Art Director + Copywriter
co:collective
Art Director + Copywriter
co:collective
Strategic design partner for brands
Salary Range: 120000 to 140000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)
co:collective is hiring an art director + copywriter team in NYC who believe brands should be less advertising-y and more action-y.
To be clear: this isn't a content role. We're not looking for someone to keep the feed full. We need a team that can deliver THE IDEA: the platform-defining, culture-moving concept that generates a hundred pieces of content.
Think REI closing on Black Friday for #OptOutside. Or CVS walking away from tobacco sales to align with its purpose. Or Patagonia transferring ownership to a trust and nonprofit that focuses on the Earth. Those weren't posts. They were bold business decisions turned into action that captured public attention. We call it STORYDOING rather than storytelling.
→ Built brand campaigns and platforms from strategic insight to launch
→ Turned brand purpose into actions people can see, join and discuss (not just new logos or manifesto videos)
→ Made work that earns media and attention, not just impressions
→ 5+ years in a creative agency, focused on strategic concepting
→ A home base in NYC, or a willingness to relocate
→ Translate strategic insights into memorable experiences that don't fit in a traditional media box
→ Build ideas big enough to span brand, culture, experiences and partnerships
→ Push every brief past "fine" to "wild"
→ Make one truly memorable campaign instead of dozens of forgettable assets
We're hiring as a team: copywriter + art director. Not website writers. Not brochure art directors.
Our one question for every brief: what's the most unexpected thing we could do with this?
Strategic design partner for brands
co:collective partners with organizations to define, design, and build their next chapter by working across business, brand, organization design, and future planning. They collaborate to clarify strategy, shape brand and organizational structure, and plan for different future scenarios, then implement practical plans that align leadership, teams, and messaging. The approach combines strategy, brand work, and organizational design into integrated collaborations drawn from experience with Fortune 50 brands, nonprofits, startups, and other groups. Their goal is to help clients lead their category for decades by turning uncertainty into a concrete roadmap and sustainable growth.
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