Senior Art Director

Primary Purpose: 

The Senior Art Director formulates and manages design concepts and presentation approaches and directs workers engaged in artwork, layout design, and copywriting for visual communications media, such as magazines, books, newspapers, digital media, and packaging.  

Education/Certification:

A Bachelors of Arts or Fine Arts degree. 

Experience/Other Requirements:

1. At least five (5) years experience as a graphic artist with a proven track record of quality work.
2. Proven management capability and the ability to lead a team to produce quality work as required.
3. Strong organizational and time management skills.
4. Ability to interface professionally with clients. Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
5. Smart, self-motivated, articulate, diplomatic, approachable, confident, passionate, curious, and fun.
6. Be based in New Braunfels or commute to the AMMOffices multiple days per week – schedule TBD. 

Major Responsibilities and Duties: 

1. The Senior Art Director manages design operations while maintaining a personal client list at The AMMO Group.
2. Create front-end design for websites and eBlasts.
3. Create amazing collateral for print, web, TV, radio, or other media as required.
4. Design logos.
5. Come up with creative thinking during brainstorming sessions.
6. Possess masterful knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite of design software and at minimum a working knowledge of WordPress and Mailchimp.
7. Meet with clients as needed to help determine their needs.
8. Adheres to internal processes, budgets, and timelines for each project.
9. Handle print, mailing, photography, and other services from on-site jobs or outside vendors.
10. Guide, influence, and motivate others with thought-provoking ideas and recommendations.
11.  Be accountable for maintaining clean file names and file server hierarchy.

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