Do you have what it takes to be a SuperHero?
We are looking for a talented Art Director with 2-5 years experience at a creative agency that will join us on our mission to save the world from boring advertising. SuperHeroes is an independent global creative agency that is focussing on GenZ & millennials, and we’re making waves all over the globe.
You’ll be at the heart of our New York team and work together with our Creative Directors in developing and visualizing and designing disruptive concepts and campaigns. As an Art Director at SuperHeroes you are able to wear many hats: concept development, visualization and storyboarding of ideas, creating visual identities, campaigns, assets and content. You are an entrepreneurial creative spirit that is able to grow the agency and the design team.Â
What do we ask from a first-class art director like you?
- Like a real superhero, you are a fearless, boundless creative with an eye for detail
- You tackle briefs from client problem to creative solution and hands-on execution
- You’ll bring an endless feed of cultural reference points. You are tech, and pop culture savvy
- You come up with thumb-stopping ideas and bring them to life visually for digital, retail, activation, film, or any medium necessary
- You feel more comfortable in an independent boutique agency than in a 600+ people ad factory
- Adobe Suite: check
- You are able to articulate and explain ideas so that others understand and love them
- You have at least 3-5 years of relevant experience as an Art Director at a creative / advertising agency
- You are fluent in English
We have lots to offer:
- A full-time role in our hybrid Williamsburg, Brooklyn team, working on a great mix of national and global campaigns;
- You will be supported by an amazing international team of creatives, strategists, developers, motion graphic designers, and client managers;
- You will become a Superhero (isn’t that just awesome?);
- You will get a decent salary (depending on your experience ranging from 72K-100K annually for a 40 hr workweek) & health care benefits.
About SuperHeroes NYC
SuperHeroes is an up-and-coming independent boutique creative agency. Born in Amsterdam, and with offices in Brooklyn and Singapore we’re on a mission: to save the world from boring advertising. We focus on digital natives and are in the USA working with a growing roster of brands like Vita Coco, DoorDash, Lenovo, Topps/ Fanatics, Catalina Crunch and more.
Let’s fly!
SuperHeroes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
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