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Associate Creative Director, Creative Temporary Worker

Dentsu


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 74 - 99
Posted: 2 September 2026 (7 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 30 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

  • Temporary assignment starting ASAP through 12/18 with the potential to extend or convert to a permanent role; however neither is guaranteed at this time.
  • W2 only. Candidates must be authorized to work and reside in the United States.
  • Preferred location: Fully remote with a preference for candidates based in or near Boston Hartford (CT) Rhode Island or New York.
  • Must be available to work during Eastern Time (ET) business hours.
  • The ideal candidate will bring a broad mix of experience across integrated brand marketing retail CRM content social commerce retail media and highly regulated customer communications. This role requires leadership across both high-volume creative production and strategic customer engagement initiatives.
  • Customer wellness healthcare or health-adjacent industry experience is required.

Role Purpose

We serve our clients from offices around the world. Passionate about building brands in diverse categories we handle accounts of all sizes from local to global crossing all communication channels. Were currently hiring an Associate Creative Director Art Director for one of our newest wins one of the largest healthcare pharmacy and consumer wellness brands in the US. You will concept and execute a variety of deliverables including integrated brand campaigns retail and shopper marketing CRM and lifecycle communications healthcare enrollment and member communications patient education social and content creation retail media and commerce assets in-store experiences personalization programs and AI-enabled creative production. This high conceptual thinker is responsible for generating co-managing and co-directing the look tone and feel of all on-strategy creative ideas across multiple mediums. This role is project by project so you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of clients.

Key Accountabilities

  • Provide superior comping skills on multiple projects
  • Develop Superior creative solutions that successfully live across all forms of media and reflect a firm understanding of the communications objective client nuances and timing/budget parameters
  • Be self-motivated hardworking well organized and resilient to ever-changing timelines requests and deliverables
  • You will concept and art direct against all deliverables developing campaigns comps story boards and mockups across multiple projects deliverables and clients simultaneously

Person Specification

  • 7 years of experience in the creative advertising industry

Additional Information:

At dentsu we believe great work happens when were connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices currently located in Chicago metro Detroit Los Angeles and New York City are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients which may include attendance in an office.

The hourly pay range for this position is $74.27 - $ hourly pay ratefor the successful candidateis based on a variety of factors including relevant experience knowledge skills and other factorspermittedby employees are eligible for paid holidaysin accordancewithdentsu policyas well assafe and sick time. This position is not eligible for any other benefits or other compensation.

To begin the application process please click on the Apply button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be contacted fornextsteps.

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Location:

Chicago

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Temporary

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions ancestry physical or mental disability marital status political affiliation religious practices and observances citizenship status genetic information veteran status or any other basis protected under applicable federal state or local law.

Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to among others individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us please send an e-mail toby clicking on the link to let usknow the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.


Required Experience:

Director


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Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in approximately 120 countries.

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