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Company description

A division of Publicis Groupe, Publicis Digital Experience is a network of top-tier agencies designed to develop capabilities and solutions to enable growth and provide scaled access to the digital capabilities of Publicis Groupe in service of our clients. Together, the Publicis Digital Experience portfolio endeavors to create value at the intersection of technology and experiences to connect brands and people.

Our model to transform every brand experience will help clients navigate, develop, and activate commerce in a way that will provide them with a future-proof model for modern marketing. With our unique expertise in consumer engagement, CRM, and commerce, Publicis Digital Experience powers brands and empowers people in a new era of creativity. An ever-changing landscape and the need for fluid thinking is just part of our problem-solving nature. Which means we're untethered from any specific medium or method—we go where ideas will work best.

We are an expanding network of more than 7,000 employees across global offices, unified under the Publicis Digital Experience umbrella. Our portfolio includes agency brands such as Razorfish, Digitas, Mars United Commerce, Arc Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi X, Plowshare and 3Share. Our capabilities span the full customer journey—from creative and experience to Commerce and CRM—through specialized practices like ConnectedCRM and the Publicis Commerce.

Overview

As the **Creative Lead (Design)** , you will be the driving force behind the creative strategy for large well-known brands collaborating across internal agency teams to deliver innovative, industry-leading creative solutions that propel clients' businesses forward. Your extensive experience in design will guide your approach as you lead creative teams, develop breakthrough campaigns, and continuously challenge the status quo to deliver exceptional results.

With a strong foundation in both creative and operational leadership, you will foster collaboration across disciplines, elevate the creative product, and inspire teams to push boundaries. You will be a visionary who brings a fresh perspective to client challenges, articulating compelling creative strategies and aligning internal and external stakeholders to achieve shared business objectives.

Responsibilities

+ **Lead and Inspire Creative Teams:** Manage and mentor creative teams, ensuring they work collaboratively to produce innovative, high-quality creative that aligns with clients' strategic goals. Foster a culture of creativity and excellence while guiding teams from concept through to execution.

+ **Account Leadership:** Lead creative strategy for all accounts. Collaborate with internal and client stakeholders to ensure alignment on creative direction and deliverables, while continually identifying opportunities for growth and expansion.

+ **Innovation and Strategy:** Demonstrate an innovation mindset with a proven ability to challenge the status quo. Develop forward-thinking creative strategies that push boundaries, embrace new trends, and meet the evolving needs of clients in consumer and B2B markets.

+ **Stakeholder and Client Alignment:** Build strong relationships with clients, agency partners, and key stakeholders. Gain alignment on strategic goals and creative direction, ensuring that the creative output consistently delivers on business objectives. Effectively present and sell creative concepts to clients at all levels.

+ **Creative Vision and Conceptual Leadership:** Translate marketing and business objectives into dynamic creative strategies across multiple channels (digital, social, CRM, etc.). Oversee the creative development process to ensure the delivery of "best-in-class" creative solutions that resonate with target audiences.

+ **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Work seamlessly with internal agency teams, including strategy, media, technology, and production, to drive collaboration and ensure creative solutions are integrated across all touchpoints.

+ **Risk & Issue Management:** Proactively identify potential risks or challenges in creative projects and lead efforts to resolve them while maintaining a focus on quality and deadlines.

+ **Budgeting & Planning:** Oversee the planning, scoping, and estimation of complex creative projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.

Qualifications

+ **16+ years of industry experience** in creative leadership roles, with a proven track record of success working on large, enterprise-level accounts, and across various verticals including B2B, consumer marketing, social, and CRM.

+ **Visionary leader in design-driven storytelling** , orchestrating immersive brand experiences across digital, social, experiential, and traditional channels. Fuses bold art direction with strategic foresight to shape culture, spark emotion, and elevate brand impact.

+ **Demonstrated ability to influence culture** within a creative environment, acting as both a visionary leader and a mentor to _elevate_ the creative output of teams.

+ **Strong business acumen** , with the ability to translate marketing and business objectives into actionable creative strategies.

+ **Exceptional communication skills** , including the ability to present ideas clearly and persuasively to clients, agency partners, and stakeholders at all levels.

+ **Innovative mindset** with a history of challenging conventions and pushing the boundaries of traditional thinking in creative campaigns.

+ **Expert-level proficiency** in creative tools and platforms, including Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and Microsoft Office. Experience with project management tools is a plus.

+ **Bachelor’s degree** in a related discipline (e.g., Design, Marketing, Communications, Journalism) or equivalent experience.

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

+ Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more

+ Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility

+ Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption

+ Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance

+ Tuition Assistance

+ Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more

+ Matching Gifts programs

+ Flexible working arrangements

+ 'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)

+ Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Publicis Digital Experience is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected]. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $176,700.00 - $288,765.00/annually is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/16/25.

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