— Leading creative development across multiple client accounts, campaigns, and initiatives
— Translating business goals and brand strategy into compelling creative solutions
— Guiding designers, copywriters, social creatives, and production teams throughout the creative process
— Ensuring creative work meets Habitat’s standards for quality, effectiveness, and originality
— Presenting creative concepts and recommendations to clients with confidence and clarity
— Providing thoughtful feedback that improves the work while developing the people behind it
— Helping establish creative direction across brand, social, production, and interactive projects
— Contributing to agency growth through creative innovation, process improvements, and new business support
— Leading creative kickoffs, brainstorms, reviews, and presentations
— Reviewing concepts, designs, campaigns, and content before they go to clients
— Collaborating with strategists to ensure creative solutions align with business objectives
— Partnering with Brand Managers and Account teams to navigate client feedback and project priorities
— Mentoring designers, writers, and creative team members through coaching and constructive feedback
— Working alongside production teams during photoshoots, video shoots, and content creation efforts
— Helping shape campaign concepts, brand identities, and integrated marketing initiatives
— Participating in client meetings and serving as a trusted creative advisor
— Supporting pitches, proposals, and agency growth opportunities when needed
— You have 7–10 years of creative experience, ideally within an agency environment
— You have experience leading multidisciplinary creative projects from concept through execution
— You have a portfolio that demonstrates exceptional creative thinking, strong design sensibilities, and strategic problem solving
— You understand how to balance creativity, business objectives, and client expectations
— You’re as comfortable presenting to a client as you are collaborating with a creative team
— You know how to push work forward without pushing people over
— You can identify what makes an idea stronger and communicate that clearly to others
— You believe great creative comes from collaboration, not ego
— You have experience mentoring and developing creative talent
— You’re highly organized, adaptable, and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously
— You stay curious about culture, design, storytelling, technology, and emerging trends
— You’re based in Fort Worth or ready to be
— Competitive salary with bonus potential
— 401(k), full benefits, generous PTO, and a holiday schedule that respects your life
— A real career path — our Associate Creative Directors have opportunities to grow into Creative Director and Executive Creative Leadership roles
— Work alongside an in-house photo, video, design, influencer, and paid media team — all under one roof
— Clients you’ll be proud to put in your portfolio
— A Fort Worth office built for the way creatives actually work — an in-house prop library, a wardrobe vault, a studio at your fingertips, and three coffee makers (we take all three seriously)
We don’t believe culture is ping-pong tables or free snacks (though we’re not mad about snacks).
Culture is how we show up for each other, how we think about the work, and how we treat the brands that trust us with theirs.
Some days are heads-down and deadline-driven. Others are loud, collaborative, and full of ideas flying across the room. We make space for both. We celebrate wins. We support each other through the hard stuff. We laugh a lot. Sometimes at inappropriate times. It’s fine. We’re professionals who know every day is better working together.
Send us your portfolio, your resume, and a short note about a campaign, brand, or piece of creative work you’ve seen recently that made you wish you’d made it yourself—and tell us why.
We’re interested in your perspective as much as your portfolio.
