California, United States
2 months ago

Job Overview

Pay
$85–$150/hour (or equivalent day/project rate), commensurate with experience. Final rate depends on scope, project complexity, and campaign timelines.

Job description

Salary:
USD 85 - 150 per hour
Location:
California, United States
Work arrangement:
On-site

Role Summary

Freelance Creative Director

BMWL (an Axiom Advisors Group company) — Remote / Contract

BMWL is seeking a freelance Creative Director to support branding and media development across our client roster. This is a flexible, project-based engagement ideal for a seasoned creative who thrives working with campaigns, advocacy groups, and public affairs clients.

Responsibilities

  • Develop creative concepts and brand identities for client campaigns, from initial strategy through final execution
  • Manage media development, including digital ads, video, print collateral, and social content
  • Draft and manage digital ad copy, either writing it directly or overseeing and QC'ing copy produced by others
  • Partner with our internal production and account teams to ensure the creative aligns with the campaign strategy and messaging
  • Present creative concepts to partners and clients, incorporating feedback through revision cycles
  • Maintain brand consistency across multi-platform deliverables
  • Stay current on political/advocacy creative trends and best practices

Requirements

  • 7+ years of creative direction experience, ideally with political, advocacy, or public affairs clients
  • Strong portfolio spanning brand identity, digital media, and video/print production
  • Comfortable working independently and managing multiple client projects simultaneously
  • Excellent collaborator — able to take direction from partners while bringing a strong creative point of view
  • Familiarity with fast-paced campaign timelines and quick-turn deliverables a plus
  • Engagement Details
  • Freelance/contract basis, flexible hours
  • Remote-friendly, with availability for occasional check-ins with the BMWL/Axiom team

To apply, email your resume and availability for a 45-minute meeting to alisonw@bmwl.net

About the Company

BMWL is a dynamic political consulting and public affairs firm located in the heart of the Bay Area. We specialize in providing strategic communication, advocacy, and campaign management services to a diverse range of clients, including political candidates, advocacy groups, and non-profit organizations. Our team comprises experienced professionals passionate about making a positive impact through effective communication and strategic political consulting.

BMWL is committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, and persons with disabilities. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications for this role but are still interested, we encourage you to apply.

Role:
Freelance Creative Director

Company profile

BMWL is a public affairs and campaign strategy firm in the Bay Area with a 25-year record of winning across California. It runs campaigns and public affairs under one roof, offering strategic communication, advocacy and campaign management to political candidates, advocacy groups and non-profit organizations. BMWL describes itself as research-driven and shaped by the toughest fights in California politics, working at the ballot box, in government and in the court of public opinion.

Founders
John Whitehurst