Associate Creative Director - AI-Enhanced Design

Superside South Africa
Remote
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AI Summary

Lead a globally distributed team in AI-enhanced creativity, guiding branding, ad, and social creative, presentations, print, and landing pages. Integrate generative tools into design workflows. Collaborate with top brands to develop human-centered creative strategies.

Key Highlights
Own the creative vision for key accounts
Guide conceptual direction and ensure alignment with customer goals
Lead customer calls and creative presentations
Champion creative quality through direction, feedback, and refinement
Mentor and inspire talent, raising the bar across projects
Help teams adopt AI to enhance creativity and efficiency
Technical Skills Required
Adobe Creative Suite Figma Presentation platforms MidJourney Firefly DALL·E
Benefits & Perks
Remote work
Global team with diverse cultures and disciplines
High-trust environment with direct feedback and growth opportunities
Mentorship and career growth opportunities

Job Description


Superside is seeking visionary Associate Creative Director to guide a globally distributed team across branding, ad and social creative, presentations, print, and landing pages. In this high-impact role, you’ll shape the future of AI-enhanced creativity by integrating generative tools into our design workflows, elevating both quality and efficiency.


You’ll lead by example as both a maker and a mentor, balancing hands-on creative work with strategic guidance. Collaborating with some of the world’s most ambitious brands, you’ll inspire cross-functional teams, develop human-centered creative strategies, and help build a scalable design practice rooted in experimentation, feedback, and continuous improvement.


What You'll Do


  • Own the creative vision for key accounts, partnering with Creative Directors to shape brand expression and output.
  • Guide conceptual direction and ensure alignment with customer goals across campaigns, content, and formats.
  • Lead customer calls and creative presentations, offering clear rationale, feedback, and recommendations.
  • Champion creative quality through direction, feedback, and refinement.
  • Provide strong, actionable direction to creative teams across disciplines.
  • Collaborate with Creative Project Managers to ensure alignment between vision, scope, and resources.
  • Mentor and inspire talent, raising the bar across projects through coaching and feedback.
  • Use Generative AI tools (e.g., MidJourney, Firefly, DALL·E) to support ideation and design when relevant.
  • Help teams adopt AI to enhance creativity and efficiency, without compromising quality.
  • Stay ahead of industry trends in AI and creative technologies, sharing insights to maintain Superside’s competitive edge.


What You'll Bring


  • Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to express creative ideas clearly and supportively.
  • 5+ years of experience as a creative lead or similar, with a strong history of guiding diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
  • Advanced skills in design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and presentation platforms.
  • Proficient in using AI tools as part of a thoughtful and intentional creative workflow.
  • Experience leading project teams, mentoring peers, and contributing to a shared creative vision.
  • Skilled in giving and receiving feedback with empathy and professionalism.
  • Comfortable engaging with internal and external partners in both creative and strategic discussions.
  • A strong portfolio showcasing creative excellence across branding, presentations, and advertising, with examples of AI-enhanced work.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects with attention to detail, creative integrity, and team well-being.


Why join us?


Superside's vision is to create equal opportunities globally by accelerating the world’s transition to online work. With that in mind, we're building a fully remote company that attracts people where they are.


Remote-first. Customer-led.

Remote isn’t just a perk; it’s how we deliver better for customers. We are fully committing to our customers by hiring top talent and collaborating seamlessly across time zones.

Global team, local impact.

Join a community of 60+ nationalities working across time zones, cultures, and disciplines, all aligned on doing great work for great brands.

High performance, low ego.

Work in a fast-paced, high-trust environment where feedback is direct, growth is constant, and kindness leads collaboration.

Impact meets opportunity.

We’re in the sweet spot — big enough to be stable, small enough for you to shape what’s next. Your ideas will matter here.

Grow fast. Lead well.

You’ll gain mentorship, take on real responsibility, and grow your career while helping us disrupt a global industry.


About Superside


Superside is the leading AI-powered creative company that quickly and cost-effectively enhances in-house functions. We help over 500 ambitious brands get great creative concepts done at scale. Built to be an extension of in-house teams, we unbottleneck marketing and creative teams so they can move faster and drive more reliable creative performance.


Superside is a fully remote company with over 700 team members working across 60+ countries and 13 timezones.


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