Freelance Associate Creative Director, Social & Digital

Who we are

BMF is a global integrated creative marketing agency known for humanizing brands in unexpected, inspiring, and impactful ways. Now celebrating 20 years in business, the award-winning boutique agency is helmed by partners Brian Feit, Bruce Starr, and Ed Starr, and is supported by an experienced global team of both long-standing BMFers, and recent executive-level hires. 

BMF’s international network of cross-disciplinary creative marketers build extraordinary brand experiences around the world, and across channels. The agile team provides a fully integrated service offering, from strategy and creative to experiential, digital, talent, and public relations. Elevating brands who seek a relevant role in cultural conversations important to their audiences, BMF has a global client roster that includes Marriott, Visa, Disney, Estée Lauder, Crystal, Lamborghini, Gucci, Lilly Pulitzer, and Japan Airlines.

BMF has been recognized for its legacy of boundary-pushing work, and as an innovative marketing industry force. Among its many accolades, BMF was most recently honored by Ad Age as a 2023 Small Agency Award winner in the “Campaign Of The Year” category for its work with CBS.  

BMF is an LGBT-owned business certified by the NGLCC (nglcc.org) with diversity and inclusion as part of the agency’s core DNA. 

Our growing and dynamic agency is now looking for an Associate Creative Director to join our Digital team, where they will lead digital campaign executions for a diverse range of projects. They will play a key role in applying BMF's standards of creative excellence to every project, delivering innovative content to our clients across all channels.

Does this sound like you?

We are looking for a Freelance Associate Creative Director to lead creative work with a leading beauty client. As an Associate Creative Director at BMF, you will lead the development of digital and social content. We will need someone with social-first, scripting/songwriting, and mood boarding experience. We seek an experienced creative leader with outstanding collaboration skills, who is passionate about creating high-impact multimedia content that sparks meaningful social conversations.

Responsibilities

Creative development

• Collaborate with members of the Digital Creative team, including all staff and freelancers, from copywriters to designers to producers
• Lead the ideation and execution of innovative digital campaigns for a leading beauty client under the guidance of the Creative Director, Digital
• Contribute to the planning and execution of the social campaigns by identifying and leveraging clients' milestone events, curating images, and providing design direction as needed
• Contribute to the development of the brand and social media playbooks 
• Demonstrate a social-first mindset, keeping trends, best-practices, and strategic content pillars top-of-mind 

Production 

• Provide vendor recommendations on a project-by-project basis 
• Craft and implement digital art direction
• Guide the production of Pre, pro, and post-production of video content series, ensuring that talent, vendors, and locations are secured in a timely manner, within budget
• Provide editorial support and oversight around live-event capture 
• Drive storyboard development and oversee the post-production of video content, with an eye towards cultural nuances and language translations
• Oversee the post-production of static and UCG assets as-needed 

Requirements

You must have:

• Have social-first, scripting/songwriting, and mood boarding experience - A MUST!
• 5+ years of experience working in a fast-paced agency setting as a digital-first creative
• Experience in end-to-end still/video production
• Experience directing digital and creator-led content shoots
• Experience in the entertainment industry is preferred 
• Proven track record of developing high-impact, multimedia digital creative that drives scaled social conversation

• Proven ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate creative concepts in a strong and compelling way
• Must possess a clear creative point-of-view, high taste level, and strong creative references 
• Must be well-informed when it comes to social trends and best-practices 
• Ability to flex between high-level strategic thinking and art direction implementation
• Proven track record of delivering innovative work while maintaining high standards of quality and consistency
• An empathetic, patient approach to management as well as a roll-up-your-sleeves, solution-oriented, get-it-done attitude
• Mac Proficient – including expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, Excel, Google Docs, and Outlook