Company Description
Digitas is the Connected Marketing agency, built on the principle that there are better ways for brands to connect with people. We leverage comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities to deliver Media-Fueled Creativity via connected Solutions that include Connected Campaigns, Social Marketing, Brand Experience, CRM & Loyalty, and Marketing Transformation. A Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies for six consecutive years, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 4,000 employees across over 30 countries and 50 offices. For more information visit www.digitas.com.
Job Description
Vice President/Group Creative Director
We are the connected marketing agency, a full-service agency with modern creative & media, data, and technology services all under one roof. We are connected in the way we think and the way we work. At the heart of our company are great people that we call Unicorns. Our Unicorns are open, bold, and curious and love to solve complex problems for clients in unique ways.
As a VP/GCD, you will:
- Lead teams’ conceptual and strategic thinking across multiple platforms.
- Opportunity to work on a top CPG brand (new business win).
- Understand the value of strategic insights, experiences and storytelling to create and sell your teams’ ideas.
- Build relationships with agency capabilities including strategy, media, DnA and tech.
- Appreciate and advocate for craft across capabilities, including production and tech.
- Build trust with clients, understanding their business to find opportunities.
- Recruit and retain creative talent, building a team with a breadth and depth of relevant skills.
- Work with HR and Creative Operations to manage direct reports’ daily workload and career development.
- Challenge yourself creatively, staying up-to-date with the industry and culture at large.
- Help drive our creative culture both inside and outside of
the agency. - Expected travel to client’s headquarters in the Chicagoland area.
Required:
- Four-year degree and at least ten years at a competitive creative agency. Work should include strong brand-building, digital and multimedia experience, and a track record of successful creative work, along with expertise leading cross-channel campaigns.
- Energy, a sense of humor, and an open and curious mind – yes, these things really do matter. So does being straightforward, candid and, above all, respectful – of the work and your peers.
- Awards are a nice bonus, but original breakthrough ideas and real creative problem-solving are even better.
Got what it takes? We’d love to hear from you.
Digitas is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualifications
Additional Information
“Compensation Range: $153,000 – $240,500 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.” If your requirements fall outside of this range, you are still welcome to apply.