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We are seeking a Creative Director to lead and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team in delivering compelling, strategic, and high-quality work for our clients. This role partners closely with stakeholders to shape creative vision, guide execution, and ensure projects are delivered on time and at a high standard. The ideal candidate is a strong creative leader who can manage design direction, mentor team members, and drive collaboration across projects in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.

The Work:

Lead and direct a team of designers, copywriters, and other creative contributors in the development of high-impact creative work.
Partner directly with clients and internal stakeholders to define and evolve creative vision, messaging, and deliverables.
Provide hands-on creative direction across campaigns, presentations, digital assets, and other branded materials.
Ensure all creative output aligns with brand standards, business objectives, and client expectations.
Manage creative scope, priorities, timelines, and team workload across multiple projects.
Review and refine work products to maintain quality, consistency, and strategic alignment.
Support collaboration across functions and contribute to cross-project creative problem-solving.
Mentor and support junior team members, providing feedback, coaching, and professional development
Must be able to go on site 100%.

Here's what you need:

Bachelor’s Degree
10+ years of experience leading creative teams and directing high-quality visual and/or integrated creative work such as photoshoots, website creation, digital, etc.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and team priorities in a dynamic environment.
Proficiency with industry-standard creative tools and workflows. (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma)
Strong understanding of design, storytelling, branding, and content development best practices.

Bonus points if you have:

Experience working in highly regulated, government, or security-conscious environments.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams across design, content, and strategy.
Strong presentation skills and the ability to confidently communicate creative rationale to senior stakeholders.
Experience building team processes, improving workflows, and scaling creative operations.
A track record of mentoring junior creatives and developing high-performing teams

Security clearance:

Active Top Secret clearance

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$100,600—$216,600 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Federal Services Equal Opportunity Policy Statement.

Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you are being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services and need an accommodation for a disability or religious observance during the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for, please speak with your recruiter.

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Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

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The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

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