We’re hiring an Associate Director of Creative Services to lead creative strategy for our paid media clients and turn creative into a measurable performance lever.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who blends creative judgment, performance thinking, and AI-powered execution. You will own creative strategy for a high-impact book of business while managing and developing a lean creative team.

If you care about results over vibes, move fast without breaking trust, and believe AI is a force multiplier (not a shortcut), this role is for you

About Single Grain LLC

Single Grain is a fast-moving, award-winning, AI-driven digital marketing agency helping top brands like Amazon, Uber, and Salesforce grow since 2009. We specialize in Paid Media, SEO, Content Marketing, CRO, and more—powered by a lean, high-performing team focused on smart, high-impact work.

We practice what we preach. Our blog drives over 200,000 monthly visitors, our podcast has surpassed 100 million downloads, and more than 140,000 marketers subscribe to our YouTube channel.

We move fast, push hard, and hold a high bar—for ourselves and for each other. AI isn’t just a tool we use; it’s core to how we operate across strategy, creative, and execution. Our long-term vision is to build a small but elite team that stays lean, scrappy, and relentlessly focused on tech-enabled innovation and measurable business impact.

We don’t micromanage, and we don’t hire people who need their hands held. But we do collaborate deeply, give direct and honest feedback, and create space for mistakes, growth, and iteration. No egos, no fluff—just people who care about doing great work and supporting each other along the way.

Description

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What You’ll do:

Own Creative Strategy That Drives Performance

• Lead creative strategy for paid media clients

• Own book of creative business

• Partner with the sales team and senior leadership to contribute to sales pitch research and presentations for creative offerings

• Translate performance data into clear creative direction that improves conversion rates

• Partner closely with the Senior Director of Paid Media to align creative testing with platform learning, identify performance-driven expansion opportunities, and support account growth

Increase Speed, Quality, and Consistency

• Build and run AI-assisted creative systems for ideation, variant generation, testing, and QA

• Increase creative iteration speed without sacrificing quality or adding headcount

• Set and enforce a high bar for accuracy, clarity, and execution

Lead Clients With Confidence

• Act as the creative owner in client conversations

• Clearly explain creative decisions, testing plans, and performance outcomes

• Build trust through professionalism, preparation, and follow-through

Lead Creative Execution & Standards

• Set clear quality bars for creative work before it ships

• Provide feedback and direction to creatives as needed

• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and performance alignment across all creative output

What We’re Looking For

• Within your first 6–9 months, you will:

  • Be accountable to retention and growth of the creative department

  • Significantly improve creative iteration speed and reduce execution errors

  • Restore and strengthen client confidence across all managed accounts

  • Establish repeatable, AI-forward creative workflows that scale

Who You Are

• You’re a creative leader who:

  • Thinks in outcomes, not just output

  • Is comfortable being accountable for performance, not just ideas

  • Can operate confidently in high-stakes client environments

  • Moves fast, but never sloppy

  • Uses AI to create leverage, not excuses 

Requirements

• Proven experience leading creative strategy for paid media or performance marketing

• Experience partnering closely with Paid Media or Growth teams

• Demonstrated success improving conversion rates through creative testing and iteration

• Experience managing and developing creative talent

• Strong client-facing communication and executive presence

• Hands-on experience using AI to increase speed, quality, or insight in creative workflows

Nice to Have

• Agency experience working with multiple clients

• Experience building creative systems or SOPs 

How We Work

• We value clarity, ownership, and bias to action

• We use AI as a core part of how we scale intelligently

• We care about performance, not politics

• We expect leaders to set the bar, not manage around it

Why Join

This role has real visibility and impact. You’ll:

• Own creative strategy for meaningful client revenue

• Shape how creative and AI work together as we scale

• Have clear expectations for what success looks like

If you’re excited by accountability, speed, and building creative systems that actually perform, we’d love to talk.

Comp and Benefits

• Base Salary: TBD

• Flexible PTO

• 100% Remote