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Vice President, Creative
Advertising Industry Company
New York, NY, United States
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Position Summary
Ansible is looking for an experienced, brilliant, and hardworking Vice President, Creative to fearlessly lead and inspire our and growing creative team push the limits of what’s possible at the intersection of media, technology and experience design. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for the creative renegade, the intellectual rabble rouser, the risk taker, the aspiring visionary to realize the future of media and our industry. We work with a variety of large brands in automotive, tech, healthcare, media and more and are constantly looking to create what’s next in connected consumer experiences.
This role will also oversee and be responsible for all creative ideation and output across Ansible and the IPG Media Lab.
The Vice President, Creative will be a natural leader who will nurture the team and challenge them to think creatively and strategically. You will be a mentor who encourages every member of your team to apply their own unique voice to the work. In addition to mentoring and leading, you are also a creator and a doer. You will get your hands dirty because you can’t help but make things. You’re also a dynamic and passionate communicator who can persuade and excite clients to support brave work. You’re confident, but open to new ideas and feedback. You’re always pushing to make the work better, and are not reluctant to go back to the drawing board when it’s not right.
Clients love your expertise, passion and partnership in solving complex business challenges. You are a thoughtful and empathetic listener, inspiring trust and confidence from both junior associates and CMOs alike.
Your work speaks for itself. It’s innovative, award-winning, and pushes boundaries in creativity, ingenuity, technology, and insight.
Essential Functions
• Lead creative strategy and oversee all client work from concept to execution
• Exceed client expectations
• Partner with the senior leadership team in pitching and winning new business
• Manage and mentor the creative team from the front; champion an empowered culture, positive working environment and high quality product
• Foster collaboration and the cross-pollination of ideas within Ansible and other Special Business Units within Mediabrands
• Deliver accountability at all levels and ensure efficiencies are achieved where possible
• Showcase work and case studies internally, within Mediabrands, and externally through award wins and PR
• Ensure teams conform to agreed processes and procedures
• Provide thought-leadership in emerging technology, consumer trends and media platforms, and educate clients and colleagues on their impact for marketers
Qualifications
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Concentration in Marketing, Design (across mediums), Emerging Media preferred
Work Experience:
• 10+ years of experience as a Creative Director or lead creative in an advertising agency environment with a focus on digital and mobile
Skills:
• Expert knowledge of user experience and interaction design, as well as visual design and composition for digital platforms
• Proven leadership skills with a track-record managing multiple clients and projects. Able to give sound creative direction to copywriters and art directors and has experience managing staff and workloads efficiently
• Experience in bringing VR, AR and AI powered experiences to life for brands is a major plus
• Detail focused, goal oriented, and well organized
• Outstanding oral, written, and presentation skills
• Humility, a sense of humor, and the ability to work well and with grace under pressure
• High energy, positive and self-driven to constantly learn and improve
About Us
Ansible is a multifaceted, award-winning group of Mobile experts highly skilled in helping brands connect with consumers on the go. We are integration specialists adept at finding opportunities for mobile devices to augment the overall effect of end-to-end marketing campaigns.
Ansible is part of IPG and is the only dedicated mobile agency in the network. Ansible sits within the Mediabrands that is comprised of industry leading brands including Universal McCann, Healix and Company.