We are Iris

About the Opportunity

We’re hiring! We are currently looking for an Account Director to join our team.  This role will focus on a top automotive experiential client. While primarily focusing on Experiential activation development and execution, an understanding of the wide variety of integrated marketing needs is essential. Building and managing relationships with external client stakeholders is essential for success and critical to the ongoing success of our growing agency.

The Account Director will work closely with our experienced Account, Strategy, Creative & Production teams to lead efforts towards helping our clients deliver elevated and luxury experiences. This is a client-facing leadership role responsible for coordinating all aspects of client interaction both virtually and on-site at events. Uniquely for this role, an automotive experiential production background is required, and a true love of the automotive industry is key.

We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment where you can jump in, quickly figure things out, roll up your sleeves, and actively push the boundaries.

Why come work for us, you ask? 

We are an award-winning multinational, integrated agency network with deep expertise in all aspects of marketing, including Brand Strategy, Experiential, Social & Content, Customer Experience and Data Science. We offer competitive benefits, a dynamic work environment and opportunities for career growth and satisfaction.

Location: Atlanta, GA

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• You will lead a luxury automotive client, which is a long-retained relationship and a tight knit team. This includes owning client satisfaction as well as finding new opportunities for our team to deliver value.
• Become and remain knowledgeable about assigned clients’ business, including marketing/communication objectives, KPIs, category, competition, etc.
• Cultivate strategic business opportunities, building key relationships, team leadership and serving as a catalyst for growth among assigned accounts. Seek out opportunities to bring additional value to clients through our capabilities and our extended network.
• Qualify client requests and develop agreed priorities by balancing level of effort and impact.
• Manage client expectations with respect to scope of work and campaign status.
• Lead the brief development process. Lead client briefing sessions and the development of Iris solution proposition. Then take part in the written and verbal creative brief in partnership with strategy counterparts. Lead client presentations, creative feedback, project implementation and scoping/budgeting, and evaluation.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues, as a strategic advisor. This role requires regular interaction with C-level clients, so professionalism is essential.
• Represent the client internally; echoing client goals and business objectives in all deliverables and communication; ensuring that all deliverables exceed client expectations and enhance our reputation.
• Schedule and lead regular and ad hoc meetings/calls/business reviews with clients.
• Communicate account successes and issues/challenges/risks in a timely manner both internally and externally. This includes ongoing needs, as well as both internal and external business reviews.
• Build and maintain trusting client relationships – be an integral part of the project delivery team and transform internal & external challenges into opportunities for growth.
• Fiscal responsibility for the client as well as for Iris.
• Proactively pursue opportunities to improve the agency beyond your day-to-day responsibilities. Be energetic about what you do, take pride in your work, and be the one bringing new ideas to the team every week.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Automotive experiential experience – this spans ideation to execution
• 12 + years’ work experience and deep experience leading a team
• Keen discernment. You will be representing the company at events and making decisions on its behalf. Professionalism, insightfulness, and remaining calm under pressure are crucial
• Evidence of effective client management and growth skillset
• Strong leadership skills and attention to detail 
• Strong relationship management skills and ability to work collaboratively across multiple groups, both internally and externally 
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment 
• Ability to travel for events
• A hybrid model. 3x/week in office (T-Thursday) minimum for non-event weeks

Education: Bachelor’s Degree (required)

About Iris

Participate or perish. It’s not just our rallying cry – it’s a creative imperative. Iris is the global creative micro-network built for brands that refuse to blend in. With 650 people across 11 offices, we help clients like Samsung, adidas, Barclays, Bentley, California Pizza Kitchen, Beiersdorf and Samsonite show up in culture with work that stands apart. Powered by Participation, and brought to life across paid, earned and owned media, our agency model is big enough to be dangerous, small enough to stay agile. Founded outside the ad establishment in 1999, Iris has always been defined by its outsider mindset – one that still drives our mission today.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large.

Associate Creative Director, Art Director

Location: New York, NY

Hybrid: 3 days in-office per week

Purpose
You will be responsible for conceptualizing, creating, and producing compelling creative
ideas that resonate with target audiences and align with our clients' brand identities.

