Creative Director

WHO WE ARE

Sid Lee is a multidisciplinary creative collective striving to make a difference and celebrating culture with bold ideas. Over 300 artisans work as one team from offices in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Paris, London, and San Francisco. They strive to break the ordinary through brand building, brand expression and brand experience. Its creative community also includes Yard, Digital Kitchen, Sid Lee Sport, Sid Lee Architecture, and Haigo. Alongside daring clients, Sid Lee draws on its rich collection of disciplines: from craft to culture and innovation, empowering its clients to outperform their competitors, earn the trust of their customers, and increase their influence.
Sid Lee is a member of kyu, a collective of top-tier global creative companies established by Hakuhodo DY Holdings. Sid Lee also imagined C2 Montréal, one of the largest creative-business conferences in the world.

ROLE

The Creative Director creates the vision and inspires their team to generate a creative product at the highest level. We’re looking for someone with a track record of creating famous work for big brands. They should be on top of current trends and should demonstrate a strong desire to shape culture and bring the most innovative solutions to their clients. They manage a creative team made up of Art Directors and Copywriters, and ensures that a good working relationship is established among all team members. As a creative leader, they must build a trust-based relationship with both the client and the internal team and possess the insight, authority and professional leadership to confidently lead them through transformational change.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and work with creative teams;
• Work together with strategists and account services;
• Determine the appropriate creative casting required for each project;
• Ensure that projects are innovative, world-class and respond to client expectations;
• Collaborate with the Talent Management team on a number of topics such as hiring requirements, organizational implementation and departure management;
• Work in collaboration with the ECD in the management of career plans for all creatives;
• Reinforce Sid Lee’s values within creative team;
• Contribute, through a creative approach, to the constant evolution of Sid Lee’s creative product.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Exceptional knowledge of current cultural trends;
• A strong creative point of view towards the leadership of the business
• Unwaivering champion of creative product
• A born leader; strong ability to guide a team
• Ability to create an environment built on trust and confidence within creative team;
• Consistent overview of all accounts under their supervision;
• Creative vision that goes beyond established norms;
• World-class creative approach;
• Ability to establish and maintain a trust-based relationship with clients and become their expert advisor.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in an agency;
• Experience leading a team;
• Expert understanding of the creative process;
• Strong knowledge of the production process of all relevant disciplines;
• Fluent in English, oral and written.

The base salary range for this role is $135,000 – $140,000 CAD annually. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Sid Lee is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to citizenship, ethnicity, race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.

We encourage women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible and ethnic minorities to apply for our job opportunities. Additionally, accommodation measures can be made available for persons with disabilities upon request at any stage of the pre-selection and selection process.

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