Location: New York,NY, USA
DescriptionYou Lead the Way. We've Got Your Back.With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you'll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that's unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.At American Express, you'll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company's success. Together, we'll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world's best customer experience every day. And we'll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) organization has a mission to create marketplace demand and drive commerce for American Express through differentiated and innovative Ideas, products, partnerships, marketing, and customer experiences.OnBrand is American Express' In-House Creative agency, our agency is on journey for an exciting expansion. Our ambition is “Become creative partner-of-choice to build seamless customer experiences for our Business Units, essential for driving results and unlocking value through deeper knowledge of our business powered by industry-defining creative excellence”. We are focused on developing forward thinking ideas and work across channels, end-to-end experiences in digital and beyond.To be successful in this role, the candidate must exhibit outstanding creative judgment and guide the creative team in achieving the highest possible standards. The candidate must have experience working with creative teams, guiding concept creation and setting creative direction. This individual has worked at a Group Creative Director level or is ready to step into this type of role. This individual will be responsible to connecting the creative approach to the business strategy. The candidate must be able to convincingly present creative concepts to all parties.This individual will focus on enabling strategic and creative elements of the agency, but also playing a critical role to attract, retain and develop best-in-industry agency talent and build a culture delivering transformative work. The Creative Director will report to the Executive Creative Director.Day to day responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Provide leadership/motivation and convey the vision and values of the agencyMentor multiple creative team members, providing clear direction and constructive feedbackCraft big ideas and experiencesDevelop holistic and robust memorable/famous creative campaigns from start to finishCraft Idea led campaigns across multi-channel including Video/print/Digital/Social/emailsDevelop deep client relationships enable seamless delivery of high-quality creative contentBring cohesive creative direction to ECD and assists in delivering creative ideas to businessunits where relevantActively identifies new opportunities and future trendsBuild, mentor, and hire talent to amplify a culture of inclusion and belongingFind creative opportunities where possible even if they haven't been assignedActively engage in hiring and training of creative staff alongside creative services leadMinimum Qualifications:12 years of experience in Art Direction or copy, preferably within a marketing / advertising agency4 years at a Creative Director level overseeing multiple creative teamsExperience overseeing and guiding multiple teamsAbility to understand marketing insights and strategies to translate into compelling advertising campaigns that are digital-firstAbility to combine conceptual creative thinking with high-quality content deliveryCaptivating presentation skillsExceptional strategic thinking with experience crafting creative strategiesAbility to tailor messaging, keeping the audience in mindStrong conceptual skillsmanaging/supervising Creative talentIndustry awarded work preferredQualificationsSalary Range: $130,000.00 to $205,000.00 annually bonus equity (if applicable) benefitsThe above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:Competitive base salariesBonus incentives6% Company Match on retirement savings planFree financial coaching and financial well-being supportComprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefitsFlexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacyFree access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds programCareer development and training opportunitiesAccess to Amex Marketing U, a unique learning and development program built for marketers, by marketers. Amex Marketing U inspires marketers to develop their career through innovative learning experiences and opportunities that foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across the enterprise.For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: to access the three posters.Job: MarketingPrimary Location: US-New York-New YorkSchedule Full-timeReq ID: 24021239