American Cancer Society

Creative Director

American Cancer Society

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $115,000 - $135,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead the creative development of campaigns, content, and storytelling initiatives from concept through execution.
  • Translate enterprise creative strategy and brand vision into compelling ideas, narratives, and creative systems that drive mission impact and business objectives.
  • Provide day-to-day creative leadership to assigned creative teams, including art directors, copywriters, and designers.
  • Guide work through ideation, iteration, and refinement, ensuring a consistently high creative bar while fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.
  • Originate and elevate creative concepts, messaging frameworks, and visual approaches across channels and formats, including video, digital, social, experiential, and integrated campaigns.
  • Collaborate closely with Marketing & Brand Strategy, Social, Core Pillars, and other business partners to align creative vision with executional realities.
  • Ensure all creative work aligns with brand voice, visual identity, accessibility standards, and inclusive storytelling practices.
  • Review and approve creative work at key milestones, escalating strategic decisions to the Group Creative Director as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Graphic Design, Communications, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
  • 5+ years of experience in creative leadership roles (agency or in-house) with overall 10+ years of creative experience
  • Proven ability to lead integrated campaigns and content across channels
  • Strong conceptual thinking, storytelling, and visual literacy
  • Experience working directly with editors and production teams
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to balance creative ambition with executional realities
  • Demonstrated commitment to inclusive, accessible, and mission-driven storytelling
  • An exceptional portfolio that demonstrates: Best-in-class creative craft and taste; High-performing paid social and digital campaigns; Integrated brand storytelling across channels; Evidence of creative leadership that elevated both the work and the people behind it.
Benefits
  • generous paid time off policy
  • medical benefits
  • dental benefits
  • retirement benefits
  • wellness programs
  • professional development programs to enhance staff skills
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
creative developmentcampaign managementstorytellingconceptual thinkingvisual literacyintegrated campaignscontent creationdigital marketingsocial media marketingbranding
Soft Skills
creative leadershipcollaborationaccountabilityprofessional growthcommunicationpresentation skillsbalancing creative ambitioninclusive storytellingstrategic decision makingmentorship
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AdvertisingBachelor’s degree in Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree in Communications