Associate Creative Director

About the role

We are seeking an Associate Creative Director to join a leading creative agency in Dubai. You will shape creative ideas, campaigns and brand experiences for high‑profile clients, working from concept through to execution.

Key responsibilities

• 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, articulating the thinking and rationale.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors and senior agency leadership to raise the creative standard.
• 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 ideation through to final execution.
• Integrate social‑first, digital and emerging 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 inject new thinking.
• Build strong creative relationships with clients and become a trusted partner.
• Contribute to pitches and new business opportunities with standout creative ideas.
• Support the Creative Director in shaping the agency’s creative output, culture and ways of working.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience within a creative, advertising or integrated agency environment.
• Previous role at Associate Creative Director, Senior Creative Director, Creative Group Head or equivalent.
• 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, able to turn a brief into a big creative idea.
• Confident presenting work and ideas to senior clients and stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of social‑first creativity and brand behavior across platforms.
• Experience across multiple markets, ideally GCC/MENA.
• Commercially minded with ability to deliver against client and business objectives.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Comfortable in a fast‑paced agency environment handling multiple accounts and deadlines.
• Passion for culture, creativity, brands, technology and emerging trends.

What we offer

• Opportunity to join a growing creative agency in Dubai.
• High‑profile local and international clients.
• Lead creatively across integrated campaigns and platforms.
• Senior role with genuine influence over the agency’s creative output.
• Collaborative, ambitious and creatively driven environment.
• Competitive Dubai‑based salary and benefits package.