We have an immediate opening for a Creative Studio Director. If you love marketing and being involved in moving brands forward, we are looking for you! This position manages our Studio and Graphic Design teams. We work on some of the most iconic liquor and beer brands in the U.S. Be a part of the fun, apply now!
AMG has great benefits & flexibility!
Hybrid Working Style, Medical (85% premium paid), dental, vision, STD, 401k, Profit Sharing, Cash Balance, PTO, December Holiday closure (additional paid week of PTO), tuition reimbursement, Summer Fridays and much more!
Position Overview:
The Creative Studio Director leads AMG’s Studio Department by always striving to upgrade the creative product and helping to manage the many client programs. This position works to provide executional excellence with their team and is always future thinking about how to optimize the process.
Highlighted Responsibilities:
Strategic Responsibilities
- Directing the creative function so that the environment, culture, team, capabilities, tools, processes, expectations, work style and other elements support the strategic goals and brand of the agency.
- Helping to identify growth opportunities outside existing services
- Set expectations and standards (build a culture) for Studio Team attitude, behavior, teamwork and professional development. Lead accordingly – conduct staff reviews, taking corrective actions and recommending promotions.
- Building and maintaining working relationships with key clients.
- Staying on top of industry, competitors, creative and managerial trends so that the department is continually prepared to compete and win in the marketplace.
- Contributing to the strategic direction of all agency clients.
- Deliver shopper marketing solutions that help our clients attain their sales promotion objectives.
Tactical Responsibilities
- Manage programs from concept to completion – art direction, design, and copywriting
- Designing and revising AMG sales materials as required
- Work with the account leads to ensure that client projects are on time and client expectations are met.
- Set expectations and standards for Studio Team attitude, behavior, teamwork, and professional development. Lead accordingly – conduct staff reviews, taking corrective actions and recommending promotions.
- In concert with CSM, direct departmental activities, including allocating work, distributing project assignments among team members to play to team strengths, planning and providing day-to-day guidance/mentorship.
- Leading, developing, managing, and nurturing all studio staff and instill a passion for collaboration, trust, and teamwork
- Presenting and selling creative to clients.
- Ensuring the creative function operates in an efficient, profitable manner.
- Identifies outside resources, copywriters, photographers, web coders, technicians, and freelancers, and manages the resulting agency relationships.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design or equally relevant experience
- 5+ years of experience as a Creative Studio Director, managing staff
- 10+ years as a professional graphic designer
- Print production experience is required- understanding of CMYK/spot color, special effects, substrates, and packaging of deliverables to varying specs
- Must possess experience working on a MAC platform and be at an expert level with Adobe CC apps and Microsoft Office
- Practical experience with marketing design concepts, brand standards
- Ability to prioritize tasks and complete projects on time and trouble-free
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Beverage Alcohol marketing experience desired but not required
- Portfolio is required, candidates without a portfolio will be rejected
AMG is working in a hybrid-style. We believe in the collaborative nature of face-to-face meetings but also believe that working from home a few days a week is beneficial. We look forward to hearing from you!
* Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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