VSA Partners is hiring: Freelance Creative Director, Writing in Chicago

Overview VSA's purpose is to design for a better human experience. As a strategy and design agency, we blend consumer insights and data with human-centered design to activate meaningful, motivating and measurable experiences in the world. With offices in Chicago, New York and San Francisco, VSA offers a full range of integrated capabilities — branding, advertising, data science and technology — all under one roof. VSA is also a founding agency of Meet The People, a family of unified and independent agencies. For more than 40 years, we have delivered solutions for business and creative leaders at some of the world's most respected brands and forward-thinking organizations, including Google, Nike and IBM. The Freelance Creative Director, Writing role at VSA Partners. Core Responsibilities Creative Leadership: Enthusiastically develops and executes high-impact, persuasive and compelling content for integrated campaigns. This includes print, social media, paid search, video advertising, influencer marketing and more. Establishes and maintains the overall creative direction, ensuring a consistent message across client projects. Serves as a leader in the creative process, guiding teams through ideation, design, and execution. Collaboration & Teamwork: Works closely with copywriters, designers, strategists, project managers and the production team to ensure the cohesive creative direction of content that delivers on the creative brief. Leads brainstorming sessions and provides constructive feedback to ensure high-quality work. Acts as a liaison between the creative team and internal stakeholders, facilitating clear communication and idea flow. Client Engagement & Communication: Eagerly engage in client content to best understand the client's vision, business goals, and their products and services and then translating these into compelling creative deliverables. Present creative concepts and campaigns to clients and internal teams, articulating decisions and the strategic rationale behind them. Identify growth opportunities within existing accounts and collaborate with client-facing teams to nurture and expand client relationships. Represent the creative team in new business presentations and pitches, showcasing VSA's copywriting capabilities and approach to campaign work. Help identify new business opportunities and contribute to the agency's growth strategy. Project Management & Execution: Coordinate across teams to ensure that all deliverables meet deadlines and production quality standards. Oversee multiple campaigns, ensuring consistency and high-quality execution across platforms and media. Mentorship & Development: Support the development of junior staff by providing mentorship and feedback to foster their growth as needed. Identify tools, resources, and processes that improve creative efficiency and team performance. Skills and Experience: Copywriting Expertise: 10+ years of creative writing experience, preferably in an agency setting. Strong Portfolio: A robust writing portfolio of integrated campaign work that spans from print to digital to experiential for B2B and B2C brands. Leadership & Team Management: 3+ years of managing teams. Proven ability to lead and inspire creative teams, providing direction and feedback while fostering a collaborative environment. Strategic Thinking: Ability to synthesize client briefs, strategic objectives, and market insights into innovative campaign executions. Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills for client presentations, team coordination, and internal collaboration. Comfort with sophisticated writing assignments, styles, and subject areas. Project Management: Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously, with strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Software Proficiency: Familiarity with project management tools (e.g. Slack, Google Suite and Workamajig). About us VSA's purpose is to design for a better human experience. As a strategy and creative agency, we blend consumer insights and data with human-centered design to activate meaningful, motivating and measurable experiences in the world. VSA offers a full range of integrated capabilities—branding, advertising, data science and technology—all under one roof. VSA is also a founding agency of Meet The People, a family of unified and independent agencies. For more than 40 years, we have delivered solutions for business and creative leaders at some of the world's most respected brands and forward-thinking organizations, including Google, Nike and IBM. Chicago Estimated Salary Range $100—$165 USD VSA Partners is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. California Residents - Please review our Privacy Notice here. VSA PARTNERS, LLC vsapartners.com Seniority level Director Employment type Full-time Job function Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology Industries Design Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at VSA Partners by 2x Get notified about new Freelance Creative Director jobs in Chicago, IL. #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: VSA Partners offers a full range of integrated capabilities — branding, advertising, data science and technology — all under one roof . VSA's purpose is to design for a better human experience, blending consumer insights and data with human-centered design to activate meaningful, motivating and measurable experiences in the world . En Español: Con oficinas en Chicago, Nueva York y San Francisco, VSA ofrece una gama completa de capacidades integradas branding, publicidad, ciencia de datos y tecnología todo bajo un mismo techo. VSA es también una agencia fundadora de Meet The People, una familia de agencias unificadas e independientes. Durante más de 40 años, hemos suministrado soluciones para líderes empresariales y creativos en algunas de las marcas más respetadas del mundo y organizaciones que piensan hacia adelante, incluidas Google, Nike e IBM. Conduce sesiones de brainstorming y proporciona retroalimentación constructiva para garantizar un trabajo de alta calidad. Actúa como enlace entre el equipo creativo y las partes interesadas internas, facilitando una comunicación clara y flujo de ideas. Engagamiento y Comunicación del cliente: Participa con entusiasmo en el contenido del cliente para comprender mejor la visión del cliente, los objetivos comerciales y sus productos y servicios y luego traducirlos en resultados creativos convincentes. Presenta conceptos y campañas creativas a clientes e equipos internos, articulando decisiones y la racionalidad estratégica detrás de ellos. Identifica oportunidades de crecimiento dentro de cuentas existentes y colabora con equipos orientados al cliente para nutrir y expandir relaciones con los clientes. Representa al equipo creador en nuevas presentaciones y discursos empresariales, mostrando las capacidades de redacción y enfoque de VSA para asegurar el trabajo de campaña. Ayuda a identificar nuevos estándares de producción y contribuir al crecimiento de la agencia. Habilidades y experiencia: Experiencia en redacción de copias: 10+ años de experiencia en la escritura creativa, preferiblemente en un entorno de agencia. Portfolio fuerte: Una sólida cartera de trabajo integrado de campaña que abarca desde el impreso a digital hasta experiencial para las marcas B2B y B2C. Liderazgo & Gestión del Equipo: 3 + años de equipos gerentes. Capacidad comprobada de liderar e inspirar equipos creativos, proporcionar dirección e información al tiempo que fomenta un ambiente colaborativo. Pensamiento estratégico: capacidad de sintetizar resúmenes de clientes, objetivos estratégicos y conocimientos de mercado en ejecuciones innovadoras de campañas. Competencias de comunicación: fuertes habilidades verbales y de comunicación con los consumidores para presentaciones de cliente, coordinación de equipo y colaboración interna. Comodidad con tareas sofisticadas de escritura, estilos y áreas temáticas. Manejo de proyectos: Capaz de gestionar proyectos de forma simultánea, con atención organizativa y profesional a los detalles. VSA Proyecto de gestión de datos. VSA también es una agencia fundadora de Meet The People, una familia de agencias unificadas e independientes. Durante más de 40 años hemos entregado soluciones para líderes empresariales y creativos en algunas de las marcas más respetadas del mundo y organizaciones con visión de futuro, incluidas Google, Nike e IBM. Chicago Estimated Salary Range $100$165 USD VSA Partners se enorgullece de ser un empleador de igualdad de oportunidades. Celebramos la diversidad y nos comprometemos a crear un entorno inclusivo y equitativo para todos los empleados. Todas las decisiones de empleo se basan en calificaciones, mérito y necesidades comerciales. Residentes de California - Por favor revise nuestro Aviso de privacidad aquí.