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Fractional Creative Director (Contract / Part-Time)

SoHo · New York, NY, USA · Remote ·

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Contract

We’re a hospitality-focused agency producing high-performing, visually compelling content across social, digital, and brand campaigns. We’re looking for a Fractional Creative Director to own creative vision and campaign concepting, set the standard for our creative output, and lead the team that brings it to life.

This is a part-time, contract role (approximately 50 hours per month) for a senior creative leader with agency experience. You’ll be an embedded creative partner on assigned client accounts: you set the direction, lead the concepts, and build a team that can carry it out on its own. You won’t be the main production resource.

What You’ll Do

Own the creative vision and direction for assigned client accounts, keeping brand voice, visual identity, and storytelling consistent

Lead original campaign concepting and creative strategy, including initial concepts and mockups that set direction for the production team

Partner with clients on creative strategy: lead creative presentations, take part in planning, and guide and defend creative direction

Give creative direction and oversight to the Art Director, who turns that direction into execution and manages day-to-day production

Set creative quality standards, brand guidelines, and review processes so work is right before it reaches the client

Review key deliverables across social content, ad creative, campaigns, and photo/video production

Coach and develop the assigned creative team, strengthening the Art Director’s decision-making and building the team’s ability to work independently

Improve briefs, workflows, and delegation so senior time goes to the highest-value creative work

Work with strategists, client success managers, designers, and freelance creatives

Track time accurately against client and internal projects

What We’re Looking For

8+ years of creative direction experience, with meaningful leadership experience

within an agency or multi-client environment

(required)

Proven ability to manage several clients at once within defined scopes, budgets, and hours

Strong portfolio of original campaign concepts, branding, graphic design, and digital/social work

A sharp eye for design: typography, layout, composition, and brand consistency

Experience leading Art Directors and designers, and delegating execution well

A track record of developing creative teams to raise quality and reduce reliance on senior intervention

Ability to turn strategy into compelling, high-performing creative

Strong understanding of content production (video, photo, and social-first formats)

Confident presenting to clients and senior stakeholders

Clear communicator who gives direct, actionable feedback

Experience with hospitality, travel, or luxury brands is a plus

Experience with performance-driven creative (paid social, engagement-focused content) is a plus

Part-time, approximately 50 hours per month (~12 hours per week), flexible based on campaign needs

Remote-friendly

Ongoing engagement with potential to expand

Why This Role
This is a chance to shape the creative standard of a growing agency. You’d define how great work looks, feels, and performs, and build a team that delivers it consistently.

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