ABELSONTAYLOR Associate Creative Director Salary in the United States

The Associate Creative Director (ACD) oversees and supervises the day-to-day job functions of the art and copy creative team members, including supervisors, on assigned projects or brands. ACDs actively facilitate novel creative solutions and help incorporate emerging technologies or other novel approaches to broaden the conceptual range of solutions. This individual should exhibit strong leadership qualities, with the ability to mentor new Creatives and work enthusiastically across agency departments to foster a collaborative team environment. The ACD will collaborate with Creative and Group Creative Directors, sharing the status of assigned projects and helping to implement their direction. Across digital, print, social, and motion—ACDs guide project teams to maintain agency standards of creative excellence, reasonable timelines, and profitability, while achieving clients’ marketing goals. ACDs are capable of forming positive, mutually-respectful working relationships with clients. Since our beginning in 1981, AbelsonTaylor has remained singularly focused on brands that help people live healthier lives.  We don’t design for sneakers, or beer, or cars. We are 100% focused on and passionate about health and wellness. The goal is simple; create an environment where very different people with unique skill sets and diverse personalities work together toward a common goal. When the products you sell are ideas, strategies and relationships, your most important assets are your people, your people, and your people.  And we are Passionate about our People.  It says so right in our Values, along with Cherish Creativity, Fearlessly Independent, Always Curious, and Teamwork.  All of which support our Vision:  Be the most sought after Health and Wellness agency So how do we get there?  AT has Core Competencies which define expectations of all employees: Communicates Effectively –      Conveys one’s thoughts written or verbally in an articulate, confident, and compelling manner that positively influences others to take action Teamwork and Collaboration                                 –      The ability to relate to others, work cooperatively and collaboratively while acting in ways that support the success of the overall team, and drawing out the positive potential of differences Accountability –      Takes personal responsibility for meeting commitments and ensures that results are achieved including that expectations are clear, priorities established, focus maintained and tough decisions addressed Customer Focus –      The orientation to keep in close touch with the needs and perspective of internal and external customers and the deep awareness of how these actions serve them while supporting the strategic Vison and Values Continuous Improvement –      The ongoing effort to learn from ones’ own experience and from others - not only to improve oneself but to do what is necessary to help the organization make significant positive changes in its results and overall performance Creativity and Innovation –      The bright, intelligent, and agile ability to approach concepts and complexity comfortably and has a creative and innovative curiosity about our business and industry