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Award winning, full service Marketing and Advertising company located in Downtown Tampa is seeking an Interactive Art Director to join our innovative team.  We are a group of kick ass entrepreneurial marketers who collectively gather to develop strategies that drive action.  Our unique team is currently composed of 100+ individuals and growing.  PPK is a creative force that pushes the limits and takes risks, encouraging out of the box thinking and doing the unexpected. We’re not only creative, but we are doers who continuously motivate and inspire each other to accomplish a vision from start to finish.  It’s our drive and ability to inspire and execute that has brought us the success and growth we are experiencing.  

The Interactive Art Director is responsible for the visual aspects of advertisements across a campaign, focused on digital and social media initiatives. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working independently, as well as collaborating with team members from junior level to executive level. This person should display a desire to create breakthrough original work that is relevant, resonating, and remembered, regardless of assignment. The role reports to our Interactive Creative Director.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Generate clear ideas and concepts based on brand briefs that align with digital and social goals.
• Produce sketches, storyboards, roughs to visualize ideas.
• Work collaboratively with Interactive Designers to help guide social media content.
• Understand marketing initiatives, strategic positioning and target audience.
• Cooperate with the rest of the creative team across different types of media.
• Take work from concept to final execution within deadlines.
• Manage and delegate responsibilities to other designers and provide directions.
• Present completed ideas to clients/team members.
• Stay on top of all trends and maintain best practices.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant education and ideally 3-5 years of experience in an advertising agency environment.
• Proven conceptual experience as Art Director.
• Hands-on experience with digital, social media, animation and production.
• Proficient use of Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere and other visual design tools.
• Digital display (static & animated) experience required; HTML experience a plus. 
• Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio. Social Media specific a plus.
• Incorporate feedback and take/give direction well.
• Team player with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Pass pre-employment drug screening and background.

BENEFITS:

• Medical, Dental and Vision 
• 401k
• Paid Time Off
• Relaxed work environment 
• Growth and Advancement Opportunities
• Hybrid work schedule

*PPK does not discriminate based on race, sex, color of hair, skin art, cats or dogs, toilet paper over or under, pineapple on pizza, or whether you believe that Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not. We welcome all ideas, individuals, characters and backgrounds.  That’s what makes us a successful functioning team of creators, making a difference in our community.

PPK

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a full-time contracted Culture Manager to support an organization’s Learning, Culture, and & DEI team. This company is located in Broomfield, Colorado and they’re looking for candidates who can support culture and employee engagement initiatives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Track and share progress made across the org on employee engagement plans and actions.

• Support the setup & implementation for the company’s next annual employee engagement survey in fall 2023.

• Define a communications plan that will inform employees about this survey and inspire them to participate and share their candid feedback.

• Support the potential launch of a new org-wide recognition program, including developing an awareness-building campaign that will encourage adoption of the new platform.

• Organize and support quarterly discussions with the Company’s Culture Council, a group of leaders from across the org who meet bi-monthly to share best practices to address employee engagement challenges across functions.

• Measure the impact of the new Global leadership Behaviors launched in March 2023 intended to further support the success of Danone’s culture and business strategy.

Skills Needed:

• Strong organizational structure and experience managing timelines

• Ability to build & maintain strong partnerships across HR and other functions

• Effective communicator and team player

• Ability to present information to a variety of audiences

• Experience in HR and passion for employee engagement and culture

Interested? Apply today!

LHH

Timing: ASAP

Duration: Ongoing full-time

Hours per week: 40+

Location: Fully remote / hybrid (onsite 1 day/week)

Salary: $60-75K DOE

One of our small agency clients is looking for an Art Director to join their team for an exciting full-time role.

This Art Director will be leading the development of the type of social content consumers would want to engage with, as well as maintaining campaign and brand consistency for the agency’s food and beverage clients.

The Art Director should be comfortable working with creatives, designers and copywriters on a range of creative projects and work. Campaigns for clients will range from smaller content to larger campaigns for some of America’s largest and favorite CPG, alcohol and restaurant brands.

Ideal Art Directors candidates will have:

– At least 4+ years of agency experience as an Art Director, Designer, or related creative role handling B2C client accounts

– At least 2+ years of experience designing, developing, and creating social media content

– BA Degree

– Strong portfolio showcasing high-end design skills

– Strong understanding of social platforms

– Great collaboration, leadership, presentation, and verbal/written communication skills

– Photo and Video production experience

– Highly organized, accountable, able to take constructive feedback and handle work revisions/changes.

– Fully proficient with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and After Effects

Nice to Have:

– A passion for Twitter, Tik Tok and meme content

– Excitement for the fast pace of social media

– Pulse on what’s trending and ability to relate that to customers’ needs

– Have a knack for concepting ideas for bother integrated and smaller creative needs of clients.