Responsibilities
● Able to function as a leader in the conception, design, and creation of content for
television, print, websites, and multimedia creative on projects assigned by the
Group Creative Director.
● Ability to ensure the quality, craft, and implementation of all work done on given
projects.
● Create exceptional advertising concepts and take responsibility for the art
direction
● Demonstrates the ability to share a compelling POV and sell work to internal
stakeholders and external clients.
● Understands the Client’s business, brand, products, and their customers.
● Must be a player/coach, still creating much of their own work while delegating
and mentoring those around them to produce attention-getting content.
● Is responsible for presenting to clients when needed and structuring selling
arguments for work.
● Strategize with the brand team to anticipate problems, analyze solutions, identify
alternatives, and suggest recommendations.
● Partners with Group Creative Directors and Strategy to inform creative strategies
that will lead to great work.
● Collaborates with other departments, account management, strategy and clients
to ensure extraordinary work.
● Remains current with and ahead of creative trends in the industry & culture.

Competencies
Creative Stewardship. A high standard of creative work that is award-winning is
applauded by the industry and appreciated by existing clients and new business
prospects.
Relationship Management. A professional role model with a positive influence who
motivates colleagues. Ability to collaborate with all key stakeholders across all offices.
Cultural Leader. Help activate and foster the McKinney culture and serve as a
McKinney Brand Ambassador to the advertising industry.

Professional Skills and Knowledge
● Demonstrates excellent communication, selling, and presentation skills and
strong relationship and customer service skills.
● Strong multidisciplinary creative portfolio demonstrating proficiency in content
creation, photography, graphic design, motion graphics, and illustration
● Strong understanding of various social media platforms, their unique audiences,
and content requirements.
● Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Adobe Premiere Pro, After
Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
● Background in art direction

Experience
The ideal candidate has 6-10 years of experience in advertising; exceptions are made
based on the level of work pertaining to creative product and creative management
abilities. Presentation of a strong personal creative portfolio.

Training
In art, design, photography, journalism, videography or related fields is a plus.

About Iris
Participate or perish. It’s not just our rallying cry – it’s a creative imperative. Iris is the global creative micro-network built for brands that refuse to blend in. With 650 people across 11 offices, we help clients like Samsung, adidas, Bentley, California Pizza Kitchen, Beiersdorf and Samsonite show up in culture with work that stands apart. Powered by Participation, and brought to life across paid, earned and owned media, our agency model is big enough to be dangerous, small enough to stay agile. Founded outside the ad establishment in 1999, Iris has always been defined by its outsider mindset – one that still drives our mission today.

Creative Director, Copywriter

Location: New York, NY

Hybrid: 3 days in-office per week

Purpose

• Responsible for developing great ideas and the supervision and guidance of the total creative effort of a number of copywriters and/or art directors.

Responsibilities

• Able to function as a leader in the conception, design, and creation of content for television, print, websites, and multimedia creative on projects assigned by the CCO.
• Ability to ensure the quality, craft and implementation of all work done on given projects.
• Ability to manage and mentor team of creatives including conducting performance reviews.
• Provides opportunities for learning and growth for all creative team members.
• Delegates or shares tasks/responsibilities to improve workflow.
• When necessary, presents creative strategies and concepts to clients, both internal and external.
• Understands the Client’s business, brand, products and their customers.
• Is responsible for presentation to clients when needed and structures selling arguments for work.
• Must be a player/coach, still creating much of their own work while mentoring those around them to create and produce great work.
• Strategize with brand team to anticipate problems, analyze solutions, identify alternatives and suggest recommendations.
• Partners with CCO, ECD and Strategy to inform creative strategies that will lead to great work.
• Collaborates with other departments, account management, strategy and clients to ensure extraordinary work.
• Reviews new creative design ideas and implementation tools.
• Remains current with and ahead of creative trends in the industry.
• Ensures management practices within the department are professional, timely and in the best interest of Iris’s profitability.
• Always, always, leads by example.

Competencies

• Creative Stewardship. A high standard of creative work that is award-winning, applauded by the industry and appreciated by existing clients and new business prospects.
• Relationship Management. A professional role model with positive influence who motivates colleagues. Ability to collaborate with all key stakeholders across all offices.
• Cultural Leader. Help activate and foster the Iris culture and serve as an Iris Brand Ambassador to the advertising industry.

Professional Skills & Knowledge

With a background in art direction, there must be a demonstrated working knowledge in all forms of media, traditional and nontraditional with familiarity with Macintosh software and the Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator with familiarity of .pdf and .jpeg file conversions. Must also demonstrate previous management and or mentoring experience, excellent presentation skills, strong relationship and customer service skills.

