Creative Director - Social Media

About the Role

Tombras, a 450+ person full-service global ad agency with a digital mindset, is seeking a Creative Director, Social Media to join our Creative Social Team. This Creative Director remote position offers a unique opportunity to work with one of the top independent agencies in North America. You’ll be part of a highly creative agency that has been recognized by AdAge, Adweek, Communication Arts, Fast Company, Forbes, and Fortune. Recently, Tombras was named the 2025 AdAge Agency of the Year and the 2024 AdAge Independent Agency of the Year. Our Creative Social Team has made some of your favorite work on the internet – from MoonPie tweets to Steak-umm activations in the metaverse and ads for dozens of beloved national brands. Although this role does not involve posting content or managing brand DMs directly, the Creative Social team collaborates closely with other departments to create world-class social-first campaigns across all digital media, ensuring real-time trends and the latest platform features are utilized.

What You'll Be Doing

• Connecting brands to real people in real-time, all the time.
• Working closely with the CCO, Group Creative Directors, and other Creative Directors to implement the vision and direction for clients and teams.
• Leading and directing cross-disciplinary development and execution of short-term (project-specific) and long-term (account-specific) creative strategies for various clients across industries including CPG, beverage/alcohol, QSR, casual dining, retail, fitness, fashion, automotive, and government.
• Collaborating with creative directors, art directors, copywriters, strategists, videographers, photographers, editors, designers, and animators, all in-house.
• Coordinating with the creative director and resource manager in projections for, and assignment of, creative discipline group members to client projects.
• Working on everything from high-level brand concepting and ideation to daily execution on client deliverables.
• Presenting concepts to agency leadership and clients with confidence.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of experience in a creative leadership role.
• Desire to create award-winning advertising with a team of highly motivated creatives.
• Team management and client-facing experience.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships, internally and with clients.
• Ability to apply conceptual strategy, facilitate brainstorming, and direct projects to completion.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and excellent design and animation skills.
• Working knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Reddit, and other emerging social media platforms.
• An attitude of positivity and exploration.

Nice to Have

• Experience in managing large-scale campaigns.
• Familiarity with analytics tools to measure campaign success.
• Creative portfolio showcasing successful social media campaigns.

What We Offer

• Unlimited PTO and generous parental leave.
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) participation with employer contributions.
• Employer-paid dental and vision insurance.
• A family-oriented environment that supports work-life balance.
• Dog-friendly offices.
• A company culture that promotes internal promotions and rapid career development.
• Relocation assistance for candidates moving to Knoxville.

Tombras is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Remote employees must be based in the United States.