Job Responsibilities:

– Lead the process of brainstorming, presenting and selling through humorous brand content ideas. With a strong focus on Social & Motion content.

– Bring ideas to life using sketches, mocks and or storyboards

– Manage, mentor and delegate responsibilities to junior creative team members

– Collaborate with in-house production team to deliver creative ideas

– Ensure all projects and deadlines are met from beginning to end

– Present completed projects to clients and other team members as needed

*Flexible hybrid schedule (onsite 1 day per week)

**Full benefits included

24 Seven Talent

What We Need

The Sr. Art Director will be responsible for delivering exceptional brand creative for all consumer touch points. This person must exhibit a strong passion and knowledge of prestige beauty and be a proven design thoughtful leader who can continually deliver fresh and inventive creative solutions that are aligned with the TATCHA’s brand image/visual identity.

Each day at TATCHA is different with new problems to solve and tasks to tackle, but here is an idea of some of the things you will work on:

• Be a catalyst for creative thinking and non-traditional solutions within the TATCHA creative department.
• Drive/motivate creative inspiration.
• Lead the development of TATCHA brand creative and shepherd creative through to execution.
• Partner closely with the Creative Director on all brand creative development.
• Manage the creative team by developing talent, leading and inspiring the team to achieve brand creative objectives.
• Direct and oversee concept development, art direction, design and execution of Brand Visual, Campaigns, Mailers, Digital Marketing, DTC Creative and Packaging Creative.
• Review and approve all layouts/mechanicals for Campaigns, Mailers, Digital Marketing, DTC Creative and Packaging Creative.
• Concept and art direct campaign photo shoot and video shoot.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders: Marketing to ensure excellence in execution of marketing programs.
• Develop excellent work that is consistent with the TATCHA brand visual identity.

Who You Are

To succeed in this position, the following qualities are paramount:

• Passion for skincare
• Prestige beauty experience at the Art Director level
• Creative & strategic thinker
• Excellent team player with a sense of ownership and accountability.
• Ability to motivate and influence cross-functional and cross cultural teams and stakeholders across the organization to execute projects/programs.
• Lead with integrity
• Ability to combine creative problem solving, and an aptitude for strategic thinking in a fluid environment.
• Accurate and detail oriented, along with planning and sense of timing skills
• Energetic, self-motivated, and the ability to act with a sense of urgency, intensity and integrity.
• You bring a high level of knowledge and know how plus creativity and enthusiasm to your work and to everything you do.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 10+ years of graphic design and brand creative experience working as an art director/designer with several of those years working with or for beauty/fashion brands
• Prestige beauty experience at the Art Director level
• Strong typography skills
• Video/Motion editing skills
• Proficiency in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects
• Brand right aesthetic sensibility
• Excellent conceptual and design skills
• Strong photo/video concepting and art direction skills
• Strong collaborative skills; ability to partner with other teams across the organization
• Team management experience
• Strong organization skills with a high attention to detail
• Manages well under pressure and to deadline
• Completes great work in a fast-paced environment without compromising quality
• Results-driven
• Exhibits an understanding of and passion for beauty
• BA Graphic Design, or related field and keen sense for typography and color

The Details:

The expected base salary range for this position is $180,000 to $200,000. The exact base salary is determined by various factors including experience, skills, education, geographic location, and budget.

This position is also eligible for participation in the company discretionary bonus plan, based on personal performance and company results.

In addition to base salary, Tatcha offers a competitive benefits package to eligible employees, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, disability insurance, retirement savings plans and company match, paid family leave, education-related programs, and paid holidays.

Tatcha is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other classification protected by Federal, State or Local law

We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, experience and business need.

Tatcha will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

TATCHA

SUMMARY

The Creative Director drives the overall brand voice and creative content for the company both internally and externally. This role manages an internal team and leads creative strategy, design, and execution of the company’s brand vision at all consumer, trade, and business to business (B2B) touchpoints ensuring that concept, art direction and design are on-brand and on-strategy.

