Associate Creative Director

Associate Creative Director

Dubai, UAE

Creative Agency

We're looking for an Associate Creative Director to join a leading creative agency in Dubai and play a key role in shaping creative ideas, campaigns and brand experiences across a mix of high-profile clients.

This is a senior creative role for someone who can lead from concept through to execution, bringing strong creative thinking alongside the ability to inspire and develop creative teams.

You'll work closely with Creative Directors, strategists, account teams and clients to develop ideas that are culturally relevant, strategically sound and creatively strong across multiple channels.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the creative development of integrated campaigns across digital, social, film, content, experiential and brand
• Turn strategic briefs into clear, compelling creative concepts and campaign platforms
• Develop and present creative concepts to clients, clearly articulating the thinking and rationale behind the work
• Work closely with Creative Directors and senior agency leadership to raise the creative standard across the agency
• Lead and mentor designers, art directors, copywriters and wider creative teams
• Partner with strategy, account management and production teams to ensure ideas are commercially viable and delivered to a high standard
• Be hands-on in the creative process, from initial ideation through to final execution
• Bring a strong understanding of social, digital and emerging creative formats into campaign development
• Ensure creative work is culturally relevant to the GCC and wider MENA market
• Stay ahead of cultural, creative, social and technology trends and bring new thinking into the agency
• Help build strong creative relationships with clients and become a trusted creative partner
• Contribute to pitches and new business opportunities, developing standout creative ideas that help win work
• Support the Creative Director in shaping the agency's creative output, culture and ways of working

What we're looking for

• 8+ years of experience within a creative agency, advertising agency or integrated creative environment
• Previous experience at Associate Creative Director, Senior Creative Director, Creative Group Head or equivalent level
• A strong portfolio demonstrating integrated campaigns, brand work, social, digital and content
• Proven experience leading creative teams and developing junior and mid-level talent
• Strong conceptual and strategic thinking, with the ability to turn a brief into a big creative idea
• Confident presenting work and ideas to senior clients and stakeholders
• Strong understanding of social-first creativity and how brands need to behave across different platforms
• Experience working across multiple markets, ideally including GCC/MENA
• Commercially minded, with an understanding of how great creative can deliver against client and business objectives
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced agency environment across multiple accounts and deadlines
• A genuine passion for culture, creativity, brands, technology and emerging trends

What's on offer

• Opportunity to join a growing creative agency in Dubai
• High-profile local and international clients
• The opportunity to lead creatively across integrated campaigns and platforms
• A senior role with genuine influence over the agency's creative output
• Collaborative, ambitious and creatively driven environment
• Competitive Dubai-based salary and benefits package