DKY | Associate Creative Director

Brand Strategy

Description

DKY has an opening for a full-time Associate Creative Director to support our mission of helping people build brands of great impact.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Creative Direction:
- Lead strategic development of creative campaigns that are targeted to meet clients’ business objectives
- Focus creative work primarily on B2B industrial and agribusiness accounts
- Direct the creative process from initial project engagement with clients and brainstorming with the creative team, to development of creative presentations and overseeing production of campaign tactics – striving for excellence from concept to completion
- Guide team to execute creative tactics including brand development (names, logos, identity systems), digital (websites, emails, banner ads, apps, social media graphics), print (brochures, sell sheets, direct mail, point of purchase), media (videos, audio/podcasts, trade show events)
- Write creative documents/presentations that help to conceive, shape, and sell ideas
- Present creative work to clients
- Formulate estimates for all aspects of creative work and manage approved budgets
- Ensure all creative purchases are accurately accounted for
- Stay current with culture, technology and the marketing industry to continue developing fresh, creative ideas
- Attend weekly DKY Creative Conclave meetings to review work, discuss workload and process issues, and learn from others
- Contribute to the positive creative culture of the agency and coach/develop creative team members to improve and advance their craft
- Be an active contributor to DKY blog posts, agency thought leadership, and social media
- Grow the business with existing clients and contribute to new business pitches when called upon

Key Relationships:
- Work together as a team with the Account Manager and Project Manager to solve client problems through smart, well-designed solutions
- Assign jobs to art directors, writers, producers, freelancers, etc. and treat them as key, strategic collaborators
- Manage outside creative partners throughout the project, always maintaining a high expectation of great work while preserving a positive reputation of DKY

Expectations:
- This is a team-based agency that treats everyone with kindness and respect.
- Our clients and creative partners are both colleagues and friends. People matter more than the work. We don’t have an “us vs them” mentality with our clients.
- Champion great creative solutions. Foster the sharing of ideas and diverse points-of-view. - Know when to acquiesce and collaborate.
- Keep learning and growing. This business does not stand still, neither should your professional development and contributions.
- Have fun. Bring energy daily to what you do. Ignite the same passion in others.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in advertising/marketing, communications, business management or related field and 4-8 years of creative agency experience; we’re looking for an eager, energetic, smart person who is ready to prove this position is their next step up
- Background in copywriting preferred
- Strategic thinker, creative problem-solver, quick learner, efficient juggler, and master communicator with a kung-fu grip on details

COMPANY
DKY is an independent, Minneapolis-based brand marketing, advertising and public relations agency. We have a 26-year history of delivering exceptional, effective strategies and campaigns for a wide variety of B2B and B2C clients, as well as non-profits.

Our mission is to help good people build brands of great impact.

We care deeply about the work and the people we serve, and strive everyday to keep our relationships as productive and meaningful as possible.