Required Experience

• Experience 10+ years in a creative leadership role, preferably in an agency, with strong collaboration with an Art Director for at least two years.
• Portfolio: A diverse portfolio showcasing work across TV, print, digital, social, and experiential mediums in various industries.
• Team Management: Ability to manage and inspire a creative team, including Art Directors and Designers, while fostering collaboration.
• Collaboration: Works well with account and strategy teams to ensure deliverables exceed client expectations.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, and Microsoft Office.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal presentation skills to convey ideas effectively.
• Leadership: Excellent management skills and potential to lead teams toward achieving goals.
• Adaptability: Flexible in handling changes to briefs and priorities while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Continuous Learning: Passionate about self-improvement and driven to take initiative in projects.

Required Education & Training

Bachelor’s degree and/or two-year portfolio school preferred.

About Iris
Participate or perish. It’s not just our rallying cry – it’s a creative imperative. Iris is the global creative micro-network built for brands that refuse to blend in. With 650 people across 11 offices, we help clients like Samsung, adidas, Bentley, California Pizza Kitchen, Beiersdorf and Samsonite show up in culture with work that stands apart. Powered by Participation, and brought to life across paid, earned and owned media, our agency model is big enough to be dangerous, small enough to stay agile. Founded outside the ad establishment in 1999, Iris has always been defined by its outsider mindset – one that still drives our mission today.

CRM Strategist

Location: Boston, MA

Hybrid: 3 days in-office per week

Salary: $90,000-$120,000

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Partner with the Director of CRM Strategy to develop and execute client CRM roadmaps and lifecycle journeys.
• Manage day-to-day CRM planning, strategy and execution for client accounts across email, direct mail, SMS, push, and in-app.
• Work with analytics partners to evaluate campaign performance, customer journeys, and retention drivers; translate findings into actionable insights.
• Recommend growth driving opportunities for CRM programs and campaigns. 
• Support test & learn agenda: design experiments, measure outcomes, and iterate on CRM programs.
• Collaborate with creative and content teams to ensure messaging aligns with audience segmentation and personalization frameworks.
• Develop presentation materials and deliverables for clients (campaign recaps, journey maps, strategy decks, quarterly business reviews).
• Assist in building segmentation strategies leveraging 1st- and 3rd-party data; identify opportunities for personalization and automation.
• Stay current on CRM best practices, marketing technologies, and consumer engagement trends.
• Ensure successful project delivery (on time, on budget, on scope) in partnership with project management and cross-functional teams.
• Maintain clear and proactive communication with clients, providing updates, managing expectations, and building trusted relationships that foster collaboration and long-term growth.
  
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in CRM, lifecycle marketing, email/SMS strategy, or marketing automation (agency or brand-side).
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset — able to anticipate needs, bring new ideas forward, and take initiative without heavy direction.
• Adaptable and practical: able to pivot quickly, balance creativity with execution realities, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Hands-on experience with ESPs and CRM platforms (e.g., Klaviyo, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Dotdigital); strong understanding of segmentation, personalization, journey design, and testing frameworks.
• Comfortable building decks, documentation, and client-facing materials (Google Slides, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Ability to interpret data and analytics to surface insights, optimize performance, and inform strategy.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills — able to translate complex concepts into clear, client-ready narratives.
• Strong project management and organizational skills; comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience collaborating with creative, analytics, and project management teams 
• Familiarity with direct mail, mobile messaging, and multi-channel lifecycle programs is a plus.
• Curiosity and a commitment to staying current on CRM best practices, marketing technologies, and consumer engagement trends.

About Iris

Participate or perish. It’s not just our rallying cry – it’s a creative imperative. Iris is the global creative micro-network built for brands that refuse to blend in. With 650 people across 11 offices, we help clients like Samsung, adidas, Barclays, Bentley, California Pizza Kitchen, Beiersdorf and Samsonite show up in culture with work that stands apart. Powered by Participation, and brought to life across paid, earned and owned media, our agency model is big enough to be dangerous, small enough to stay agile. Founded outside the ad establishment in 1999, Iris has always been defined by its outsider mindset – one that still drives our mission today.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large. 

Project Manager

Location: Atlanta, GA or NY, NY

Hybrid: 3 days in-office per week

The role:

We’re looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented Project Manager to join our team and help lead the charge on one of our most high-profile and fast-paced clients: Barclays. From Premier League sponsorship activations and Wimbledon hospitality to integrated marketing campaigns across the US Consumer Bank, this role offers exposure to a wide range of projects that span strategy, creative, events, and production.

