Freelance Associate Creative Director (Art/Visual)

Associate Creative Director (Visual Design)

Present in over 100 countries and employing nearly 80,000 professionals, Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Active across the entire value chain, Publicis Groupe offers its major clients a transversal, unified and fluid model allowing them access to all the Groupe's tools and expertise around the world through the mantra "The Power of One."
Responsibilities

We are seeking an award-winning social media ACD team - this role is for an Associate Creative Director (Visual Design) to help our Fortune 500 client find its authentic place and purpose in the social sphere. This is a role for a person who lives and breathes social and has helped major brands transform their approach through breakthrough content across platforms. Someone who is curious and takes the time to educate themselves on the latest trends. As an Associate Creative Director for our social first team, who will be working on paid and organic social for a CPG Brand. Someone who are excited by social and are good at concepting and executing social-native work. An ACD skilled at turning insights into meaningful ideas, deeply attuned to niche subcommunities, quick to recognize cultural trends, and immersed in the conversations(comment sections) shaping emerging social platforms. In short, we're looking for an out-of-the-box creative thinker prized to break the internet and trades. Day to day, your role will include:
Help lead teams in the development and execution of paid and organic social.
Understand the value of strategic insights, experiences and storytelling to create and sell your ideas.
Direct teams in execution with an appreciation and understanding of craft of both art direction and copywriting.
Partner with agency capabilities including strategy, media, DnA and tech to help inform the work.
Build relationships internally and externally.
Qualifications

We're looking for a talented Creative Associate Director with impressive work experience, which typically includes:
Four-year degree and at least six years at a competitive creative agency.
Work should include strong brand-building, digital and multimedia experience, and a track record of successful creative work, along with experience working on paid and organic social.
Someone from an Art Direction background.
Energy, a sense of humor, and an open and curious mind — yes, these things really do matter. So does being straightforward, candid and, above all, respectful — of the work and your peers.
Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.
Weave together principles for composition, color, typography, iconography, texture, photographic curation, and usability to help users successfully navigate dynamic social experiences.
Excellent visual design and motion design skills.
Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: USD $51.34 - USD $73.75/Hourly.