As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.

General Purpose of Job
The Associate Creative Director/Copywriter leads creative development and copywriting for direct marketing campaigns while managing and mentoring a creative team. This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, developing compelling concepts and copy across direct mail, email, and digital channels that drive measurable results for clients. The position requires both independent creative work and collaborative leadership across departments to elevate work quality and team performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead brainstorms with team members to develop concepts, themes and strategic approaches for client assignments
• Review, provide feedback on, and elevate the work of copywriters and art directors
• Manage and mentor a creative team while reporting to the creative lead of the direct marketing capability
• Write copy for direct mail packages including letters, self-mailers and postcards
• Write copy for emails, landing pages and digital display banners—both static and animated
• Develop concepts independently when project timelines require it
• Build creative concept PowerPoint presentations
• Has high-degree of comfort and experience presenting concepts to clients and internal teams
• Apply data insights to create personalized and versioned creative executions
• Research consumer personas to identify engaging insights that inform creative concepts
• Collaborate across departments including strategy, account service, and production
• Recommend process improvements to increase team efficiency
• Share inspiring creative work to motivate and educate the team
• Promote a culture of innovation, excellence, accountability and positivity
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines
• Communicate proactively as part of a remote team environment

Job Requirements    
Education: Bachelor's degree required
Experience:

• 8+ years of experience producing copy for direct mail, email and other digital media channels
• Proven track record of success in direct marketing campaigns
• Extensive experience developing direct mail creative
• Experience managing and mentoring creative team members    

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Deep knowledge of direct marketing best practices across direct mail, email, digital performance marketing and landing pages
• Strong copywriting skills with ability to adapt tone and approach for different audiences and channels
• Creative conceptual thinking with ability to develop themes that connect with audiences through insights
• Leadership skills including ability to provide constructive feedback and mentor junior team members
• Collaborative skills to work effectively across departments
• Strategic thinking and ability to apply data and consumer insights to creative development
• Presentation skills with ability to communicate ideas enthusiastically to internal teams and clients
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in remote work environments
• Proficiency in PowerPoint for client presentations
• Adaptability and commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• Positive attitude and ability to foster team culture
  

#LI-EK1