Group Creative Director - (Branding Division)

Who We Are: 160over90 is a full-service cultural marketing agency. An integrated part of the Endeavor network, which includes entertainment agency WME and sports, fashion and events leader IMG, 160over90's cultural insight, access and influence helps brands stay connected to what their consumers care about most. With offices in seven countries around the world, 160over90's expertise spans experiential, creative, public relations, digital, social, impact, influence, higher education and more. We represent culture. (B)ring (You)rs. At 160over90, we invite you to be the most authentic version of yourself. No matter where you come from or what you look like, you can be your full self here. Our work reaches diverse communities around the globe. So, it's important to us that our team reflects the full spectrum of voices, values, and perspectives of the audiences we're looking to reach through our work. Just as we're obsessed with our clients, their businesses, and the work we do, we're even more obsessed with the team bringing it to life. Each day we are actively investing to ensure our people feel seen, heard, and appreciated. No matter where they are, who they are, and what they believe in, 160over90 is the throughline to infuse a culture rooted in acceptance and belonging. Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world's most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE. WHAT YOU (AND WE ALL) DO HERE: The Group Creative Director (GCD) works in partnership with a Group Account Director, Strategy Director and Group Program Manager to oversee the creation of work, successful completion of contracts and continued growth of a specific group of clients. Achieving this requires leading, growing and inspiring a team of Creative Directors to deliver the highest caliber of creative work while also delivering on our business goals. As the branding division of a global cultural marketing agency, our collective charge is to elevate ideas, elevate each other, and elevate our client's stories in the hearts and minds of their customers. This challenging and rewarding act of building worlds starts with four simple tasks that you will do every day. Thinking: At 160over90 ideas come first. You learn the brand. You live it. You question, diagnose, and solve. You employ art and logic and lived experience to dream up fun solutions to complex problems. Making: Here, your craft is unparalleled. The act of deconstruction, reconstruction, and serious play push you to find unexpected creative solutions that do more than look good. You make things, and we make it possible. Motivating: You inspire, coach, push and mentor to make outstanding creatives who, in turn, make outstanding creative. Elevating: The first solution isn't always the solution. It can be better. You push it to be more than it is. You do, outdo, redo until the team makes the breakthrough work they're capable of making. RESPONSIBILITIES Day to Day Oversee the creative work and output for assigned group, ensuring all work is meeting or exceeding our standard of quality (Standards, Integrity, Originality, & Effectiveness) Build and Mentor the creative staff needed to execute and deliver our product, specifically CDs and ACDs Conduct six-month check-ins and annual formal reviews for direct reports Consult ECDs on recommendations based on creative staff performance, e.g., promotions or Performance Improvement Plans Help Build, Manage and Grow Client Relationships Ensure client management best practices through proactive communication with your team and the client Ensure Process Adherence (documentation, feedback times, revisions, legal, etc) Document and refine agency workflow process Identify Solutions to Help Drive Client Business Push the work to be category-defying and industry-leading whenever possible Stay Current on Client & Industry Trends (Advertising, Higher Ed, Fundraising, etc.) Operational & Financial Review and approval of proposal estimates, work scopes and creative briefs Work with Project Managers to recommend and assign new work within their group Manage the use of outside vendors, 3rd parties, and freelancers when needed Help oversee that client contracts are hitting their contract burn pace, setting targets and directing teams to problem areas Agency Promotion Actively identify opportunities to increase 160's exposure Thought Leadership/Conferences/Case Studies/Whitepapers Merchandise value of agency via client results and ROI Look for opportunities for Award submissions and recognition Help identify and develop content for our social channels and Agency blog Reporting Reports To ECD Reporting and Communication Responsible for bi-monthly reporting of active client work Responsible for monthly reporting of group's overall book of business Direct Reports CDs/ACDs How we work: Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support. Don't meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world's diverse voices. Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

Created: 2024-10-29