Associate Creative Director

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About ADbhoot

ADbhoot is a new-age hybrid agency where strategy, data, and execution converge. ADbhoot integrates strategic thinking, digital intelligence, and production excellence under one roof. Our focus is on original ideas shaped by human insight and delivered with ownership, measurable impact, and agility. In today’s world of recycled creativity, ADbhoot stands for originality with purpose.

About the Role

We are looking for an Associate Creative Director (ACD) who embodies passion, ownership, and leadership. This is not just a supervisory role; it’s about cracking briefs, shaping strategy, crafting powerful ideas, and inspiring teams to deliver outstanding creative work across platforms.

At ADbhoot, the ACD will partner closely with the Creative Director to push boundaries and will also independently own projects, drive strategy, and champion creative excellence. If you are a storyteller at heart, a strategist in mind, and a leader by instinct, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creative process end-to-end: from understanding and cracking briefs to delivering fully integrated campaigns.
• Develop concepts, strategies, and compelling brand stories with strong writing at the core.
• Inspire, mentor, and manage creative teams, ensuring output is bold, original, and on-brief.
• Collaborate with account managers and production teams to deliver work that is both creatively brilliant and strategically sound.
• Balance big-picture thinking with hands-on involvement in copywriting, presentations, and campaign development.
• Ensure consistency of brand voice and identity across platforms and media.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, cultural shifts, and emerging technologies (including AI) to keep ADbhoot’s work fresh and future-ready.
• Evaluate creative performance and push for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Represent ADbhoot in client presentations, building trust and showcasing thought leadership.

Key Skills

• Proven leadership experience in an agency or creative environment
• Ability to crack briefs with insight-driven strategy and transform them into powerful creative ideas
• Exceptional writing skills across genres and media
• Strong grasp of marketing, branding, and design principles
• Ability to inspire, mentor, and elevate creative teams
• Strategic, conceptual, and executional strength in equal measure
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Creative problem-solving with a bias for ownership and accountability
• Familiarity with digital, print, and integrated campaign workflows
• AI-ready mindset with the ability to integrate AI tools into the creative process

How to Apply

Send your CV, portfolio, and current CTC details to career@adbhootcreatives.com

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Note: This role is open to Mumbai-based candidates only.