Creative Director

Who We Are: 160over90 is an award-winning global marketing agency which forges stronger human connections and creates shared moments where people feel something real. With 800 thinkers, doers, and makers across every cultural corner of the world, the agency offers a full-service, channel-agnostic approach and a deep connection to the people, places, and properties that drive the conversation of tomorrow. 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev, Amazon, Coca-Cola, DP World, Macy’s, Marriott International, McDonald’s, Verizon and Visa. 160over90 is part of WME Group, a global representation business comprising the world’s leading talent, intellectual property and brands.

The Role and What You’ll Do: Creative Directors here lead by example. They plant the seed for internal team culture and inspire those under them to design, build, collab, concept, and go even bigger. They also get their hands dirty to ensure ideas get across the finish line. As a creative lead, you have a passion for the latest innovations along with the fundamentals of storytelling. You get excited by not just making great work but by making great work that actually works. You are strategic in all you do solving real client problems with every big idea. You’re a master creative director that can teach others how to build campaigns, establish a look and feel, create pitch-perfect decks and refine every last detail of an experiential build. You have an impeccable eye for design and a way with words.

You lead in the creation of breakthrough cross-channel campaigns and projects that help clients make their dent in culture and get our agency talked about. You’re a little obsessed with everything – entertainment, sports, music, tech, and a whole bunch of stuff we’ve probably never heard of. You are a creative who can flex across a variety of platforms including developing social, digital, OOH, experiential, influencer, and PR. You can lead an ideation session, develop a campaign and advocate for the team in client presentations and within agency walls. You’re confident and collaborative in front of clients whether in the room or on a call. You’re not just whip smart, you’re fast. You work well in a time crunch and work even better when challenged to do something entirely new. You enjoy selling ideas in as much as making them. You sweat the details, no matter the medium. You care about the craft and about the people around you. You’re accountable, organized and a true collaborator across every discipline.

Self-starter who goes above and beyond, and consistently seeks new ways to elevate the agency’s creative product. Able to deliver concise and clear feedback to assigned creative teams. Strong interest in innovation, purpose work and creating across cultural verticals like sports, music, entertainment, tech etc. Ability to lead developing exceptional concepts for a wide range of advertising including content, digital, experiential, OOH, Creator, PR and traditional media, through visuals, the written word and your voice. Deliver outstanding creative and results, working collaboratively within a cross-disciplinary team and environment (Creative teammates, strategists, PR leads and account team) to ensure creative work is on-brand, works hard and stands out amongst the rest. Ability to lead creative teams to big ideas and craft a compelling visual world that brings elements big and small together.

You Have These: 7-8 years of experience within an ad agency or similar setting. A proven track record of creating brilliantly inventive, engaging and effective work – a portfolio of client work, campaign concepts and relevant creative endeavors. Excellent interpersonal communications (written and verbal), creative problem-solving and presentation skills. Proven ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships. Be fearless and not afraid to fail. A natural curiosity for the unique, the buzz-worthy and the culturally relevant with a willingness to push forward brave, new ideas. The optimism to think bigger, the curiosity to dig deeper, and the passion to do better. Teamwork and collaboration are non-negotiable. Thought leadership: A strong point of view; ability to lead the creative and strategic development of a brand campaign, and the ability to promote conceptual thinking among the team/ability to communicate ideas clearly.

How we work: WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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