[Hiring] Group Creative Director @American Chemical Society

Role Description

This is a fully remote position and can be based anywhere within the U.S.

The Group Creative Director is the senior creative leader and cultural architect responsible for leading, inspiring, and elevating a multidisciplinary creative organization of 20+ professionals, including creative directors, associate creative directors, art directors, copywriters, and designers.

Reporting to the VP, Creative & Content, this role sets the enterprise creative vision while building an engaged, curious, and high-performing creative culture, one where people are challenged, supported, and inspired to deliver the best work of their careers. This role blends bold creative vision with deeply human leadership.

The ideal candidate brings exceptional creative credibility, a top-notch portfolio, and a deep understanding of how to tell bold stories that help our brand cut through and drive impact.

• Lead, inspire, and develop a creative organization of 20+, spanning senior creative leadership, copywriting, art direction, and design.
• Build and sustain a high-performance, high-care creative culture rooted in curiosity, feedback, craft excellence, and continuous growth.
• Create an environment where creatives are motivated to push beyond the expected and consistently produce the strongest work of their careers.
• Serve as a mentor, coach, and talent champion, identifying, developing, and retaining top creative talent at all levels.
• Model a leadership style that is generous with feedback, decisive with direction, and courageous in upholding creative standards.
• Establish clear creative norms, expectations, and decision-making frameworks that enable autonomy without chaos.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive creative leadership experience in both agency and complex in-house environments.
• Proven experience leading and inspiring creative teams of 20+, including senior creative leaders.
• Demonstrated success delivering breakthrough, culturally resonant campaigns with real-world impact.
• Deep understanding of storytelling and production (AV, Print, Social).
• Extensive experience leading paid social–forward creative work at scale across platforms such as Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging channels.
• An exceptional portfolio that demonstrates best-in-class creative craft and taste, high-performing both video and static paid social and digital campaigns, integrated brand storytelling across channels, and evidence of creative leadership that elevated both the work and the people behind it.
• Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Graphic Design, Communications, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).

Requirements

• Inspirational Leadership: A creative magnet who builds trust, energy, and ambition—someone people want to do their best work for.
• Creative Taste & Judgment: Exceptional instincts and the ability to quickly assess, elevate, and sharpen creative work.
• Paid Social Fluency: Deep understanding of how creative drives performance in paid environments, including testing frameworks, and platform nuance.
• Coaching Mindset: Invested in people as much as output; delivers clear, motivating feedback that helps creatives grow.
• Executive Communication: Confident, compelling communicator who can align senior leaders around creative vision and priorities.
• Strategic Thinking: Able to connect creative decisions to business, brand, and mission outcomes.
• Operational Awareness: Understands how to scale creativity through smart processes, resource planning, and collaboration.
• Curiosity & Adaptability: Forward-thinking, culturally fluent, and energized by learning and creative evolution.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off policy.
• Medical, dental, and retirement benefits.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development programs to enhance staff skills.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 10-20% travel required for leadership meetings, events, production, and creative team meetings.

Physical Requirements

• Work is primarily performed in a typical office environment.
• Frequent sitting and computer use; occasional standing, walking, or lifting up to 15 pounds.

Salary Information

The starting rate is $150,000 to $170,000. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

Company Description

We are a proud equal opportunity employer.