Associate Director, Integrated Production (Senior Integrated Producer)

Department: Integrated Production

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Chicago

Description

Day One Agency—AdAge’s #4 on the A-List —is hiring!
We’re looking for an Associate Director of Integrated Production to join our rising team. The successful candidate will be ambitious, and hard-working. You’ll take pride in your work, show initiative, and go the extra mile to ensure you are doing your best work. 
We’re looking for self-starters with creative agency experience who are excited to collaborate with our squad within a rewarding learning environment. Day one prides itself on being a place to grow and further your career.
Our company culture is at the core of everything we do. It’s what makes every day, Day One. We offer a highly collaborative environment where smart, passionate people come together to solve creative challenges. We work hard on the things we love.  It’s how we produced e.l.f. SKIN’s first-ever global brand campaign based on cultural insights that our team unlocked and how we honed in on the legacy of both Nike and Converse to contextualize each brand’s heritage with creative that resonates with the next generation.
Our relationships power us. Our colleagues, clients, and partners are the most important part of our business. If you want to join a fast-growing, award-winning, creative team, we’d love to hear from you.
This role is full-time, requires a hybrid work schedule, and is only available in Chicago.

Responsibilities

The Day One Integrated Production team is the backbone of all we do. Working alongside each of our core Shape, Share & Fuel disciplines, this is a team of big picture thinkers, facilitators, client leaders and creative problem solvers. 
Integrated Producers are the lieutenants of the team being equal parts project management, client liaison, and content producer. As highly effective communicators and relationship builders, our Integrated Producers provide holistic thinking as they drive the process forward. This team is highly organized and works alongside all departments. They know what everyone on their teams need to be successful; all while proactively troubleshooting across all departments so deliverables are met in a timely manner that best support the work. 
You will be a day-to-day account lead,  responsible for shepherding a wide range of creative initiatives through completion. You will work directly with a Brand lead at D1A, on client business and building the client relationship, and alongside each of our creative leads, as well. You will assess project feasibility, curating the right resources for the project, project planning, and interfacing directly with clients. This role requires a strong mix of creative thinking, social, digital & video understanding, time management, organizational skills, and most importantly an ability to keep projects on track, on budget and at the highest level of creative excellence. Key attributes include:

• Client-Centric Mindset: Demonstrates a commitment to understanding and advocating for client needs while balancing creative and logistical considerations.
• Strategic Communicator: Ability to clearly articulate complex ideas and proposals, ensuring alignment among all stakeholders.
• Proactive Problem-Solver: Anticipates challenges and navigates them effectively to maintain project momentum and client trust.

In this role, you will:

• Make things happen. Not just driving work-back schedules, but making the moves to drive the work forward
• Act as the primary point of contact for key clients, building trust and fostering long-term partnerships.
• Work closely with the Brand lead to identify client needs and provide strategic solutions that align with their business objectives.
• Lead the charge in presenting and pitching integrated ideas, effectively demonstrating their value and feasibility.
• Guide clients through the creative development process, championing the vision while addressing feedback with their brand in mind.
• Serve as an internal and external strategic advisor during project planning, ensuring creative concepts align with both client goals and resource availability.
• Empower integrated teams to successfully deliver integrated creative projects 
• Foster a collaborative environment where cross-disciplinary teams can contribute to and align on client strategies.
• Partner with Studio Producer to ensure seamless integration with team for creative deliverables
• Lead creative feedback communications with clients and internal teams 
• Clearly articulate project details for both internal & external teams  
• Track and triage deli