Giant Spoon

About the Job

The Art Director is responsible for touching every piece of the creative process and helping develop culture-cracking work across campaign, experiential and digital assignments. From conception to production, you’ll be a steward of storytelling for our brand partners, bringing ideas to life through myriad formats and styles. The ideal candidate understands the fundamentals of design and strives to make beautifully original things, all while collaborating with teammates across functions and departments, working most closely with a Writer partner. We’re looking for someone who is dedicated to making innovative work that stirs shit up, across the advertising industry and culture at large.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a Writer partner to ideate and create work that delivers on client goals, both strategically and creatively.
• Work hand in hand with Writer to create presentations for approval by Associate Creative Directors and leadership. This includes the ideas as well as the design and layout of decks, pulling mood imagery, and comping bespoke visuals to sell the concepts.
• Once a concept is approved by our client, work alongside Associate Creative Director team to actually make the work — overseeing and collaborating with the Production Department to keep the integrity of the creative.
• Present the work to creative leads and internal teams whenever needed.
• Be client-facing and be able to present work to clients, clearly verbalizing the essence of the ideas.
• Organize workload so that no assignments are lost in the shuffle and all assignments are completed, delivered and approved on time.
• Become acquainted with your clients, understanding their marketing approach, the environment in which they sell, and the type of work they’re interested in making.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in Art Direction and conceptual creative work, ideally in an advertising agency
• Strong understanding of graphic design, photography, illustration, and typography
• First successes in “big idea” generation for client brands
• Familiarity with and passion for conceptual thinking, campaign development, and cross-channel creative execution
• Advanced understanding of Adobe Creative Suite applications
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Digitally connected, passionate about technology and innovation with an insatiable curiosity for how it applies to our industry
• Experience working with Google Suite (Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets) a plus

The anticipated salary range for this position is $80,000 – $100,000. Salary is determined based on a wide range of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, job duties, and geographic location. For this role, we also offer programs such as medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and various other benefits and perks.

Giant Spoon

About the Job

The Art Director is responsible for touching every piece of the creative process and helping develop culture-cracking work across campaign, experiential and digital assignments. From conception to production, you’ll be a steward of storytelling for our brand partners, bringing ideas to life through myriad formats and styles. The ideal candidate understands the fundamentals of design and strives to make beautifully original things, all while collaborating with teammates across functions and departments, working most closely with a Writer partner. We’re looking for someone who is dedicated to making innovative work that stirs shit up, across the advertising industry and culture at large.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a Writer partner to ideate and create work that delivers on client goals, both strategically and creatively.
• Work hand in hand with Writer to create presentations for approval by Associate Creative Directors and leadership. This includes the ideas as well as the design and layout of decks, pulling mood imagery, and comping bespoke visuals to sell the concepts.
• Once a concept is approved by our client, work alongside Associate Creative Director team to actually make the work — overseeing and collaborating with the Production Department to keep the integrity of the creative.
• Present the work to creative leads and internal teams whenever needed.
• Be client-facing and be able to present work to clients, clearly verbalizing the essence of the ideas.
• Organize workload so that no assignments are lost in the shuffle and all assignments are completed, delivered and approved on time.
• Become acquainted with your clients, understanding their marketing approach, the environment in which they sell, and the type of work they’re interested in making.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in Art Direction and conceptual creative work, ideally in an advertising agency
• Strong understanding of graphic design, photography, illustration, and typography
• First successes in “big idea” generation for client brands
• Familiarity with and passion for conceptual thinking, campaign development, and cross-channel creative execution
• Advanced understanding of Adobe Creative Suite applications
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Digitally connected, passionate about technology and innovation with an insatiable curiosity for how it applies to our industry
• Experience working with Google Suite (Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets) a plus

The anticipated salary range for this position is $80,000 – $100,000. Salary is determined based on a wide range of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, job duties, and geographic location. For this role, we also offer programs such as medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and various other benefits and perks.

Giant Spoon

About the Job

We are looking for an Executive Producer in our Los Angeles office to lead and manage a team of Producers in executing a year-long DE&I activation series for one of our large retail clients. We are looking for an individual that has a knack for seeing the big picture, yet the ability to execute down to the smallest of details. This person must be organized, solution-oriented, and able to stay calm under pressure. Traits and expertise such as strong leadership, project management, communication skills, and attention to detail are critical to the success of this position.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a team of freelance and fulltime Producers to plan and execute 6-8 large-scale activations across the year
• Be the Production lead across all projects for this account, ensuring all activations are on budget and on spec.
• Identify efficiencies, create a consistent voice across production, and keep all activations moving smoothly as team members come in and out of projects throughout the year.
• Build and manage overarching activation series budget, and support team members in managing each activation budget. Vet ideas throughout the process to ensure they are feasible and within budget. Creative problem solve to find ways to value engineer ideas.
• Collaborate closely in a team environment throughout the process. Work with Account team to manage client expectations, helping to educate and present production elements as needed.
• Lead with clear and consistent communication internally as well as with vendors and clients
• Play a role in the conceptual, creative and strategic development of activations
• Support your production team in sourcing and managing vendors ranging from custom fabrication shops, audio/visual vendors, technical solutions, venues, staffing agencies, etc.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in managing events and live productions
• At the minimum, 3+ years of experience working in an Experiential Agency
• Extensive experience in budgeting and in finding custom solutions to creative, complex experiential event experiences
• Proven success in ensuring a project stays on strategy and hits the client’s KPIs
• Significant experience working with technical vendors, fabricators, specialists and artists throughout the country
• Ability to be decisive, assertive, strategic and politically aware in their decision making
• Excellent project management, organizational, delegation and prioritization skills
• Strong motivation to increase efficiency and always striving to streamline the process and best utilize every member of the team
• Adept at pro-actively anticipating problems and creating solutions
• Ability to interface with all levels of management, clients, and colleagues with ease and confidence
• Passionate, positive, and solution-oriented
• Ability to work occasional extended hours and to travel for events

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $150,000 – $175,000. Salary is determined based on a wide range of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, job duties, and geographic location. For this role, we also offer programs such as medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and various other benefits and perks.

Giant Spoon