Associate Creative Director

Role Overview

Billion Dollar Boy US is hiring an Associate Creative Director to lead creator-led creative work that feels culturally sharp, visually strong, and emotionally engaging. The role sits at the crossroads of brands and culture, with a focus on ideas that earn attention, travel well across social and wider marketing channels, and stay authentic to the creator voice.

You’ll be expected to bring strong creative leadership, a high standard of craft, and a deep interest in culture, creators, and what makes content resonate. This position calls for someone who can move fluidly between concept, execution, and business thinking while guiding teams and clients with confidence.

Start date: ASAP
Hours: Full time
Location: Hybrid / New York City
Reports to: Senior Creative Director, BDB US

What the Role Involves

In this position, you will lead creative thinking on major and complex briefs, mentor team members, and help raise the standard of creative craft across projects. You’ll be responsible for shaping ideas that are rooted in audience insight, creator culture, and platform behaviour, while ensuring the work supports both brand goals and business outcomes.

Creative Leadership

You’ll assess briefs carefully, uncover hidden opportunities, and set clear creative direction for each assignment. You’ll coach creatives day to day, help refine their thinking, and support their development through feedback, objective setting, and performance conversations when needed.

You’ll also act as a strong creative voice within the wider business, championing original thinking and sharing inspiring work with the broader team to help lift the quality of ideas across the agency.

Client and Cross-Functional Collaboration

You will serve as a senior creative partner to clients, building trusted relationships and presenting ideas with clarity and conviction. You’ll work closely with Strategy, Account, and Production to turn briefs into actionable creative responses and guide projects from concept through final delivery.

You’ll help steer feedback conversations, evolve ideas thoughtfully, and make sure the work remains relevant, effective, and strong at every stage of the process.

Commercial Thinking

The role also requires a solid grasp of the commercial side of creative work. You should understand how ideas affect cost, value, scalability, and growth, and be able to shape creative solutions that meet both brand and business needs.

About Billion Dollar Boy

Billion Dollar Boy is a social-first, creator-led agency built around Creator Instinct®. The agency focuses on helping brands grow in a creator-driven world through strategy and creative work designed for the spaces where people actually spend time. Since 2014, it has partnered with brands such as Heineken, Nike, Unilever, PepsiCo, and L’Oréal, and its work has been recognized by major industry awards including Cannes Lions, Adweek, AdAge, Campaign, The Drum, Webby, Shorty, and The Global Influencer Marketing Awards.

The agency also uses its proprietary technology, Companion, to improve intelligence, precision, and outcome measurement. In addition, FiveTwoNine helps connect the team to qualitative cultural insight through a global creator network that supports co-creation of campaigns, brand messaging, products, and more.

Culture and Values

The workplace is fast-moving, collaborative, and constantly evolving. Team members are encouraged to challenge ideas, support one another, and enjoy the process of making work better together. The agency values:

• Fairness and transparency
• Intentional inclusivity
• Curiosity
• Accountability
• Building for the future
• Kindness over ego

Additional Information

The company’s creative approach is built on the idea of rejecting the ordinary, embracing the unexpected, and leading the conversation with work that stands out.