Ad Campaign Casting Calls and Auditions

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.

Job Description

We are a small, fast-paced internal Creative Team who takes responsibility and ownership in creating high caliber creative for a beloved brand. We are here to provide strategically sound, breakthrough creative solutions for many different audiences through a variety of platforms; from digital to print to in-theatre signage.

You are a creative storyteller with experience in making visually dynamic and compelling designs. You are an outstanding graphic designer and photo art director who is comfortable with creating a large volume and variety of content and eager to explore strategic visual storytelling on multiple platforms. You have the ability to think conceptually and strategically. You rarely need someone to feed you the idea. You’re an idea machine.

You’re a team player. You’re a great listener, open to feedback and able to take the creative vision and bring it to life. You are low ego and don’t grow attached to your own ideas—instead, you have a strong desire to push them. You are reliable, responsible and flexible to the situations thrown your way, and you tackle challenges head on. You’re an active participant—You’re engaged and prepared to speak up in discussions.

You design with energy and passion for your craft. Creativity in design, a love for photography, type, color, composition is your life and you inspire the creative team with your energy and ambition. You’re a master of all things digital. You know all the ins and outs and can provide insights on a regular basis, but you also have a general knowledge of print production. You are constantly keeping up with new trends in digital and social channels.

You create strategically. You have the ability to see a vision while meeting customer and business needs. You deliver more than just beautiful design—your design decisions are always thoughtful and strategic. Delivering amazing work that generates results and compels action is your objective.

You are organized, methodical, and timely. You should be able to meet or exceed all creative expectations for deliverables. You can work quickly within deadlines, briefs, and creative direction, as well as with outside vendors such as stylists, photographers and agencies as needed.

You’re an experienced and motivated talent and you have the hybrid skill sets to show for it: Digital, print, photography, video, animation and you have the technical acumen for capturing, editing, and producing impactful creative that engages the customer.

You are a natural self-starter who will create projects and have a polished visual aesthetic that’s fun and energetic. You do not require much oversight, you’re a thinker with a growth mindset. You are proactive and come to the table with ideas. You’re a quick problem-solver and unbelievably creative.

You’re passionate about the movies and follow what’s going on in the entertainment and advertising industry on a regular basis. You can create lemonade out of lemons and you always do it with a smile and enthusiasm.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, and execute across all campaign initiatives and platforms including but not limited to: digital emails, display ads, social posts (including ability to animate), print collateral and packaging for theatre marketing and company-wide collateral.
• Carry out Visual Design Strategy through Cinemark’s brand identity across multiple media platforms and editorial formats.
• Work collaboratively with other team members and clients to produce sound solutions
• Be trustworthy and unbelievably reliable as the CD’s second in command.
• Quickly concept and generate ideas for presentations as well as team meetings/reviews.
• Create impactful and smart designs that communicate clearly to the consumer
• Be fast on your feet, thrive under tight deadlines and high-pressure situations to produce amazing work.
• Provide insight to new technology and design trends. Continually teach other team members new ways of doing the work as technology evolves. Be proactive to present new solutions.
• Create and self-manage all-sized projects and prioritize multiple requests at any given time. Hit all deadlines if not beat them.
• Bring new and exciting ideas to the table to elevate and expand our brands.
• Drive integration of art direction and design to different media channels, including digital, print, and video.
• Provide strategic creative recommendations for clients; offer new ideas, concepts, and designs to continuously drive new business opportunities.
• Build strong relationships, effectively communicating with designers, CD, Copy Director, VP and project managers.
• Always be prepared to present and sell your work while clearly communicating the creative strategy around the ‘why’.
• Act as a champion for high-caliber creative for the Cinemark brand.
• Great eye for photography, crops and ability to coordinate and direct photo shoots with advanced photo editing abilities.
• Contribute in all stages of creative production: from brainstorming and concepting, to executing and delivering best-in-class digital and print creative.
• Put the user first in all design decisions.
• Take direction and execute against it with little assistance, work independently and iterate on your work with feedback from creative leadership and stakeholders

Qualifications

• 5-6 years design experience. We’re looking for the right fit, not the right amount of years.
• BS/BA in graphic design or related field. Not required, but preferred. Your experience and stand-out portfolio are what we’re most interested in.
• Excellent knowledge of digital and print design including animation, email marketing, understanding of UX, print production and overall best practices.
• Extreme proficiency in mac-based Adobe Creative Suite. Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign specifically. After Effects a plus.
• You like being part of a team and are happy and willing to work in a collaborative environment while putting in the time to create amazing work..
• Stunning portfolio that showcases a love of design across all platforms.
• A sharp aesthetic design acumen. You’re obsessed with type, color and composition and how to tell the strongest story through the connection of visuals and messaging.
• Strong time management and communication skills, with excellent attention to detail and presentation capabilities
• Experience on an in-house Creative Team is a must.
• Experience working with Brand Guidelines, Creative Briefs and external agencies.
• Be positing, motivated, self-starter, self-sufficient and have an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Experience working on photoshoots including involvement with still photography, as well as lifestyle photography, casting, art directing, editing.

