General Staff Jobs

Company Overview:

We are hiring on the behalf of a rapidly growing clean Hair and Skincare Company based in New York City and focuses on providing high-quality, natural and sustainable products directly to consumers. Their mission is to revolutionize the hair and skincare industry by creating products that are not only effective, but also environmentally conscious and ethically produced. We are seeking a Creative Director who shares their vision and can help them build a brand that stands out in a crowded market.

Position Overview:

As the Creative Director, you will be responsible for leading the creative direction and execution of our brand across all channels, including digital, social media, packaging, and advertising. You will work closely with Marketing to develop campaigns that resonate with our target audience, as well as collaborate with Product development to ensure that brand identity is consistent across all touchpoints.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the creative vision and direction for the brand, ensuring that all creative output aligns with our brand identity and values.
• Develop and oversee the execution of all creative assets, including digital ads, social media content, email campaigns, packaging design, and in-store displays.
• Collaborate with Marketing to develop and execute integrated marketing campaigns that drive brand awareness, engagement, and sales.
• Work closely with Product development to ensure that our brand identity is reflected in all product packaging and labelling.
• Source Videographers, photographers, models and external designers when necessary, providing guidance and direction to ensure that all creative output is of the highest quality
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices, incorporating new ideas and techniques into our creative strategy as appropriate.

Ideal Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in design, marketing, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in a creative leadership role, with a focus on brand building and storytelling
• Strong portfolio of work that demonstrates exceptional design skills, strategic thinking, and creativity
• Proven track record of developing successful campaigns that drive brand awareness, engagement, and sales
• Experience managing a team of designers, copywriters, and photographers
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate creative concepts and ideas to both internal and external stakeholders
• Familiarity with the hair and skincare industry is a plus

Culture Fit:

Our ideal candidate is a creative, strategic, and collaborative leader who is passionate about building a brand that makes a difference. They are committed to creating products that are not only effective, but also sustainable and ethical. They are comfortable working in a fast-paced start-up style environment and thrive on bringing new ideas to the table. They are a natural problem solver who can think creatively and strategically to overcome challenges.

Compensation:

They offer a competitive salary, equity, health benefits, and a flexible work schedule. Company culture is focused on teamwork, personal growth, inclusivity and making a positive impact on the world.

If you are a talented Creative Director with a passion for building brands and making a difference, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your resume and a link to your portfolio.

Appleton Finn

Job Details:

Job Title: Art Director III

Duration: 06 months contract

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Remote)

Pay Range: $80-85/hr on W2 without benefits

Job Description:

As an Art Director, you will work with leadership to provide artistic direction across numerous workstreams. You will collaborate with product designers, technical artists, artists, and engineers to understand what capabilities are on the technological horizon and demonstrate what is possible through well-crafted visuals and functional demos to shippable experiences.

Job Responsibilities:

• Guide the understanding of technical capabilities and constraints and the creativity to imagine new uses for them.
• Drive projects from start to finish that is both highly creative and technical in nature, including proposals, pitches, creative concepts, prototyping, and implementation, individually or as part of a team.
• Communicate project direction and strategy to internal partners.
• Coach internal partners on technical constraints and creative concepts.
• Anticipating problems that may put a project at risk and implementing solutions.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience creating AR/VR, mobile apps, and interactive installations
• Strong artistic skills and design aesthetic.
• Ability to design and build systems using 3D tools (e.g. Blender, Maya, Houdini, Unity, Unreal, Spark AR)
• Has experience in designing, prototyping, and constructing visual/motion systems, both independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to build compelling prototypes.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Resilience under pressure and tight deadlines
• Familiarity with Spark AR and Unity
• May have experience with procedural artwork generation.

Disclaimer:

“U.S. Tech Solutions, Inc. is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.”

US Tech Solutions

First Evangelical Presbyterian Church – Kokomo
is hiring two positions:

Full time Worship & Music
Director
(40-45 hours, starting in June)

Ministry assistant/media
coordinator
(28 hours, starting immediately).

www.firstepc.com for full details.This job listing brought to you by The Kokomo Tribune
First EPC Kokomo

Job Details:

Job Title: Art Director III

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Remote)

Duration: 06 month’s contract

Pay Range: $75.00 – $82/hr. on W2

Job Responsibilities:

• Guide the understanding of technical capabilities and constraints and the creativity to imagine new uses for them.
• Drive projects from start to finish that is both highly creative and technical in nature, including proposals, pitches, creative concepts, prototyping, and implementation, individually or as part of a team.
• Communicate project direction and strategy to internal partners.
• Coach internal partners on technical constraints and creative concepts.
• Anticipating problems that may put a project at risk and implementing solutions.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience creating AR/VR, mobile apps, and interactive installations
• Strong artistic skills and design aesthetic.
• Ability to design and build systems using 3D tools (e.g. Blender, Maya, Houdini, Unity, Unreal, Spark AR)
• Has experience in designing, prototyping, and constructing visual/motion systems, both independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to build compelling prototypes.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Resilience under pressure and tight deadlines
• Familiarity with Spark AR and Unity
• May have experience with procedural artwork generation.

Disclaimer:

“U.S. Tech Solutions, Inc. is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.”

US Tech Solutions

GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR – ART & DESIGN (Ad Agency)

WE WANT YOU … TO WANT US

This is no Cheap Trick: Plan B is on the hunt for a dynamic, rockstar creative leader with serious art, design, and conceptual chops to help our inclusive, equitable, and sustainability-minded agency soar to even greater heights — and our talented band of creatives wants you … to want us.

