Director / Sr. Director, Creative Strategy & Insights

Department: Creative Strategy & Insights

Location: Los Angeles

Description

Day One Agency - AdAge's #4 on the A-List - is hiring!

We are seeking a Director / Senior Director, Creative Strategy & Insights to join our rising team. The successful candidate will be ambitious, and hard-working. You'll take pride in your work, show initiative, and go the extra mile to ensure you are doing your best work.

We're looking for self-starters who are excited to collaborate with our squad within a rewarding learning environment. Day one prides itself on being a place to grow and further your career.

Our company culture is at the core of everything we do. It's what makes every day, Day One. We offer a highly collaborative environment where smart, passionate people come together to solve creative challenges. We work hard on the things we love. It's how we produced e.l.f. SKIN's first-ever global brand campaign based on cultural insights that our team unlocked and how we honed in on the legacy of both Nike and Converse to contextualize each brand's heritage with creative that resonates with the next generation.

Our relationships power us. Our colleagues, clients, and partners are the most important part of our business. If you want to join a fast-growing, award-winning, creative team, we'd love to hear from you.

This position is full-time, requires a hybrid work schedule, and is only available in Los Angeles.

Responsibilities

As a Director / Senior Director, Creative Strategy & Insights, you'll help lead clients, lead teams and inspire creatives. You can put yourself in the shoes of other people—going beyond insights to make ideas human, impactful, and unexpected. You'll be part of a team of writers, strategists, and other mixed background creatives, pushing the work forward. In this role you will:

• Harness insights with new and varied channels to create opportunities for brands to connect with culture and make a consumer impact.


• Partner with leads across the agency to integrate storytelling into all of our initiatives


• Drive both long-term and short-term strategic brand planning for large scale global brands.


• Write and hone creative briefs


• Synthesize information and provide clarity


• Provide oversight on content strategy, design, creative and execution alongside production, communications and digital strategy leads


• Present and sell ideas with confidence internally and externally


• Support our team's and our clients' approach to creative executions


• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level strategists


• Bring fresh thinking and collaborative spirit to team when developing work

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in creative strategy, strategic planning, or similar


• Experience turning consumer insights into integrated strategies


• Experience successfully using stories to cultivate conversation


• Deep understanding of the social landscape


• Energetic and collaborative with a great work ethic


• Thrive in a diverse environment and contribute to the overall culture of Day One


• Multi-task and prioritize workload with quick turnarounds


• Experience taking projects from concept to design


• Excellent problem-solving skills


• Experience presenting concepts, working closely with clients, and applying creative solutions to strategic business problems


• Experience iterating and evolving concepts with constructive feedback


• Fluent in the digital and social story formats of today, with innate curiosity for the ones to come tomorrow


• Bachelor's degree

Compensation Benefits

We value all of our employees and are happy to provide comprehensive benefits to help support them holistically in the best way we can. We offer all our employees:

• Health Care (Medical, Dental, Vision)


• Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays


• Summer Fridays


• 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match


• Lifestyle Spending Account


• Paid Parental Leave


• Commuter Benefits


• Company Credit Card


• Uber Business Account


• New Business Referral Bonus


• Employee Referral Bonus

The Company is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base compensation range for this role is $140,000-$160,000 and this position is eligible for benefits that include medical insurance (health, dental, and vision), retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, new business and employee referral bonuses, etc. Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for New York City based hires only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Pay Transparency Law. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as candidates' relevant work experience, skills, qualifications, and location.