Executive Creative Director (MD-ECD)

Job description

We are seeking an Executive Creative Director (Managing Director) to set and steward the creative vision for Ready Set Rocket. This leader will turn complex client challenges and ambitious ideas into compelling stories, distinctive creative platforms, and integrated work that resonates with audiences, drives meaningful outcomes, and earns industry recognition. This is a true executive creative leadership role for someone who has spent years leading both copy and design while bringing particular strength in conceptual thinking, narrative development, and the ability to uncover the human story at the center of the work. The ECD will oversee creative across video, digital, social, paid media, campaigns, and experiences, ensuring every execution is connected to a clear idea and a strong, cohesive story. The ECD will operate as both a senior creative leader and business partner, shaping the creative organization, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and using creativity to deepen impact, differentiate RSR, and drive commercial growth. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can inspire teams, strengthen ideas and storytelling, build and present persuasive creative narratives, command client rooms, and bring creative, strategy, production, media, and delivery together around a shared vision. Your Impact • Set and elevate RSR's creative vision, establishing a clear point of view on what makes an idea compelling, culturally relevant, and worthy of an audience’s attention. • Champion concept and storytelling across video, digital, social, paid media, campaigns, and experiences, ensuring the work has both emotional depth and measurable impact. • Lead and develop copy and design leadership, setting a consistently high creative bar while giving discipline leads the clarity, direction, and support to produce their strongest work. • Turn complex, technical, or institutional subject matter into accessible and compelling stories that connect with people and inspire action. • Shape persuasive creative narratives and presentations that bring ideas to life, build client confidence, and create momentum around ambitious work. • Use creativity as a growth lever by expanding client scopes, strengthening senior-level partnerships, and supporting new business wins. • Lead the Creative Department as a business unit, setting standards, shaping team structure, developing creative talent, and ensuring sustainable delivery and financial performance. • Strengthen RSR's position within Sia by demonstrating how powerful ideas and storytelling amplify consulting, strategy, and end-to-end client impact. What Success Looks Like • RSR produces distinctive, idea-led work with clear storytelling, strong craft, and the ability to create meaningful emotional, cultural, or behavioral impact. • Creative work maintains a premium and cohesive standard across copy and design while performing effectively across video, digital, social, paid media, campaigns, and experiences. • Clients view creative leadership as a trusted strategic partner and rely on your perspective to shape the story, idea, and direction behind their most important work. • Creative concepts are presented with clarity and conviction, helping clients understand not only what the idea is, but why it matters and how it can connect with audiences. • RSR earns meaningful industry recognition, including Cannes Lions, Webbys, Clios, and other awards that reflect the strength of the idea, storytelling, and impact of the work. • Creative teams operate with clarity, accountability, and strong cross-functional collaboration, retaining top talent and developing future creative leaders. • Creative leadership contributes directly to client growth, expanded scopes, new business wins, and healthy agency margins. • 15+ years of creative experience within a full-service digital or integrated agency, including senior-level leadership overseeing both copy and design. • Proven experience operating as an Executive Creative Director or equivalent — leading integrated work, senior teams, and high-stakes client engagements. • Strong creative judgment across visual systems and storytelling, with the ability to set standards without hands-on execution. • Demonstrated business acumen, including ownership of creative staffing, project scoping, budgets, and contribution to agency growth. • Exceptional client presence and presentation skills, with experience selling bold ideas to senior stakeholders Bachelor’s degree preferably in Design, Advertising, Communications, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. Additional Information Compensation Base Salary: $250,000+ actual compensation within this range will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by applicable law. Annual Performance Bonus (appraisal) Robust Health Coverage 3 Medical plans Dental and Vision Life, AD&D and other voluntary insurance Tax-Advantaged Accounts 401K retirement plan 4% matching and 100% vested upon enrollment Health Savings Account (HSA) Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Health, Dependent Care, Commuter Family Friendly Benefits 100% paid parental leave for all new parents with eligible tenure Building Healthy Families program if enrolled through Medical plan Time Off to Recharge Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) policy 9 company holidays plus 1 floating holiday Extras that Make Life Easier College savings and student loan repayment assistance Monthly cell phone stipend Access to wellness programs at no cost if enrolled through Medical plan, including: Gym membership reimbursement LiveHealth Online virtual care Personalized support from a Well-being Coach Employee Assistance Program at no cost Free confidential counseling and emotional support services On-demand access to Emotional Well-being resources (ranging from relaxation techniques to stress management) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging At Sia, we believe in fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees and partners are valued and thrive in a sense of belonging . We are committed to recruiting and developing a diverse network of employees and investing in their growth by providing unique opportunities for professional and cultural immersion. Our commitment toward inclusion motivates dynamic collaboration with our clients, building trust by creating an inclusive environment of curiosity and learning which affects lasting impact. Please visit our website for more information. Sia is an equal opportunity employer . All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs. Office Workplace Guidelines Sia is committed to providing a flexible workplace environment that supports client, business, and market needs. Consultants located in our primary market office locations—New York City, Charlotte, Seattle, and San Francisco—are expected to live within a reasonable commuting distance and attend the office at least three days per week. For Consultants outside of our primary markets, we can offer more flexible in-person requirements in accordance with your location. Work Authorization & Sponsorship At this time, Sia does not intend to pursue employment with applicants who will require now or in the future visa by our company for work authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa, or any other non-immigrant status). Ready Set Rocket (A Sia Company), partners with ambitious brands to solve complex business challenges through integrated marketing, digital experience, customer strategy, creative, media, data and technology. We are building on significant momentum and investing in the next stage of our growth. Our clients look to us for strategic partnership that connects business objectives with measurable outcomes across the full customer journey.