Creative Director

The Mars Agency is an award-winning, independently owned global commerce marketing practice with a growth-for-clients focus. With talent spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia, we create breakthrough, connected commerce solutions by balancing the smartest humanity with the latest technology. The agency’s latest MarTech platform, Marilyn®, is the industry's first and only end-to-end commerce advisor.   

The Mars Agency is currently seeking a Creative Director to work in a hybrid capacity from our New York or Chicago locations. This position leads their creative team on all strategic projects, co-manages the client relationship and oversees the quality of the team’s work. Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strategic thinking skills through examples of their work, be a dynamic presenter, and have recent experience working on innovative, integrated campaigns. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·       Mentor, inspire and develop team & individual talent

·       Know the business of your client’s brand, their competition and the category

·       Build relationships across your cross-functional team and the agency

·       Put action to the department vision and goals as it relates to your team

·       Create and maintain standards for quality of your team's work

·       Solve complex business problems with innovative and pragmatic creative solutions

·       Lead and assign the work to secure new business wins for the agency

·       Collaborate with your business partners on opportunities for growth for our clients

·       Bring killer presentation style and able to add theater to virtual presentations 

SKILLSETS REQUIRED:

·       10+ years and/or based on portfolio/experiences

·       Bachelor’s degree in graphic arts, English, communications or related field

·       Conceptual leader who is still hands on and can lead by example

·       Passion for business and not satisfied with status quo – always thinking of ways to improve/grow assigned client/business

·       Deep knowledge of retail channels and the omni-commerce marketing principles

·       Motivational leadership, inspiring cross functional team to deliver top performance against assigned business

·       Dynamic, creative personality effectively engaging and influencing a variety of audiences

·       Forward-looking and staying on top of trends and technology in the creative industry and related fields

·       Highly organized, self-motivated

·       Experience managing small-medium sized team previously

·       Mastery of applicable Mac software programs.

·       Expert category knowledge in the businesses you lead

·       Dynamic, creative personality effectively engaging and influencing a variety of audiences

·       Ability to inspire, mentor and lead with servant leadership

·       Agile working style with the ability to adapt to various creative challenges while managing multiple businesses

The Mars Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, ancestry, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or handicap, HIV, veteran, marital or family status, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state and/or federal laws, except where a bonafide occupational qualification applies. 
The Mars Agency has developed a wide variety of inclusive benefit plans and policies that address and promote the needs of all employees and their family members, including comprehensive group health plans, a parental leave program that includes paid maternity and paternity benefits for pregnancy, adoption and surrogacy, flexible paid time off, a broad and confidential employee assistance program, ongoing wellness support initiatives, trusted financial health advice and guidance, promotion of education through tuition support and assistance, and a flexible and supportive work environment and culture.

The salary range for this role is $120,000- $170,0000.

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