Creative Director, Social

Bully Pulpit International is an outcomes agency made up of strategists, data scientists, and artists. We come from politics, brands, and government and we communicate without barriers and measure what matters. We have more than 350 team members in six countries and thirteen offices — Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, D.C., London, Los Angeles, New York, Oslo, San Francisco, and Zürich. We apply our unique expertise across strategic communications, public affairs, research, and digital marketing to create sophisticated and customized strategies that make change possible for both American and European clients.

• Starting Salary Range: $165,000 - $185,000
• Location: Expectation to work from DC, New York, Chicago, SF or LA offices at least 3 days a week

The Opportunity to Make an Impact

We are an ambitious, quickly expanding team looking for a Social Content Creative Director that can help us compete on a global scale. You are an ambitious social media expert and creative leader looking for the chance to make an impact for both the biggest brands in the world and the most important organizations fighting for meaningful social change in the country. This is an opportunity to lead a talented, growing team; develop an industry-leading POV and approach to brand reputation and public affairs social creative; while creating impactful and meaningful work.

Overview

• You’ll establish and articulate what best-in-class brand reputation & public affairs paid and organic social campaigns look like. You’re a social-first creative leader with a proven track record of helping brands build online conversation & community - not fans - around the key issues facing their business on a day-to-day basis. 
• Then guide the team producing it to best in class social-first brand reputation and public affairs practices, influencer marketing, and key brand moments in the news and cultural landscape - ensuring our clients have strategic, thoughtful, and thumb-stopping creative campaigns across social media platforms.

You Bring

• 10+ years creative experience in an agency environment, including at least 5 as a Creative Director leading a range of social campaigns (brand reputation & social impact experience preferred)
• A deep understanding of and expertise in what brands need to do to have effective conversations and build engaged communities on TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, X, etc. and the ability to lead campaigns that are equally effective across all channels
• Ability to distill complicated ideas into easily understood and effective social concepts
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of pitching and selling creative to clients at the highest level (Fortune 1 C-Suite)
• Ability to bring key internal stakeholders along the process and help them buy in to ideas, campaigns and approaches

Applications without a portfolio will not be considered

BPI offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) program with employer match up to 4%, generous time off for vacation, $50 monthly phone reimbursement, unlimited sick time, and 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents. BPI’s benefits prioritize employee wellness and progressive support to our diverse workforce.

We’re looking for all kinds of people.  

BPI Group is an integrated public affairs agency that delivers outcomes for the top organizations and leaders around the world. With expertise in strategic communications, digital marketing, creative, research, and measurement, we offer a cohesive approach across corporate, policy, and public affairs strategy in today’s interconnected world. By combining incisive strategy and deep tactical expertise, we make change possible. Our transatlantic presence includes offices across eleven markets in the US and Europe.

We are an equal opportunity employer and make employment decisions based on individual commitment to excellence. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 

BPI is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – 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 still consider submitting an application. We consider applications holistically and you may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!

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