Account Director

Location: Greenville, SC

Office: Hybrid

Position Overview:

The Associate Creative Director at Wonder is a key player in shaping and executing the agency's creative vision, bringing brand strategies and big ideas to life. This role is deeply passionate about the design details of brand strategy and UI design, while also contributing to concepts that merge compelling design with impactful copy. You will be responsible for overseeing teams of designers and writers, ensuring creative excellence across all mediums and channels. This position is for a leader who thrives on both hands-on creative work and guiding a team to deliver innovative, high-quality solutions that activate client brands.

Successful Outcomes:

• Concept Development & Execution:  Drive the creation of innovative concepts that integrate design and copy, ensuring alignment with brand strategy and client objectives.
• Design & UI Excellence: Champion exceptional design and user interface solutions, bringing meticulous attention to detail to all visual aspects of brand strategy.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead and inspire a team of designers and writers, fostering their growth and ensuring their work aligns with project goals and Wonder's standards.
• Cross-Channel Creative Integration: Ensure creative concepts and campaigns are seamlessly adapted and optimized for various platforms, including digital, social, and traditional media.
• Creative Quality Control: Maintain high standards for all creative deliverables, ensuring conceptual strength, meticulous craft, and strategic relevance in every project.
  

Soft Skills:

• Inspiring Leadership: Motivate and empower creative teams through encouragement, clear vision, and a collaborative spirit.
• Curiosity & Adaptability: Stay ahead of creative trends, technologies, and cultural shifts, blending digital savvy with timeless creative instincts.
• Humility & Team Spirit:  Lead without ego, fostering an environment where every voice is heard and the best idea wins.
• Meticulous Attention to Detail: Possess an exceptional eye for design details, ensuring precision and polish in all creative outputs.
• Collaborative Communicator: Work fluidly across teams and departments, fostering clear and constructive dialogue to achieve shared creative goals.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in a senior creative role within a full-service agency environment.
• Strong portfolio showcasing concept-driven work with a focus on brand activations, UI design, and integrated campaigns.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor teams of designers and writers.
• Deep expertise in design principles and a strong understanding of how copy supports visual storytelling.
• Comfortable with hands-on creative involvement while maintaining a leadership perspective.

Living Out Our Values

At Wonder, our core values are the bedrock of everything we do. These values are more than just words on walls; they are deeply held beliefs that guide our actions, decisions, and interactions every single day. We believe these values can never be held too high, and we are committed to living by them consistently, especially when no one is looking. They shape our culture, inform our hiring and firing decisions, and drive us to exceed expectations in every aspect of our work.

1. Own it.
2. Be curious, generous and courageous. 
   
3. Outshine.

THE PROCESS:

Here's Wonder’s 9-Step Hiring Process:

Applicant Phase:

1. Apply on our website from the LinkedIn job post below. 

- We'll accept or reject your application within 3 days.

2. If accepted, you'll be asked to take the next step and record a 60 second video on why you're a great fit for this position.

- We'll accept or reject your video within 3 days.

3. If accepted, we'll schedule a 30-minute zoom interview to discuss your qualifications.

- We'll accept or reject your interview within 3 days.

Candidate Phase:

4. If accepted, you're considered a Qualified Candidate and will be asked to take the Kolbe A Assessment and the Working Genius Assessment. You'll get copies of both for free.

- Based on the assessment insights, we'll inform you if you're moving forward or disqualified from the process at this step. 

5. If accepted, you'll come in for a 90 minute interview with relevant team members at our offices.

- Based on the interview insights, we'll inform you if you're moving forward or disqualified from the process at this step. 

6. If accepted, you'll be held in our Final Candidate Queue and will be asked to come in for a Final In-Person Interview with the Hiring Manager. 

- Based on the interview insights, we'll inform you if you're remaining in the Final Candidate Queue or disqualified from the process at this step.

Verbal Offer:

7. Once we have all Final Candidates to this step in the process, we’ll extend an offer to our desired Candidate verbally. You’ll have 24 hours to let us know any questions that you may have to be fully informed to make a decision.

Formal Offer:

8. If you approve the Verbal Offer, you’ll receive all details in a Formal Offer Letter and have 48 Hours to accept the offer.

9. Give us the 👍 and Welcome to Wonder 🏁

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