Creative Director (Writing)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Creative Director (Writing) based in United States.

This is a senior creative leadership role focused on shaping the writing, narrative, and voice behind major campaigns, digital experiences, and product launches. You will translate complex briefs, innovations, and brand platforms into clear, compelling, human-centered stories. The role combines hands-on creative direction with high-level client engagement and multidisciplinary collaboration. You will establish copy strategy, develop messaging frameworks, and guide teams toward exceptional editorial and creative standards. Working closely with Design, Art Direction, Strategy, Motion, and Product leaders, you will bring integrated creative ideas to life across channels. The position offers the opportunity to influence global brand storytelling while mentoring writers and driving innovation across emerging digital and technology experiences.

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Accountabilities:

• Lead copy strategy and creative writing direction across major campaigns, digital platforms, product launches, and brand experiences, ensuring a strong connection between creative ideas and business objectives.
• Serve as the primary client-facing leader for copywriting, messaging architecture, narrative strategy, and editorial direction, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Present creative copy frameworks, campaign concepts, hooks, and messaging hierarchies to senior client executives, clearly articulating the strategic thinking behind the work.
• Direct, mentor, and develop copywriters, junior writers, and multidisciplinary teams while establishing high standards for voice, tone, storytelling, and craft.
• Create, maintain, and evolve global brand voice systems and editorial guidelines, ensuring consistency, flexibility, and narrative clarity across multiple workstreams and markets.
• Oversee the end-to-end writing process in partnership with Design, Art Direction, Strategy, Motion, Product, and other disciplines, integrating copy seamlessly into broader creative concepts.
• Navigate complex client feedback with confidence, protecting narrative integrity while adapting creative and copy strategies to address business needs and stakeholder priorities.
• Shape editorial direction for high-impact campaigns, long-form stories, product narratives, scripts, digital experiences, and broader brand storytelling platforms.
• Drive innovation in brand messaging and campaign writing, exploring new approaches to storytelling across emerging technologies and digital touchpoints.
• Maintain rigorous editorial quality control across written deliverables, ensuring precision, strong messaging hierarchy, consistent tone, brand alignment, and polished execution.
• Guide multi-market localization and regional adaptations, ensuring campaign storytelling remains culturally relevant and compelling while preserving the core brand voice.
• Partner with project management and delivery teams to manage copy production workflows, balancing rapid execution and demanding timelines with a consistently high standard of creative craft.

Requirements:

• Bring 10+ years of writing leadership experience within leading creative agencies or in-house creative teams, supported by a strong portfolio of high-impact campaign copy and narrative work.
• Demonstrate a proven track record as a client-facing creative leader, with the executive presence required to pitch, defend, and gain approval for major creative concepts with senior stakeholders.
• Have deep expertise in voice and tone architecture, including the development of scalable brand voice systems, editorial guidelines, and messaging frameworks.
• Demonstrate experience leading, mentoring, and developing copywriters, helping teams strengthen their craft, narrative structure, strategic thinking, and creative confidence.
• Be highly skilled at translating complex products, technical concepts, and abstract ideas into clear, accessible, emotionally resonant stories for consumers.
• Bring extensive experience directing multi-channel copy across major campaigns, product launches, video scripts, digital ecosystems, and broader brand storytelling initiatives.
• Maintain rigorous editorial standards with a strong eye for messaging hierarchy, grammar, tone consistency, narrative flow, and overall quality.
• Collaborate effectively across Design, Art Direction, Strategy, Product, and other disciplines to build cohesive, integrated creative teams and experiences.
• Take a strategic, data-informed approach to writing, incorporating audience research, testing insights, and performance data when developing and defending copy strategies.
• Have experience overseeing multi-market copy localization and adapting brand voice for different international audiences while maintaining cultural authenticity and consistency.
• Demonstrate strong communication, presentation, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills, combined with the ability to balance creative ambition with commercial objectives.
• Be comfortable working in a remote environment and leading complex creative initiatives across distributed, multidisciplinary teams.
• This position is remote within the United States, excluding New Mexico and Hawaii.

Benefits:

• Annual salary range of $130,000–$169,000 USD, with placement within the range depending on factors such as experience, qualifications, specialization, budget, market conditions, and location.
• Remote work within the United States, with the role currently unavailable for hire or work in New Mexico and Hawaii.
• Opportunity to lead high-profile campaigns, product launches, and digital experiences for major global brands.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary creative work spanning writing, design, strategy, technology, motion, and product experiences.
• Opportunities to mentor and develop creative talent while shaping brand voice and narrative strategy at scale.
• Inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and workplace practices, with accommodations available to support an equitable hiring process.
• A collaborative environment that values experimentation, bold creative thinking, and meaningful digital experiences.

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How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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