Cinemark USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Cinemark

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute highly visible, go-to-market plans for exclusive programming properties.
• Work with internal stakeholders across teams to deploy content marketing promotions to drive customer acquisition, engagement and increase long-term member retention.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues that may impair a successful campaign.
• Help develop, submit, and manage creative briefs for campaigns.
• Own, track, and update deliverables lists for campaigns.
• Attend cross-functional meetings and serve as the central point of contact for the day-to-day of the campaign, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed and consulted when needed.
• Manage implementation quality control and to ensure all executions are done on time and correctly.
• Assist on reporting and metrics data pre-, during, and post-flight.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Multi-channel, consumer marketing experience.
• Experience working on marketing entertainment content across paid media, organic social media marketing, and email marketing.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and managerial skills with the proven ability to handle (and deliver on) multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be innovative, detail-oriented, and a problem-solver.
• Passion for entertainment content and pop-culture, with a strong editorial sense.
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics or a related field of study required.
• 5+ years of experience in related positions with increasing responsibility

Synergy Interactive

We are seeking candidates local to the Des Moines area for our current opening. ITA Group maintains a flexible work environment with the opportunities to work at home as needed.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Creative Director (CD) at ITA Group, you’ll lead a dynamic team of writers, designers and production managers to create innovative communication campaigns for clients of every size, shape and type. Planning effective communications that will motivate audiences in a wide-variety of industries, working with your team to create engaging program themes, producing good-looking print and digital pieces—you’ll be leading the charge from start to finish and dipping your toe in every part of the creative process. And before you can say “mo’ money, mo’ problems,” yep, you’ll need to channel your left-brain powers to manage campaign profitability, too. Our list of clients is growing rapidly, so wear comfortable shoes—you’ll need them in our fast-paced industry. But it’s not all work and no play! Our team of creatives is composed of book nerds, movie gurus, artisanal bakers, animal lovers, sports nuts and more—an ideal mix for having fun while creating award-winning campaigns.

HIRING REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in the areas of Graphic Design, English or Journalism.
• Minimum ten years professional experience as a Sr. Graphic Designer, Art Director, Copywriter or Creative Supervisor in an advertising agency or similar environment.
• Thorough understanding of the overall creative process and techniques, including conceptualization, design, copy development, production artwork, pre-press, computer graphics, printing technologies and web/internet design/software/technologies.
• Strong creative abilities and the ability to develop innovative ideas and concepts.
• Ability to lead, motivate and supervise creative/professional individuals, leading them to a higher level of quality and creativity.
• Ability to have a positive attitude and effect on the creative/professional staff.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• General understanding of financial analysis and budget development.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and manage workflows and schedules of the creative/professional staff, even in the midst of stressful and difficult circumstances.
• Mac computer experience required. Software experience must include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Illustrator, PhotoShop and InDesign.
• Ability to listen, understand and respond to external and internal customers’ needs in a timely manner; customer service experience in a service-related industry preferred.
• Ability to work the time necessary to complete projects and/or meet deadlines.

ITA Group, Inc.

Creative Director

We are looking for a Creative Director with a passion for helping people and who want to help us make a difference in the lives of blended families (stepfamilies) and marriages.

Our Ministry’s Mission: BKF exists to break the cycle of divorce, equip marriages, and unite blended families with the truth of God’s word. We educate families with biblical resources and practical skills, empowering them to flourish in their kingdom identity and live life abundantly.

Blended Kingdom Families is a 501 c3 non-profit organization. We are looking to build a strong, creative and dynamic team with the help of this position. The Creative Director at BKF will oversee and manage the creative team, including art direction, creative copywriting, video production & editing, graphic design, digital project, social media presence and more. The Creative Director will lead the way in how Blended Kingdom Families brand is utilized and implemented across the organization. Ideation and creative thinking will be necessary to lead the team in brainstorming, implementation and execution of ideas, as well as keen attention to detail and project organization and execution. The Creative Director needs to be a good storyteller in order to keep a consistent through line of the Blended Kingdom Families brand going through all design, video digital and printed media.

