Foster + Partners

Associate Creative Director

Foster + Partners

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New York • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Own creative direction and final sign-off for an assigned portfolio of clients
  • Serve as the primary creative partner to clients (alignment, expectations, presentations as needed)
  • Partner with PM/Client Services to manage prioritization, timelines, and scope
  • Attend client meetings as needed (kickoffs, planning, reviews)
  • Convert meetings and client inputs into clear briefs that include: objective, audience, offer, deliverables, channel specs, references, constraints, success metrics
  • Identify ambiguity early and propose options/solutions to unblock execution
  • Provide clear, prioritized, actionable feedback to designers and Art Directors
  • Ensure consistency with brand standards and channel performance best practices
  • Maintain quality across high-volume marketing output (web, email, ads, organic)
  • Implement and maintain a tiered QA system: Designer self-QA → AD review → ACD final review
  • Reduce revision cycles by improving upstream direction and clarity
  • Escalate only high-risk work per agreed rubric (VIP accounts, new campaigns, strategic landing pages)
  • Mentor Art Directors to strengthen direction, critique, and decision-making
  • Coach designers on craft and execution standards

Requirements

  • 7+ years professional design experience (agency or high-velocity marketing environment preferred)
  • 2+ years in a lead role directing designers and/or Art Directors
  • Strong portfolio across digital marketing: paid social/performance ads, email campaigns, web/landing pages, organic social
  • Excellent briefing and critique skills (can articulate “why” and give actionable guidance)
  • Strong client communication skills, including the ability to push back constructively
  • Ability to lead remotely with dependable ET overlap
Benefits
  • 7+ years professional design experience (agency or high-velocity marketing environment preferred)
  • 2+ years in a lead role directing designers and/or Art Directors
  • Strong portfolio across digital marketing: paid social/performance ads, email campaigns, web/landing pages, organic social
  • Excellent briefing and critique skills (can articulate “why” and give actionable guidance)
  • Strong client communication skills, including the ability to push back constructively
  • Ability to lead remotely with dependable ET overlap
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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