This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a client-facing, high-volume environment, and who’s comfortable working across multiple workstreams, tight timelines, and complex stakeholder structures.

Your responsibilities:

• Leading the planning, execution, and tracking of mid- and short-term projects across a variety of deliverables; from strategic presentations and social content to branded event collateral and digital campaigns.
• Managing detailed project timelines and budgets across multiple teams and touchpoints.
• Collaborating with strategy, creative, production, and account leads to ensure seamless delivery.
• Navigating large, matrixed organizations like Barclays by adapting to internal structures and collaborating across multiple departments and approval layers.
• Working across consumer banking, sponsorship, and investment bank initiatives, no two projects are the same.
• Identifying and mitigating project risks, keeping teams aligned, and proactively communicating updates and blockers.
• Helping improve how we work by streamlining processes and finding efficiencies in how we deliver.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven working experience in project management in an agency environment.
• Knowledge of various advertising channels such as social, digital, web, POS, print, motion, TV, DOOH, OOH
• Exceptional client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills, including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
• Experience in content production a bonus.
• Strong working knowledge of project management tools, principles, and methodologies.
• A team player with a strong will to foster a positive work environment.
• You're not just any Project Manager – you're a Project Manager who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing landscape. You get excited about big, innovative ideas, and love nothing more than turning them into reality.

About Iris

Participate or perish. It’s not just our rallying cry – it’s a creative imperative. Iris is the global creative micro-network built for brands that refuse to blend in. With 650 people across 11 offices, we help clients like Samsung, adidas, Barclays, Bentley, California Pizza Kitchen, Beiersdorf and Samsonite show up in culture with work that stands apart. Powered by Participation, and brought to life across paid, earned and owned media, our agency model is big enough to be dangerous, small enough to stay agile. Founded outside the ad establishment in 1999, Iris has always been defined by its outsider mindset – one that still drives our mission today.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large. 

Senior Art Director 

Location: Atlanta, GA

Hybrid: 3 days in-office per week

Purpose

You will be responsible for conceptualizing, creating, and producing compelling creative ideas that resonate with target audiences and align with our clients' brand identities. 

Responsibilities

• Able to function as a leader in the conception, design, and creation of content for television, print, websites, and multimedia creative on projects assigned by the Group Creative Director.
• Ability to ensure the quality, craft, and implementation of all work done on given projects.

• Create exceptional advertising concepts and take responsibility for the art direction
• Demonstrates the ability to share a compelling POV and sell work to internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Understands the Client’s business, brand, products, and their customers.
• Is responsible for presenting to clients when needed and structuring selling arguments for work.
• Strategize with the brand team to anticipate problems, analyze solutions, identify alternatives, and suggest recommendations. 
• Partners with Group Creative Directors and Strategy to inform creative strategies that will lead to great work.
• Collaborates with other departments, account management, strategy and clients to ensure extraordinary work.
• Remains current with and ahead of creative trends in the industry & culture. 

Competencies

Creative Stewardship. A high standard of creative work that is award-winning is applauded by the industry and appreciated by existing clients and new business prospects.

Relationship Management. A professional role model with positive influence who motivates colleagues. Ability to collaborate with all key stakeholders across all offices.

Cultural Leader. Help activate and foster the Iris culture and serve as a Iris Brand Ambassador to the advertising industry.

Professional Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrates excellent communication, selling, and presentation skills and strong relationship and customer service skills.
• Strong multidisciplinary creative portfolio demonstrating proficiency in content creation, photography, graphic design, motion graphics, and illustration
• Strong understanding of various social media platforms, their unique audiences, and content requirements.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Background in art direction

Experience

The ideal candidate has 5-6 years of experience in advertising; exceptions are made based on the level of work pertaining to creative product and creative management abilities. Presentation of a strong personal, creative portfolio.

Training

In art, design, photography, journalism, videography or related field is a plus.

About Iris

Participate or perish. It’s not just our rallying cry – it’s a creative imperative. Iris is the global creative micro-network built for brands that refuse to blend in. With 650 people across 11 offices, we help clients like Samsung, adidas, Barclays, Bentley, California Pizza Kitchen, Beiersdorf and Samsonite show up in culture with work that stands apart. Powered by Participation, and brought to life across paid, earned and owned media, our agency model is big enough to be dangerous, small enough to stay agile. Founded outside the ad establishment in 1999, Iris has always been defined by its outsider mindset – one that still drives our mission today.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large. 

Let's Connect!