Creative Director Jobs in Concord, CA

A Creative Director in the advertising industry is responsible for developing and overseeing creative projects to ensure they meet the client's requirements and resonate with the target audience. They guide a team of creative staff, including copywriters, graphic designers, and art directors, in producing advertising campaigns that effectively communicate the brand message. They play a key role in conceptualizing and executing creative concepts, setting the visual style and tone, and ensuring a consistent brand identity across all media platforms. They are also involved in client presentations, pitches, and negotiations.

Essentially, a Creative Director should possess strong leadership skills, exceptional creative flair, and excellent communication abilities. They should be highly skilled in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite and have a solid understanding of marketing and advertising principles. A degree in a related field such as graphic design, advertising, or marketing is commonly required, and many employers prefer candidates with professional certifications such as the Certified Creative Director (CCD) designation. Before becoming a Creative Director, a person might have roles such as Copywriter, Art Director, or Senior Graphic Designer, gaining relevant industry experience and honing their creative and leadership abilities.

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Associate Creative Director, Art

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 5 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 5 days ago

Craft communications that articulate the organizations values and philosophies on design, typography, color, and other creative topics....

Associate Creative Director, In-Product Marketing

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 11 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 11 days ago

A paragon of craft, composition, typography, art direction and color. Attention to design details is legendary. Experience designing for Product UI, driving product feature adoption + education....

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Creative Director, North America Creative

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 11 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 11 days ago

Our diverse group brings expertise in video, print, branding, and styling, with backgrounds spanning retail, tech, print and digital media, academia, and agency work....

Creative Director

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 15 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 15 days ago

Creative Directors at AKQA approach every brief with fresh eyes. Avoiding familiar solutions, the Creative Director generates useful, usable ideas across all existing and emerging platforms....

Creative Director, Cross Meta Visual Systems

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 30+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 30+ days ago

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience, with 8+ years of experience encompassing interaction design, UX, and visual design with proficiency designing across platforms You are a detail-oriented hands...

Group Creative Director

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 28 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 28 days ago

About the Role: As our Group Creative Director, you'll be reporting to our Executive Creative Director, and lead our copy and storytelling efforts, while also setting the bar to creatively lead a diverse...

Associate Creative Director

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 45+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 45+ days ago

Associate Creative Director Cooley is seeking an Associate Creative Director to join the Marketing & Business Development team....

Associate Creative Director, Retail Environments

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 45+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 45+ days ago

Company description For 25 years, Level has developed marketing solutions for some of the world's most innovative brands. We believe the best solutions come from collaborative working partnerships...

Senior Marketing Creative Manager - Project Leader

  • Pleasant Hill, CA (3 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 45+ days ago
  • Pleasant Hill, CA (3 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 45+ days ago

Financial Advisor Financial Advisor Pleasant Hill, CA Job# 99108BR Job Overview Skills/Requirements Awards & Accolades About Us If you find yourself at a professional crossroads, a career as a...

Creative Director

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 45+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 45+ days ago

Creative X is looking for a Creative Director with a conceptual background to create groundbreaking work across all advertising and marketing touch points....

Creative Director

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 60+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 60+ days ago

Samba TV is seeking a Creative Director to lead our design team and elevate our brand....

Creative Lead, Americas

  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 90+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (24 miles from Concord, CA)
  • 90+ days ago

In this role, you will collaborate with the Creative Director, Americas Marketing Lead, and senior leaders across Dolby to guide our marketing initiatives....

Demographic Data for Concord, CA

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Creative Director Online Courses and Training Opportunities

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Introduction to Creative AI
Machine learning has led to new ways of creating and consuming work, and is set to transform the creative industries. On this two week-course from the Creative Computing Institute at UAL, youll...
Unlocking The Creative Brain: Develop and Teach Skills For Creative Thinking
Creativity is an extremely important skill but it can be difficult to explain and to teach others. There is a science to it though, and we can link research into the brains functions to the...
Makerspaces for Creative Learning
The fourth industrial revolution (industry 4.0) will fundamentally change the way we work and live, yet it is still uncertain exactly what our future ways of working will look like. So how do we...

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Salary for Creative Director Jobs in Concord, CA

Estimated salary range based on data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and iHireAdvertising research efforts.

Highest Education Level

Creative Directors in Concord, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
71.1%
Master's Degree
15.1%
Associate's Degree
7.1%
Vocational Degree or Certification
2.6%
High School or GED
1.7%
Doctorate Degree
1.3%
Some College
0.9%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Creative Directors in Concord, CA
4-6 years
63.5%
6-8 years
18.3%
2-4 years
10.2%
1-2 years
5.6%
10+ years
1.2%
8-10 years
1.2%


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