Creative Director

Department: Creation - Creative

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: New York

Reporting To: Renata Florio

Compensation: $155,000 - $160,000 / year

Description

🌍 Join Our Global Team  Gravity Global is the world’s most awarded marketing consultancy specialising in brands operating in complex markets. Led by strategy, innovation, technology, data, and creativity, we create brand-and-demand marketing programmes that drive transformational growth for our clients. With 14 wholly owned offices across the US, Europe and APAC, and our Global Talent Hubs in emerging markets, you can build a truly global career in a rapidly scaling organisation that’s shaping the future of marketing.  At Gravity Global, we believe our people are our greatest strength. We’re a collective of creative thinkers, strategic storytellers, and data-driven innovators united by one mission – to deliver exceptional work that makes an impact. We’re growing fast – across continents and disciplines – and we’re looking for passionate individuals who want to make a difference: for our clients, our teams, and the world around us.  About the roleWe’re looking for a Creative Director to lead, elevate and shape the creative output across a portfolio of clients. 

This role is focused on setting a high creative standard, driving strategic thinking, and ensuring work not only looks strong but delivers real business impact. You will work closely with account and strategy teams, acting as a senior partner to both internal stakeholders and clients. 

You’ll also play a key role in mentoring and developing the creative team, strengthening capability and building a culture of strong ideas, collaboration and accountability. 

Key Responsibilities

Creative Leadership 

• Set and uphold a high creative standard across all projects and campaigns 
• Guide the development of campaign concepts aligned to client strategy 
• Ensure creative work is both impactful and commercially effective 
• Provide hands-on creative input where needed across concept, design and content direction 

Team Development 

• Mentor and coach creative team members to improve craft and confidence 
• Support the growth of internal and offshore teams through regular feedback and collaboration 
• Build a culture of strong thinking, innovation and continuous improvement 

Client & Stakeholder Partnership 

• Act as a senior creative partner to clients, providing strategic input and guidance 
• Clearly articulate creative thinking in meetings and presentations 
• Work closely with account teams to shape direction and delivery 

Creative Process & Quality 

• Review work in progress and provide clear, actionable feedback 
• Act as a final quality checkpoint before work is delivered 
• Identify and improve creative processes and workflows 
• Ensure consistency, accuracy and alignment with brand and strategy 

Delivery & Operations 

• Interpret and challenge creative briefs to ensure clarity and direction 
• Support prioritisation and workload management across the creative team 
• Collaborate with production, vendors and external partners where needed 
• Flag resourcing or delivery risks early 

 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Proven experience as a Creative Director or Senior Creative Lead within an agency environment 
• Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and execution across multiple channels 
• Experience working with complex or enterprise clients, ideally within B2B or regulated sectors 
• Ability to balance hands-on creative work with leadership responsibilities 
• Strong communication skills, confident presenting to senior stakeholders and clients 
• Experience mentoring and developing creative teams 
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment 

💫 What We Offer

While specific benefits may vary by region due to cultural norms, all team members at Gravity Global can expect a supportive, inclusive, and rewarding environment designed to help you do your best work and grow your career.  Key aspects of being part of the Gravity Global community:

• 💰 Competitive Reward & Pay – we recognise and value your contribution with fair and competitive rewards aligned to local market practices, designed to celebrate excellence and support long-term success.
• 🚀 Career Growth & Development – we believe development is ongoing, not annual. T