JOB DUTIES

• Deliver integrated campaigns and thoughtful design solutions that balance the brand story with seasonal product initiatives across website, social, email, blog, events, retail, print.
• Deliver brand photography in alignment with brand plan, product storytelling and seasonal initiatives.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines in a highly organized and detailed manner.
• Lead cross-functional alignment on key campaign launch moments and seasonal business priorities in market.
• Oversee the creation of product-driven narratives that showcase brand innovation and other unique points of difference (POD).
• Responsible for trade show and retail displays, designs, and layouts.
• Translate product launches and initiatives to trade audience and key stakeholders for sales meetings, materials development, and sales tools.
• Drive ongoing creative partnership with Brand Marketing and eCommerce teams to maximize long-term potential of seasonal content and story flow(s).
• Ensure seasonal consistency in voice and tone across multiple categories working collaboratively and providing leadership with various internal areas.
• Drive cross functional efficiencies and effective brand marketing engagement to optimize internal/external resourcing, managing external agencies and vendors.
• Closely manage budget to ensure efficiency and investment optimization.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent certification in Fine Arts, Design, Graphic Design, or related field
• Eight (8) years of professional creative experience, with a focus on high quality design and content in premium consumer and e-commerce environments
• Experience building a high-performance creative team.
• Experience in multi-channel campaigns, digital and print advertising, retail, packaging, wholesale fixturing and POP, web design and usability.
• Knowledgeable of Global Marketing
• Skilled in Adobe Suite, as well as Microsoft Suite
• Trained sensitivity to graphic design constraints
• Expertise in managing external partners, agencies, and free-lancers.
• Highly organized with good project management skills. Able to juggle multiple, and sometimes, conflicting priorities and needs.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Successful track record leading a team; able to delegate, coach, mentor and provide effective direction and feedback.
• Strong collaboration and influence skills; able to build effective relationships with stakeholders across organizational levels.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Three (3) years of people management in creative and/or studio environments
• Ten (10) years of professional creative experience, with a focus on high quality design and content in premium consumer and e-commerce environments

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Confidential

BlueStar Communications Group, a leading B2B ad agency based in Farmington, CT, seeks a talented Art Director to join our growing team. You’ll help lead and manage projects from conception to delivery, including concept development, art direction, site/app design, email marketing, and organic social. In addition, reporting to our Head of Creative, you’ll work with colleagues to develop visual solutions for integrated campaigns for current clients and new business proposals geared towards Fortune 500 clients, as well as regional businesses that are leaders in their respective segments.

You must have a strong track record of creative excellence, helping lead the visual development of multi-channel campaigns combined with fresh and progressive thinking. Experience should include developing campaigns in the manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, energy, and/or tech sectors. You will help lead branded 360 campaigns supporting projects ranging from UX/UI for websites and mobile apps to video, advertising, branding, and social content. You’ll create and translate design concepts and marketing needs into inspiring and compelling stories and campaigns—ensuring consistent brand expression across all B2C and B2B facing materials, marketing campaigns, digital content and omnichannel experiences.

BlueStar has a flexible hybrid working environment, and employees split their time between the Farmington office (60%) and home offices (40%).

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic visual ideas that appeal to heads and hearts for 360 campaigns ranging from promotions, activations, and social media experiences.
• Conceptualize and execute social storytelling and content creation across all customer-facing materials, marketing campaigns, digital content and omnichannel experiences.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of account leads, designers, copywriters, strategists, and project managers.
• Show creativity while adhering to brand standards.
• Review and approve campaign ideas, art, and copy developed by the team, ensuring deliverables effectively address marketing goals and challenges.
• Deliver exceptional creative work on time, on target and budget.
• Present concepts and designs to clients and respond to feedback professionally and effectively.
• Stay current with media innovation, technology, and design trends while continually contributing to discussions to push our work forward.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Work closely with creative and account teams to develop project scopes, timelines, and budgets.
• Take direction from creative leads on projects and work independently.
• Check and approve all visual materials through all stages of pre-production and production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design (e.g., graphic, interaction, or visual communications) or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience helping lead concept, layout and design.
• Understanding of branding, marketing, and advertising principles.
• Portfolio of work samples that include the development of successful campaigns, and omnichannel experiences, including advertising, brand identity and social storytelling.
• Familiarity with design techniques such as storyboarding, user research and wireframes.
• Client-facing presentation skills.
• Possesses attention to detail, can work independently, and multi-task.
• High proficiency with design tools (e.g., Adobe XD, Figma, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva).
• Video production and editing capabilities a distinct plus.
• Basic understanding of HTML and CSS.
• Experience in an agency or advertising industry is preferred.

About BlueStar Communications Group:

BlueStar is an established (founded 1971) B2B agency with a dynamic team of designers and strategists that create innovative experiences to advance brands and businesses. We’re passionate about team culture and work/life balance. We offer unique opportunities supporting growth and strengthening our team’s experience and knowledge in their focus areas.

Salary: Commensurate with experience and skill set.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

BlueStar Communications Group

Company

Our company is a brand design and marketing services agency constructed to meet the unique and dynamic conditions of today’s market. As a full-service agency, our expertise extends across all facets of the branding spectrum with a focus on major consumer packaged goods brands.

Born of five separate agencies, together, we are 700 people across 12 studios and 8 countries. A super-charged brand design and experience powerhouse — ready to take on the biggest client opportunities.

