Lead and mentor a creative team to shape branding and creative strategies. Use generative AI tools to enhance design workflows and ensure high-quality output for key accounts.
Superside is seeking visionary Associate Creative Director to guide a globally distributed team across branding, ad and social creative, presentations, print, and landing pages. In this high-impact role, you’ll shape the future of AI-enhanced creativity by integrating generative tools into our design workflows, elevating both quality and efficiency.
You’ll lead by example as both a maker and a mentor, balancing hands-on creative work with strategic guidance. Collaborating with some of the world’s most ambitious brands, you’ll inspire cross-functional teams, develop human-centered creative strategies, and help build a scalable design practice rooted in experimentation, feedback, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
- Own the creative vision for key accounts, partnering with Creative Directors to shape brand expression and output.
- Guide conceptual direction and ensure alignment with customer goals across campaigns, content, and formats.
- Lead customer calls and creative presentations, offering clear rationale, feedback, and recommendations.
- Champion creative quality through direction, feedback, and refinement.
- Provide strong, actionable direction to creative teams across disciplines.
- Collaborate with Creative Project Managers to ensure alignment between vision, scope, and resources.
- Mentor and inspire talent, raising the bar across projects through coaching and feedback.
- Use Generative AI tools (e.g., MidJourney, Firefly, DALL·E) to support ideation and design when relevant.
- Help teams adopt AI to enhance creativity and efficiency, without compromising quality.
- Stay ahead of industry trends in AI and creative technologies, sharing insights to maintain Superside’s competitive edge.
What you'll need to succeed
- Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to express creative ideas clearly and supportively.
- 5+ years of experience as a creative lead or similar, with a strong history of guiding diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
- Advanced skills in design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and presentation platforms.
- Proficient in using AI tools as part of a thoughtful and intentional creative workflow.
- Experience leading project teams, mentoring peers, and contributing to a shared creative vision.
- Skilled in giving and receiving feedback with empathy and professionalism.
- Comfortable engaging with internal and external partners in both creative and strategic discussions.
- A strong portfolio showcasing creative excellence across branding, presentations, and advertising, with examples of AI-enhanced work.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects with attention to detail, creative integrity, and team well-being.
Top Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Figma
Generative Ai Tools
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