Associate Creative Director, Copy

Location: Cedar Knolls
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

Reimagine what a health and wellness agency can be. At Fingerpaint Group, we’re built differently—independent by nature and driven by empathy. Here, your individuality fuels innovation, and your talent finds its spark. With a powerhouse team spanning the U.S. and Europe, we’ve breathed life into over 200 brands, crafting experiences that resonate and inspire. This is where creativity flows effortlessly—where bold ideas flourish, collaboration ignites, and extraordinary happens every day. In this role you will be responsible for leading the creative work that is produced across a number of our accounts. This leadership role includes assigning teams, inspiring those teams to consistently produce exceptional concepts and final work, and working closely with account management to ensure that our clients are satisfied with the quality of our creative work, the value of our services, and our responsiveness to their needs. What it takes: Ability to work collaboratively with other capabilities such as account management, project management, and more Manage workloads to maximize productivity of the art team, ensuring that everyone is busy and billable Help develop and review creative briefs that provide strategic insight and creative inspiration Work with ACD, Copy to produce standout and strategically focused concepts and campaigns Manage and work independently, under tight deadlines, while juggling multiple projects Estimate copy hours Participate in client meetings Lead concept presentations Provide written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews, as well as ongoing feedback throughout the year (written when requested) Identify and interview prospective creative candidates Lead the creative teams in development of concepts and execution of all projects Demonstrate to clients that you understand their products and marketing challenges and are responsive to the strategic and creative needs Represent the agency at client meetings and social events as appropriate Strong presentation skills Know-how: 6-9 yrs experience Pharmaceutical experience Experience managing teams preferred This role is largely remote, however it will require being local to the NJ/tristate area location. Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s okay! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Fingerpaint, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Our team of qualified recruiters can match you with the right opportunity. Fingerpaint Group provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are proud to recruit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.

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