Posted on:September 11, 2026

Associate Creative Director, Copy at Kettle

Kettle is hiring a Associate Creative Director, Copy in San Francisco, CA, US. On-site. Pay: USD 140k-180k/yr.

About Kettle

Kettle is a digital agency that provides digital product design, content, and social media services. Its clients include Apple, Nike, T-Mobile, and Robinhood.

Associate Creative Director, Copy job description

Kettle is a team of passionate, fearless creatives focused on delivering great products, redefining best-practices, and providing new opportunities for our clients.

We are hiring an Associate Creative Director, Copy, to oversee end-to-end digital website project execution for one of our largest clients, a Bay Area based creative tech company. In this embedded role, you’ll partner directly with our clients to create world-class digital experiences that both adhere to established standards and push the creative in new directions. You’ll be hands-on in the work as an experienced copywriter, while guiding other writers in your pod as a project lead. If the term conceptual digital creative resonates with you, then this role may be a fit.

These roles require team members to be onsite 5 days per week, for 2-3 months at a time, for specific projects. At other times during the year, the team is remote.

Candidates should have:

  • Significant experience in digital copywriting, and the ability to lead projects and workstreams within a rigorous environment
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional partners, including design, motion, production, and client partners
  • Excellent client collaboration and management skills, with the ability to present work internally and to senior level clients
  • Experience managing or mentoring junior to senior copywriters, including formal and informal reviews and other talent development areas
  • While not required, bonus if you have experience with similar global creative tech clients

We’d like to know that you can:

  • Understand and challenge your clients’ needs across the board to ensure the integrity and excellence of our work
  • Be the person the client looks up to be inspired and to get their creative questions asked. Help them understand the team’s perspective and align on the creative North Star
  • Explore multiple unique, on-brand creative solutions to answer the brief and encourage your team to do the same
  • Guide your team to create own-able experiences for the client through simple and relevant concepts, clear writing, and on-point tone & voice
  • Work with cross-functional leads to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs
  • Consistently demonstrate an expertise in the competitive landscape from a creative standpoint, and stay abreast of design culture and best-in-class creative across channels
  • Manage and mentor writers of all levels, helping them chart their career path and provide opportunities to grow
  • Embrace challenges, not afraid to get your hands dirty and solution with fellow teammates and clients

The target range of base compensation for this role is $140k - 180k. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.



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