Creative Director, Foundry 360 // Dotdash Meredith

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Job Description:

Overview: Foundry 360 is looking for a seasoned creative director to oversee multi-media content creation for three efforts:

1) Major Bank Account

  • Lead creative teams across entire account: print, digital articles and infographics, video and podcasts

  • Collaborate with photo, edit, sales and account partners

  • Work within two creative paths: Solutions within the bank’s branding guidelines and formats, and more ambitious solutions that opens new possibilities in formats, extending the bank’s creative reach and business opportunities

  • Be able to present the work well and hold fruitful discussions with our client-partners

2) Large Health/Medical Account

  • Lead creative teams across entire account: print, digital articles, video & podcasts

  • Collaborate with photo, edit, sales and account partners

  • We’ve done cool AR work with this client, this role will push on other tech-forward ideas and pitches

3) Proactive Pitch Development

  • Work closely with VP Creative and sales team to generate new opportunities for Foundry 360 across all verticals

  • Identify trends, brand movements and other insights to spark new business efforts

This is a key role within our organization. This important role works closely with and reports to the VP Creative, Content & Strategy for Foundry 360.

Is This a WFH or In-Person Role?:
Both WFH and in-person. We are working in-person three days a week in our downtown FiDi location.

Job Requirements:

What We’re Looking For:

  • You naturally lead creative vision, direction, execution and production of creative work across all platforms and channels—video, print, digital (often mobile-first) and social

  • You have a strong record of successful creative team management—a people person who can inspire and bring the best from a range of people on teams

  • You have strong partnering and collaboration skills: internally, with Creative, Sales, Edit, Photo and Management teams, and externally on new biz pitches and client-facing moments

  • You have a deep history of creative excellence—exceptional design, typographic and creative skills

  • You also have an editorial brain: exceptional ideation capacity in creative and editorial directions

  • You are entrepreneurial in nature and know that landing new biz makes the larger business stronger and give more creative potential to the art teams

  • Simply put, you are fiscally responsible and budget conscious

  • And of course, you are very organized and a strong advocate for proper scheduling and efficient work streams

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree

  • 5+ years in a creative leadership role (meaning ‘Number 1’ position) at a magazine or content-focused agency

  • Highly collaborative, strong leadership skills, strong experience in print, web & motion, Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office

Type of Job: Creative Direction

City: New York

State/Country: NY

Duration: Full-time

Benefits: Strong package

Company: Foundry 360 // Dotdash Meredith

About Our Company:
About Foundry 360:
Foundry 360 is Dotdash Meredith’s direct-to-client content marketing group, embedded within Dotdash Meredith, America’s largest digital and print publisher. We help some of America’s top brands (Bank of America, Marriott, Ram, Fischer-Price, The Home Depot, Kellogg’s, more) solve diverse business challenges with exceptional content solutions across every media format. We pride ourselves on outstanding creative, great work and we have fun doing it. We are very proud to have been selected as CMA’s Content Agency of the Year for 2021. Come join our team! Website: Foundry360.com

Contact Email: creative.directorrole@thefoundry.nyc

How to Apply: Send your information and work along to creative.directorrole@thefoundry.nyc and we’ll get back to you quickly. Thanks!