Associate Director, Story (Creative)

Day One Agency—AdAge’s #4 on the A-List —is hiring!

We’re looking for a senior-level creative for an Associate Director, Story role within our growing team. The successful candidate is ambitious, curious, and driver of great creative. At your core, you’re a storyteller. You have a way with words. It doesn’t matter the medium, you can connect to an audience in a TikTok, a Tweet (or an X post. whatever) — even a Giphy sticker. You take pride in your work, sweat the small stuff, ask for forgiveness not permission, and go the extra mile (or three) to ensure that our clients are served in the best way possible. This is a job for organized self-starters with creative agency experience. You’re flexible, used to wearing many hats, juggling several projects and balancing multiple metaphors. You work fast and are a master of collaboration. You get excited by the idea of working in a learning environment with the opportunity to grow, furthering your skills and 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 and passionate people come together to solve creative communications challenges. It’s no secret; we work hard, but only on the things we love. From the day this agency was created, we vowed to only work on projects that fire us up and that’s still true. It’s how we make projects like Chipotle’s multi-award-winning Corn Kid TikTok go from idea to feed in 17 hours and how we help iconic legacy brands like Nike celebrate their 50th anniversary on new emerging platforms.

We emphasize and value all of our relationships—they’re what powers us. Our colleagues, clients, and partners are the most important part of our business. So if you want to join a fast-growing, award-winning, creative team, we’d love to hear from you.

This position is full time and is only available in Los Angeles.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will help us arrive at stories that earn a reaction. They are deeply rooted in the latest (Gen Z) trends and (meme) culture. Their work is deeply grounded in culture and focuses on connecting to the things people care about.

An Associate Director, Story at Day One is ready to take on a fresh challenge every day. From creating a brand swag line, to planning, launching new campaigns on TikTok and building concept decks - you roll up your sleeves and help us stay "always on."

• Help lead ideation and find the big idea that will drive earned media across any channel. Then make it feel simple through slides
• Inspire and organize a team around cultural and consumer insights that will lead to bigger and better thinking
• Roll up your sleeves with copywriting and content direction from one-off posts to integrated campaigns. From caption to tagline, no project is too small, no ambition too big
• Bring fresh thinking and a collaborative spirit to the team when developing work
• Help to nurture a team of junior creative and strategic minds
• Always be searching for consumer insights, new platforms and cultural trends
• Multitask and prioritize workload with quick turnarounds
• Present concepts and work closely with clients, applying creative solutions to strategic business challenges
• Iterate and evolve concepts with constructive feedback all while remembering the big picture

Requirements:

• 5-6 years of experience as part of a creative team
• Demonstrated experience creating campaigns and communications strategies across social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, etc.)
• Understanding of both major and emerging social platforms
• Excellent communication & presentation skills
• Collaborative partner with a great work ethic
• Excellent problem solving skills

Prefered Skills:

• Creative agency experience
• Interest in the world of sports and/or experience working on athletic partnerships
• Existing network of creators

Compensation + Benefits:

We value all of our employees and are happy to provide comprehensive benefits to help support them holistically in the best way we can. We offer all our employees:

• Health Care (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays
• Summer Fridays
• 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Paid Parental Leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Company Credit Card
• Uber Business Account
• New Business Referral Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus

The Company is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base compensation range for this role is $90,000-$125,000 and this position is eligible for benefits that include medical insurance (health, dental, and vision), retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, new business and employee referral bonuses, etc. Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for New York City based hires only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Pay Transparency Law. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as candidates' relevant work experience, skills, qualifications, and location.