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Job Description: ACD, Copywriter We’re looking for a New York based Associate Creative Director, Copywriter . You’ll be paired with an ACD art director and reporting to CDs and an ECD on one of our newest creative AOR wins, one of the largest healthcare, pharmacy, and consumer wellness brands in the US . You’ll lead the language of integrated campaigns, not just execute them. You’ll join a team executing a variety of deliverables including integrated brand campaigns, retail and shopper marketing, CRM and lifecycle communications, healthcare enrollment and member communications, patient education, social and content creation, retail media and commerce assets, in-store experiences, personalization programs, and AI-enabled creative production. This highly conceptual thinker is responsible for generating, co-managing and co-directing the look, tone and feel of all on-strategy creative ideas across multiple mediums. The team Good taste is table stakes. We sweat the details. Craft is how we compete. Team players only. People stay here for a reason. The team culture across departments is collaborative and the work shows it. Must tolerate dad jokes. If you can’t, you will not be happy. What you’ll do Concepting and copyrighting of integrated campaigns (TV, OLV, social, performance creative, experiential) from concept through production Partner closely with your ACD art director from brief to delivery, on projects of any size and style Concept and comp across multiple projects simultaneously, developing campaign systems with a consistent visual logic Bring a sharp eye to storyboards, comps, and mockups, knowing the difference between a rough and a finished idea Work across two Creative Direction teams, alongside strategists, producers, and designers Mentor a midlevel team; share what you know and make the work around you better Contribute to pitches and help shape the voice of the agency in new business contexts Stay genuinely interested in where culture is going, new formats, platforms, and ways of connecting What we’re looking for Experience: 7 years in creative advertising at an agency, with a clear arc of increasing ownership Portfolio: TV, OLV, and integrated work that shows both concept thinking and craft, not just executions Production chops: Comfortable on set and in post. You understand how things get made Tools: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) used to build ideas, not just finish them Education: Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design, or a related field Location : Must be located in New York Compensation & benefits The anticipated base salary range for this position is $99,500–$150,000. Placement within the range is based on experience, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits include: Medical, vision, and dental insurance Life insurance Short-term and long-term disability insurance 401(k) Flexible paid time off At least 15 paid holidays per year Paid sick and safe leave Paid parental leave Full benefits details at dentsubenefitsplus.com. Dentsu complies with applicable state and local leave laws, including the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act. How to apply We review applications on a rolling basis. If your portfolio shows work made with intention — where you can point to choices, not just outcomes — we’d like to see it. Click “Apply” at the top of this posting to get started. Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com . #LI-RB1 #LI-Hybrid Location: New York Brand: Dentsu Creative Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color , national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.   Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to  ApplicantAccommodations dentsu.com  by clicking on the link to let us  know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.

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The team Good taste is table stakes. We sweat the details. Craft is how we compete.
Team players only. People stay here for a reason. The team culture across departments is collaborative and the work shows it.
Must tolerate dad jokes. If you can’t, you will not be happy.
What you’ll do Concepting and copyrighting of integrated campaigns (TV, OLV, social, performance creative, experiential) from concept through production
Partner closely with your ACD art director from brief to delivery, on projects of any size and style
Concept and comp across multiple projects simultaneously, developing campaign systems with a consistent visual logic
Bring a sharp eye to storyboards, comps, and mockups, knowing the difference between a rough and a finished idea
Work across two Creative Direction teams, alongside strategists, producers, and designers
Mentor a midlevel team; share what you know and make the work around you better
Contribute to pitches and help shape the voice of the agency in new business contexts
Stay genuinely interested in where culture is going, new formats, platforms, and ways of connecting
What we’re looking for Experience: 7 years in creative advertising at an agency, with a clear arc of increasing ownership
Portfolio: TV, OLV, and integrated work that shows both concept thinking and craft, not just executions
Production chops: Comfortable on set and in post. You understand how things get made
Tools: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) used to build ideas, not just finish them
Education: Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design, or a related field
Location : Must be located in New York
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
At least 15 paid holidays per year
Paid sick and safe leave
Full benefits details at dentsubenefitsplus.com. Dentsu complies with applicable state and local leave laws, including the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
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