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Amazon lists this Creative Director, Brand Innovation Lab, US (Advertising) opportunity in new york, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Creative Director, Brand Innovation Lab, US
Job ID: | Amazon Advertising LLC
As a Creative Director on Amazon's Brand Innovation Lab team, you will be leading teams in creating one-of-a-kind campaigns for a wide range of global brands from creative brief to launch.
You will work with a team of art directors, copywriters, designers, strategists, solutions managers, creative technologists and content producers to create innovative work by coming up with ideas that connect brands to the Amazon canvas (45+ Amazon brands including Alexa, Twitch, IMDb, Prime Video). You will lead projects and own client relationships, focusing on creating work that benefits the end customer and pushes the creative envelope.
You will investigate Amazon/3P data to form insights that inspire high-level strategies and campaign frameworks that solve business needs across a variety of verticals including Hardlines, Beauty, Toys, and Insurance. You will leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to push creative boundaries, drive efficiency, and unlock new storytelling formats for advertisers.
You will think across Amazon platforms and beyond, manage complex projects, and create tailored content across channels driving the marketing objectives of clients. You will effectively communicate with key stakeholders and external media and creative agencies. You will work with senior leadership to create processes and establish best practices that drive creative and operational excellence. And finally, you will work towards preserving the team culture of collaboration, teamwork, innovation, inspiration, and foster positive internal and agency relationships.
Key job responsibilities
Raise the bar on creative excellence across campaign work
Own and grow client relationships by establishing trust through creative excellence, proactive communication, and a deep understanding of advertiser goals and category dynamics
Define the creative strategy for multiple advertisers
Use strategic research and/or data to develop campaign insights and ideas
Concept, pitch, design, and execute first-of-its-kind ad campaigns and experiences for global brands, from developing the creative brief to launch
Defend and champion great ideas through intelligent and persuasive creative rationales
Champion the end customer in every creative decision, ensuring campaigns deliver genuine value and utility to Amazon customers while meeting advertiser objectives
Explore and integrate AI-powered creative tools (generative imagery, dynamic content, personalization engines) into campaign development
Bring deep expertise in the end-to-end creative production process, ensuring multi-channel executions are executed at the highest quality while meeting timelines, budgets, and technical specifications
Independently creative direct campaigns and collaborate with internal teams, clients, and external agency partners
Direct creative disciplines outside your area of functional expertise and provide feedback in all stages of the creative development process
Mentor and inspire art directors, copywriters, designers, program managers, developers, and content producers to create customer-focused solutions that deliver on client objectives
Provide in-depth understanding of art-direction and copywriting for all formats - digital, print, out-of-home, video, and more
Make creative trade-off decisions between teams, clients, and end-customer needs
Measure and evaluate current processes within the department and improve them through documentation
A day in the life
Review and improve campaign ideas, scripts, and presentation decks
Present campaign pitches to brand clients and their media/creative agencies
Partner with the Alexa team to create a campaign for a brand
Create an AI-powered interactive shopping experience for a brand's new product launch or customer experience
Explore generative AI tools to develop personalized creative assets at scale for our advertisers
Work through creative messaging feedback with Legal and PR
Write documentation to improve creative processes
Review video edits for a brand's sponsorship of a PV or Twitch series as part of their full-funnel campaign
About the team
Brand Innovation Lab (BIL) is an award-winning team that conceptualizes and executes bespoke advertising experiences for global brands - including SharkNinja, L'Oreal, LEGO, and State Farm - who invest in media with Amazon Ads, scaling successful campaign elements as new products or features in existing products. Our global team of storytellers and innovators includes creatives, strategists, design technologists, engineers, producers and more, collaborating to create customer-obsessed solutions across the Amazon canvas (Alexa, Twitch, Prime Video, Fire TV, etc.) that are customized to our advertisers' goals.
Check out BIL's recent campaigns here:
Basic Qualifications
8+ years of driving compelling creative strategy and execution at an agency or in-house creative team experience
Bachelor's degree
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Keynote
Experience developing cross-functional relationships with product, consumer research and marketing teams to develop strategy and consumer insights that drive compelling creative executions
Experience leading creative development of innovative creative from concept to delivery
Experience managing creative (internal team of designers, copywriters, external agencies and freelancers)
Experience presenting creative concepts effectively to senior executives
Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .
USA, NY, New York - 155,400.00 - 210,300.00 USD annually
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
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