execute ideas like we do.

Talent is at the heart of everything we do. 

We’ve put together a team of talented and passionate individuals from around the globe.

Job Description

We are looking for a leader and creator who is also a strategic thinker.

This role will help lead the overall creative direction of our Beauty and Wellness work with clients and teams.

This position requires creative expertise and a business mind-set across a broad range of disciplines, mediums, and channels (in-store display, out-of-store, digital, content creation, etc.). 

Curiosity  Demonstrates a passion for the unknown, curious about the why.

Understands shopper behavior and how it can be influenced through creative output.

A desire to continuously learn new methods and programs, and seeks out ways to solve problems.

Fearlessness  Pushes the work forward by asking questions and contributing to cross-functional team decisions.

Understands the impact of mistakes and learns through them.

Employs straight talk with others in order to resolve situations head-on.

Hustle  Balances overall output on tight timing and urgent deliverables with a sense of urgency and calming influence.

Customer Passion/Ownership Be an inclusive partner to colleagues and other disciplines within the agency.

We succeed together and we fail together.

Accept feedback and problem-solve to find the best possible solution, then make revisions.

Day to Day

• Provides transparent and constructive real-time feedback and direction
• Clearly and concisely articulates innovative, comprehensive, omni-channel ideas rooted in strategy
• Passionately sells and defends the work internally and externally
• A leader and mentor to the team who finds opportunity for the ACD to lead
• Client partner and agency representative
• Attends work reviews and elevates the work across touch points
• Leads inspiring brainstorms to successfully generate innovative ideas
• Conducts consistent one-on-one meetings and growth planning and holds the team accountable
• Works with the ACD and other CDs to build effective client presentation decks that tell a story of the work
• Attends large initiative kickoffs and ensures the creative team has what they need to start a job
• Leader in new business pitches, workshops, and creation of strategic solutions for growing our client’s business (e.g., SSX’s Blueprint for Growth)
• Able to take results and analytics and use it upstream to impact the work
• Partners with account and strategy to bring ideas that align to organic growth targets to increase revenue

Qualifications

• Proven ability in creating and producing successful, award-winning ideas from the ground up.
• Must have experience in leading and managing a substantial piece of a client’s business and people.
• Proficient in file management, time management, and organization and a pro at graphic software (i.e., the Adobe Suite).
• College degree is preferred; however, competency is evaluated based on body of work.
• 10+ years of experience.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.