Overview

Our Marcom team is our agile and talented agency-with-an-agency. They create smart, insight-driven omni-channel campaigns, programs, and content – bringing them to life across multiple touchpoints and mediums, both digital and physical. A multidisciplinary group of problem-solvers, our team uncovers the truth behind client asks and needs, developing innovative and creative solutions that engage audiences, build brands, and drive sales.

About the Role

This position calls for a highly collaborative team member with a creative spark, sophisticated design abilities, strong communication skills, passion, and self-motivation. You will be tasked with thoughtful problem-solving that leads into high-caliber campaign design, concepts and executions, informed by a strategic framework and narrative.

As an Art Director you not only develop conceptual ideas, but also visually bring those ideas to life across different touchpoints and mediums – presenting and selling internally, and to clients, with passion and energy.

You have a keen design eye and hands-on prowess, matched only by your clever conceptual thinking that addresses client needs and business goals. You can shift seamlessly from creating ideas to crafting high impact visual statements and design systems. You are omni-channel to the core – as comfortable creating for retail programs and in-store communications as you are with social media and digital content, ecommerce, packaging, traditional media and beyond. You help to set and maintain the quality bar for the creative product of the company at a level that is amongst the top tier within the industry.

You’ll work and consult with teams across our entire agency ecosystem, on an exciting range of clients and categories, including toys, food & beverage, beer, wine, spirits, technology, personal care, beauty, retail, and many more.

On any given day you might

• Work with your creative team partners to develop creative ideas and narratives
• Develop creative visuals and design directions that bring your ideas to life.
• Create individual executions within an existing campaign – everything from retail communications to social content, to OLV storyboards and more.
• Build and create compelling presentation decks to frame up and sell your creative ideas and design approaches.
• Partner with our internal and external productions partners (designers, photographers, CGI, motion, etc.) to execute your creative vision.
• Actively participate in brainstorming sessions and internal reviews.
• Keep up to date with the latest trends and innovations.

The ideal person

• Lives and breathes omni-channel communications – gets excited to talk shop and always learn.
• Is innately curious, has an insight into human behavior, and an instinct for popular culture.
• Is a hands-on creative that loves to roll up their sleeves and get things done.
• Has experience with retail communications and design systems.
• Loves digging into a brand and seeing new ways to leverage their brand tools.
• Is embedded in the digital ecosystem, with an intuitive understanding of all its forms.
• Loves digging into problems and seeing beyond the “ask”.
• Has an excitement for their discipline that is contagious – with compelling storytelling skills that captivate clients and internal partners alike.
• Has experience with 360 shopper and trade marketing programs across a wide range of clients (including CPG, food/beverage, wine/spirits, electronics and toys)

You Bring

• Degree or diploma in Graphic design/Advertising & Marketing, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in marketing communications.
• Well-rounded portfolio showcasing excellent understanding of campaign development in different communication spaces, mediums and approaches – including print, POS design, digital, social content & motion.
• Expert fluency in design software, especially Adobe Creative Cloud, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. Fluency in Keynote/PowerPoint. Experience in after-effects, XD, Premiere a bonus!

Coda Search│Staffing

Seeking Rubik’s Cube Experts for a Healthcare Campaign in Toronto!

We are looking for:

• Real Cubers, ages 21 to 60 – who can work a Rubik’s Cube quickly and with precision, confidence and experience.
• Seeking a diverse cast of Cubers, open to various ethnicities, ages and gender. This is for a featured extra role.

Compensation based on per person rate. If selected:

Wardrobe: $75/3hrs.

Featured Extra: $1,600.00 flat rate (Includes session and Buyout).

Must be available for these dates in Toronto:

Recall: Fri June 23rd, 2023. (15 mins in person)

Wardrobe: June 27th, 2023. (1 to 2 hours)

Shoot Date: June 28th, 2023.

CASTING CALL – CRICKET PLAYERS – FILMING IN SYDNEY

We are looking to cast kids who are passionate cricket players to feature in an upcoming Australian sports campaign. Looking for unique and outgoing characters who have strong cricket skills and an unwavering love of the game.

1. BROTHER + SISTER or BOY + GIRL FAMILY MEMBERS (8 – 12 yrs)

2. KIDS WHO PLAY CRICKET (8 – 12 yrs)

All applicants must have strong cricket skills

SHOOT DATES: 5th + 6th of July 2023 (1 x shoot date TBC)

TALENT FEES: Selected Talent will receive between $1,000 – $1,750 AUD for their involvement

Fee depends on level of feature

All fees are less tax, plus super

We are looking for:

• Dads whose babies are BORN this SUNDAY, June 18th (Father’s Day) to share photos of yourselves, dad, and newborn, on the SAME DAY – (before Midnight).
  If your photos are selected for the Dove campaign, you will be paid $4,250.