CIVIC is hiring: Associate Creative Director in New York

This range is provided by CIVIC. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$135,000.00/yr - $150,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus

Associate Creative Director

CIVIC

NYC, Full-time (3x in office, 2x remote)

OUR COMMUNITY

We’re CIVIC Since 1999, we’ve led the way in cultural marketing, providing integrated solutions to top-tier brands including Ford, Audible, HBO Max, Verizon, Amazon Studios, The Stonewall Inn, NBCUniversal, Peacock, among many others. We are an Ad Age Small Agency Award winner (Gold) for 2024 & 2025. We are known for big ideas -- creating long-term brand platforms designed to impact culture, address the biggest societal issues, build loyalty, stimulate word of mouth and generate client revenue.

Our broad suite of integrated marketing services includes:

• Brand Strategy, Concept and Creative Development
• Live Event, Proprietary Brand Activations and Pro-Social Campaigns
• Content Development and Execution via Civic Studios
• PR/Media Relations and Social Media Marketing
• Executive and Internal Communications
• Growth Marketing and Partnership Development

At Civic, we believe business is the world’s most powerful platform for positive change. We believe our community can build bridges between companies and communities and we empower our employees to help amplify underrepresented voices. Our goal is to build a more inclusive and equitable future in tandem with our clients and partners.

YOUR ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY

We’re looking for a NYC-area based Associate Creative Director with a bold point of view and the ability to shape brand experiences from the spark of an idea to full execution. You’ll join a passionate, collaborative, and culturally fluent team working with some of the world’s most ambitious and innovative brands.

This role requires a natural leader—someone who thrives at the intersection of culture, creativity, and commerce. You’ll bring concepts to life that respond to the current moment and shape what’s next. You’ll collaborate with internal teams, clients, and partners to ideate and execute experiential activations, content, and communication platforms that resonate deeply.

The ideal candidate is a big thinker, trend‑aware, strategically sharp, and ready to lead multidisciplinary teams across both new business opportunities and existing client work.

• A sharp creative mind with a proven ability to generate fresh, culturally relevant ideas across disciplines—from environmental design to content and campaign experiences
• Leadership and mentorship skills, guiding internal teams while also fostering creativity from junior talent
• Excellent communication and presentation skills—confident in client conversations and persuasive in pitch environments
• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders, from strategy through to execution, with an understanding of how to translate insights into ideas that drive results
• A finger on the pulse of culture, technology, design, and brand storytelling
• A portfolio that showcases expertise in brand activations, experiential environments, and integrated campaigns. Examples that include Entertainment brands are a big plus.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive concept development from insight to execution, shaping strategic and creative direction for projects
• Lead ideation sessions and translate thinking into compelling visual and verbal presentations
• Collaborate with producers, strategists, designers, and external partners to bring activations to life
• Oversee multiple projects and timelines, ensuring creative excellence and consistency
• Stay culturally and technologically curious, sharing emerging trends, creative inspiration, and new tools that can elevate the work.
• Represent Civic in new business pitches and client presentations
• Champion and protect the creative vision throughout the production process
• Expand the creative network with best‑in‑class freelancers, and collaborators as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

• Exceptional creative ideation and storytelling ability
• Strong leadership, client communication, and team collaboration skills
• Deep understanding of experiential and environmental design, with an ability to craft brand experiences in the real world
• Awareness of emerging trends in media, tech, design, and social behavior
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• Fluent in Google Suite (Slides, Docs, Drive)
• Organized, detail‑oriented, and able to manage competing deadlines
• Experience giving clear and actionable feedback to teams

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in a related creative field or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of creative agency experience, preferably with a focus on brand activations, experiential, or integrated marketing

CIVIC COMMUNITY AND CULTURE BENEFITS:

• A positive, fun, supportive and diverse team environment, with opportunities for advancement and a commitment to staff development and growth
• Competitive salary and incentives
• Full benefits package including dental and vision, and retirement plan with employer match
• Best in class parental leave benefits
• Paid time off and encouragement to take time off for self‑care
• Wellness stipend

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

• Design and Art/Creative

Industries

• Advertising Services, Marketing Services, and Public Relations and Communications Services

Civic is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.