Location: Colleyville, TX – ON SITE (not a remote position)

Work Environment:

Blended Kingdom Families is an open collaborative work environment that possesses a “we over me” mindset. Team members work closely together to accomplish the overall goal while establishing trust, respect, and grace towards each other.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Will report directly to COO of ministry and collaborate closely with the Creative Writing Director
• Weekly check in meetings with the entire team and individual team members
• Supervise the department’s daily workflow, assign project workload, and monitor deadlines and budgets
• Oversee the projects from beginning to completion for the creative team- this includes all social media, branding and themes for events and calendars, creative projects and fundraising events
• Determine which projects to accomplish in house and which need to be outsourced based on team workload, capacity and skills
• Identify and manage relationships with vendors (e.g., animators, photographers, illustrators)
• Maintain and manage creative budgets as it pertains to various projects
• Conceiving and implementing concepts, guidelines and strategies in various creative projects and overseeing them to completion
• Provide clear, insightful and objective critiques of Creative work in connection to the strategic vision
• Review work, troubleshoot and provide feedback to creative team members, contractors and outside agencies

Creative Responsibilities:

• Have the ability to create eye-catching graphics and engaging designs when needed or to assist the digital content creator
• Handle graphic projects from start to finish
• Oversee graphics to be used on all social media pages, digital downloads, all event handouts- paper content, brochures etc. and website
• Ability to deliver creative content (text, image and video) while being spontaneous in certain situations- ‘capturing the moment’
• Understanding of photography and filming with light effects on people and faces
• A great passion for social media including Instagram, FaceBook, YouTube, TikTok etc.
• Underground understanding of social media algorithms, e.g, what makes a post attract the target segments
• Familiarity with online marketing strategies and marketing channels
• Ability to grasp future trends in digital technologies and act proactively
• Develop and maintain image library files
• Submit rough layouts for project approval
• Manage email marketing campaigns, social media advertising and other respective programs
• Coordinating with our Digital Strategist in developing, implementing, and managing our social media calendar & strategy
• Attending external events and associated conferences.
• Monitoring SEO, google analytics, user engagement, and content optimization
• Website management and proficient in Mailchimp and WordPress website platform (must)
• Defining social media KPIs and measuring the success of each social media campaign & account
• Manage and produce weekly email blasts, Newsletters, and blogs
• Lead team in producing new ideas for company branding, promotional campaigns, and
• Marketing communications that reflect or instill BKF’s distinctive brand personality
• Remain current on best practices, trends and technology developments in the print and digital media space
• Direct brainstorming meetings and creative sessions
• Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in graphic design, social media management and/or marketing
• Minimum 5 years design experience with 2-4 years’ experience managing/leading creative teams and 1 year of marketing or advertising experience.
• Must submit online portfolio for review
• Experience with all social media platforms- Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok etc.
• Knowledge of layouts, graphic fundamentals, typography, print, and the web
• Highly Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (adobe photoshop, illustrator, sketch, InDesign, and other graphic design software)
• Proficient in all Microsoft Products- Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365
• Proficient in Dropbox, Asana -Project Management System, Later, Mailchimp, WordPress
• Must possess strong business acumen, project management skills, presentation skills and have ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills and the ability to inspire the creative team to think outside the box
• Believer of Christ whose morals and values align with the mission and vision of the BKF ministry.
• Excellent team player with multitasking, communication, and time-management skills
• Autonomous individual with visionary ideas to help build the brand and ministry
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Must work well alone and in a team environment
• Deadline and detail-oriented
• Video editing capabilities, a plus
• Strong typography and/or ad copywriting experience/skills a plus

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Communications, Advertising or related experience required

**All candidates must submit a design portfolio.

NOTE: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Blended Kingdom Families

Creative Director – North America

In a nutshell, this is the opportunity to create work at the cutting edge of culture for some of the biggest brands globally across sports, esports and gaming. It’s the chance to join a multi-award winning agency that believe in big ideas and give you the chance to work on world class campaigns seen by millions all over the world.

This one is for a strategic and socially minded brand expert with a real entrepreneurial spirit and the perfect role for a culturally connected and ambitious Creative Director.

Sound good? Here’s a bit more…

The Role

• Conduct creative workshops to collaboratively develop insight driven creative campaigns
• Bring ambitious creative ideas to life
• Present, or oversee presentation of final concepts, inspiring clients to purchase. (Being able to create compelling presentations is a key remit.)
• Be an agency expert in creative market trends, visual communication, and the competitive landscape to inspire everyone in the agency to produce great work
• Supervise a cross-functional team of graphic designers, copywriters, social media experts, photographers/videographers, and project managers in the strategic development of creative campaign messaging and deliverables, based both in the US and in the UK.
• Review and approve art/copy developed by the team, ensuring deliverables that effectively address marketing goals and challenges

Skills

• 5+ years of creative direction in agency or corporate setting
• Passion for youth culture, specifically in gaming, esports, sport and music. Across the mainstream, next gen and counter-culture.
• Several years of experience creating marketing/advertising campaigns from developing vision to overseeing production
• Understanding/experience creating integrated campaigns across all marketing channels from digital, social media, paid media, mobile, as well as an understanding of offline and print
• Proven experience with concept development led by strategic insight
• Highly skilled with leading a team of creative talent
• Strong creative vision with an understanding of business objectives
• Inspirational knowledge of creative marketing

This role will be snapped up quickly so apply now to avoid disappointment.

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