Zulu is looking for an ambitious Senior Art Director to join our Creative team.
About You
You are as comfortable expressing your ideas through a tweet as through a 60 second TV script. You have a track record of delivering cohesive, integrated campaign work that delights and challenges clients, while solving their business challenges. We want you to bring ideas that engage and entertain, regardless of where they fall on the media spectrum.
Key responsibilities include:
- Create engaging and original visuals based on the creative brief, working closely with a copywriter
- Produce sketches, storyboards or computer roughs to visualize concepts
- Explain and support your thinking to team members and creative directors
- Collaborate with team members, incorporate feedback and adapt your work with a positive attitude
- Balance multiple projects and manage your own time
- Work under pressure, taking concepts to final execution within tight deadlines
Experience, Skills & Attributes:
- 6+ years of experience art direction at an agency
- Advanced understanding of photography, typography, advertising and design
- A keen eye for visual details and accuracy
- Ability to establish great working relationships with clients
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of advertising, ranging from traditional to social media campaigns and all things in between
- Strong understanding of pop culture
- Great at presenting and communicating your ideas
- You are hungry and passionate about the work. You want to do great work and win awards.
- Positive attitude.
- You are fearless. Fortune favours the brave.
- Good sense of humour. This business can be tough. It is important to know when to laugh.
Zulu Alpha Kilo is an equal opportunity employer. It prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. Zulu Alpha Kilo is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodation during the interviewing process, please let us know.
Please provide link in application for your portfolio. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Zulu.
Zulu Alpha Kilo Inc.
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