Group Creative Director/Copy in Los Angeles, California at Quigley-Simpson & Heppelwhite

• Review copy across all our accounts and give feedback that’s honest, useful, and not soul-crushing
• Push for bold thinking while keeping it grounded in strategy
• Review all creative output with an eye to creativity, strategic goals, business needs, and brand standards
• Bring a sensitivity for brand tone to all you do, with an ability to write in a variety of voices
• Jump into brainstorms and help crack tough briefs with creative contributions of your own
• Participate in and/or lead creative pitches with the ECD to help us win accounts and projects we’re excited about
• Proactively create strategic PowerPoint decks or slides for new business pitches as well as important client presentations
• Establish rapport and cultivate relationships with clients
• Lead client presentations to sell ideas with confidence and a strong strategic foundation

• A strong portfolio of creative work across multiple channels. Do not just show us TV. Strong digital and social is a priority, as is strong headline writing.
• Killer writing skills with a well-honed sensitivity for language
• Experience overseeing copywriters at a senior level
• Someone who gets both brand storytelling and performance-driven creative
• Deep knowledge of best practices for modern social platforms
• Ability to balance big-picture thinking with sweating the details
• A clear point of view and vision
• A decisive nature, but comfortable with executive-level, group decision-making
• Strong communicator with a highly strategic mindset and respect for the brief
• Good working knowledge of AI as it pertains to protected use in advertising
• Strong management skills
• Able to travel as needed, and willing to work early, late and weekends as needed.

• 5+ years of experience in an agency Creative Director role or prior experience as a GCD
• All applicants must provide samples via a link to an online portfolio of recent work

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