AMERICAN EXPRESS Hiring for Creative Director – OnBrand Job at Atlanta, GA Full Time

The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) organization has a mission to create marketplace demand and drive commerce for American Express through differentiated and innovative Ideas, products, partnerships, marketing, and customer experiences.

OnBrand is American Express’ In-House Creative agency, our agency is on journey for an exciting expansion. Our ambition is “Become creative partner-of-choice to build seamless customer experiences for our Business Units, essential for driving results and unlocking value through deeper knowledge of our business powered by industry-defining creative excellence”. We are focused on developing forward thinking ideas and work across channels, end-to-end experiences in digital and beyond.

To be successful in this role, the candidate must exhibit outstanding creative judgment and guide the creative team in achieving the highest possible standards. The candidate must have experience working with creative teams, guiding concept creation and setting creative direction. This individual will be responsible to connecting the creative approach to the business strategy. The candidate must be able to convincingly present creative concepts to all parties.

This individual will focus on enabling strategic and creative elements of the agency, but also playing a critical role to attract, retain and develop best-in-industry agency talent and build a culture delivering transformative work. The Creative Director will report to the Executive Creative Director.

Day to day responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Provide leadership/motivation and convey the vision and values of the agency

Mentor creative team members, providing clear direction and constructive feedback

Craft big ideas and experiences

Develop holistic and robust memorable/famous creative campaigns from start to finish

Develop deep client relationships enable seamless delivery of high-quality creative content

Bring cohesive creative direction to ECD and assists in delivering creative ideas to business units where relevant

Actively identifies new opportunities and future trends

Build, mentor, and hire talent to amplify a culture of inclusion and belonging

Find creative opportunities where possible even if they haven’t been assigned

Actively engage in hiring and training of creative staff alongside creative services lead

Minimum Qualifications:
8+ years of experience in Art Direction or copy, preferably within a marketing / advertising agency

Experience overseeing and guiding teams

Ability to understand marketing insights and strategies to translate into compelling advertising campaigns that are digital-first

Ability to combine conceptual creative thinking with high-quality content delivery

Captivating presentation skills

Exceptional strategic thinking with experience crafting creative strategies

Ability to tailor messaging, keeping the audience in mind

Strong conceptual skills

managing/supervising Creative talent

Industry awarded work preferred

Additional Details:
Visa Sponsorship: Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That’s why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

If the role you are applying for is designated as hybrid or onsite, you will be required to demonstrate that you have completed your primary COVID-19 vaccination series (i.e. 2 doses for Moderna/Pfizer and 1 dose for J&J), in order to work in or visit any of our offices. This requirement is subject to legally required accommodations.

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