[Hiring] Associate Creative Director @tmp

Role Description

tmp helps B2B marketing leaders create coherence in a chaotic world. We’re looking for obsessively curious people to join us.

You'll join 300 B2B experts across strategy, data, creative, media, client services, Sales activation, and shared services. Different skills brought together in integrated teams, centred around our clients: the world’s most impactful tech companies.

So, if you’re interested in what makes the world work, if you find solving complex problems fun, and you love making the answers as simple as possible, then we’d love to hear from you.

What we are looking for

We’re looking for an Associate Creative Director with a flair for conceptual work and a strong focus on design and visual storytelling. You understand the power of creative ideas, you can bring your own, build on the thinking of others, and articulate it all with your craft, turning ideas into exciting, memorable work.

• Get the best out of a creative brief.
• Think beyond traditional B2B assets.
• Own projects end-to-end and shape the creative direction.
• Build client relationships and inspire your team.
• Drive the work and expand on the thinking.
• Work across ads, campaigns, brands, and stories.
• Lead and inspire others in a creative studio environment.
• Help shape the overall creative strategy.

What you will do

• Work day-to-day with a multidisciplinary team.
• Hold client relationships through the lens of creativity.
• Guide and oversee the direction of projects in partnership with a Creative Director.
• Lead creative projects from ideation to execution.
• Distil complex information into simple benefits.
• Lead by example with an eye for detail.
• Make one half of an excellent visual-verbal pairing on conceptual work.
• Take a reasonably strategic approach to client challenges.
• Craft quality, bold, original concepts across B2B communications.
• Own your ideas and advocate for them.
• Generate surprising and differentiating ideas that express the client proposition.
• Lead creative work that uses wit, intelligence, and lateral thinking.

Who you are

• Interested in technology and its role in everyday life.
• Appreciate the importance of processes and systems.
• See the bigger picture and want to build with creativity.
• A team player who sees collaboration as a superpower.

What you will need

• 7+ years’ experience in a design-based creative role (Agency experience preferred but not essential).
• A portfolio of work that shows your thinking and craft.
• An eye for detail and high standards for your work.
• Experience in B2B marketing is great, but B2C works too.
• A collaborative spirit and confidence to own the room.
• The ability to simplify the complex and make it impactful.
• Comfort switching between big conceptual thinking and day-to-day content.
• A keen sense of how creativity shows up across different platforms.
• A mastery of creative programs including the Adobe Suite.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Pre-tax flexible spending account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent care, and transit.
• 4% 401(k) contribution with no vesting period.
• Plentiful paid time off (recommended at least 20 days of PTO).
• 15 days of annual sick leave.
• Holiday shutdown (December 26th - 29th).
• Parental leave: 12 weeks full pay for primary caregiver and 12 weeks full pay for secondary caregiver.
• Access to Unmind, our well-being platform.
• Employer-funded life, AD&D & disability insurance.
• Company getaways for team bonding.

A note on applying

Not sure you tick every box? Apply anyway. Research shows some people hold back unless they meet 100% of the requirements. We do not want that to be you.

At tmp, we hire for potential, mindset, and character as much as experience. If you are excited about the role but your background is not a perfect match, we would still love to hear from you.

Diversity equals increased creativity, which equals better results for all. We’re committed to equality of opportunity and applications from all individuals are encouraged.