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

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
design experiencedigital marketingbriefing skillscritique skillsclient communicationquality assuranceperformance adsemail campaignsweb designsocial media marketing
Soft skills
creative directionleadershipmentoringfeedbackproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationprioritizationdecision-makingconstructive pushback