See:

WE WANT YOUR LEADERSHIP. The Group Creative Director (Art & Design) is responsible for the overall supervision of the agency’s creative department and product – both design and copy, but with an emphasis on the quality of the design.

WE WANT YOUR STRATEGIC & CREATIVE VISION. The Group Creative Director (Art & Design) interfaces with the client, account teams, creative department, production department, and management team, and is responsible for taking strategic marketing plans and interpreting them into “big ideas” with a unique point of view.

WE WANT YOUR SAVVY MANAGEMENT SKILLS. The Group Creative Director (Art & Design) advises the Creative Directors regarding which creative team members to assign to which creative assignments. He/she works closely with creative staff to ensure quality results, fostering professional growth while working to bring everyone’s work to the highest standard possible.

WE WANT YOUR EYE FOR DETAIL. The Group Creative Director (Art & Design) ultimately approves all work before presentation to the client, reviewing it with account leaders and taking their requests into consideration. Most of all, the Group Creative Director (Art & Design) recognizes the importance of the creative product with regard to the future success of the agency and is a steward of excellence behind all work the agency produces.

This Group Creative Director (Art & Design) role is primarily an on-site position at our Chicago River North location. Regularly attending work in-person (5 days a week, M-F) is essential for the success of the company, our clients, and the entire Plan B team.

WE WANT YOU … TO APPLY NOW!

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Directs the creative product, striving for excellence from concept to completion of every project.
• Provides insightful, groundbreaking, and/or original creative concepts as required for specific assignments.
• Produces director-level art direction and design for mobile-first digital experiences, including websites, landing pages, emails, e-newsletters, microsites, and digital display ads across client accounts as needed.
• Collaborates with account group to joint estimate projects, assign resources, and define scope/schedule.
• Works closely with account teams to solve marketing problems through smart advertising and best practices.
• Manages Creative department, Creative Directors, Creative Production Services, and Freelance resources.
• Confirms delivery schedules with account teams and oversees assignment of jobs to creative team members.
• Oversees creative solutions produced by team and offers valuable input to elevate quality of creative product.
• Serves as client-facing representative of the agency and effectively “sells” creative at client presentations.
• Responsible for the selection and management of freelance services.
• Assists in screening and interviewing applicants for creative positions, hiring and terminating to ensure creative department is appropriately staffed.
• Actively promotes the agency’s growth and exposure via new business pitches, self-promotional efforts, and RFP response/proposal development.
• Maintains current working knowledge of computer-related skills, software, and programs to ensure entire creative department and staff remain on the leading edge of essential technology and skills.
• Makes recommendations to ensure profitability for the agency.
• Recommends hardware and software purchases to keep department current and efficient.
• Supports agency operations as a senior member of the agency’s management team.

WHY PLAN B?

Plan B is never boring. We’ve managed to maintain a flat organizational structure, an agile development style and the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up, even after 20 years in business. We work with both Fortune 500 companies and the innovative startups who move culture forward – so the work is rewarding, relevant and dialed into the exciting ambience of our connected world.

As a highly strategic creative boutique, we understand how game-changing, category-killing creative work emerges from powerful insights that are properly driven through complex multi-channel executions.

• Highly-Competitive Salary
• Equity/Profit-Sharing Program
• 401K
• Liberal PTO Program (including summer hours)
• Continuing Education Support Opportunities
• Full Health Benefits
• Limited Matching Contributions to Any Non-profit of Your Choice
• Decent coffee
• Smart, fun, passionate, ass-busting colleagues
• We don’t do weekends (or many late nights)

We also recognize the critical difference today’s companies can (and must) make with regard to corporate responsibility and environmental sustainability. The values of conservation and efficiency have long been core to Plan B’s cultural and operational foundation, and are even more of a priority today in light of how much our world is changing. In partnership, we work best with clients and vendors who share our passion for protecting the planet – companies whose operational and cultural priorities have shifted toward placing less value on GDP, and more value on GDH.

In practice, we are habitually seeking ways to do more with less, to reduce unnecessary waste and emissions, and to eagerly assist clients looking to promote their efforts to be responsible global citizens.

Plan B doesn’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

 DESIRED REQUIREMENTS:

• 10+ years of experience, including 3+ years of creative leadership and team management.
• Expertise with both traditional and digital tactic development and execution.
• Enough “scrappy” experience to never become paralyzed by time or budget realities that might restrict creative process. 
• A generous, collaborative spirit and a seeker of mentoring opportunities.
• A desire to innovate and help the creative team learn and grow on a professional level.
• Comfortable managing a multitude of projects simultaneously.
• A thinker, a day-dreamer, a non-traditional outlier who wants to believe in what they’re doing, who they’re doing it with, and who they’re doing it for.
• A stellar portfolio of cross-channel creative work.
• Expert working knowledge of current design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro, After Effects and WordPress.
• A desire to work onsite at our River North office.

APPLY TODAY

Please send a short cover letter, link to your portfolio and attached resume to [email protected].

Local Chicago candidates only.

IF YOU ROCK, HERE’S HOW WE’LL ROLL …

You made the first cut! Now what?*

1.   First, we’ll email you a few additional qualifying questions (there are no wrong/right answers)

2.   Next, we’ll schedule you for a 30-minute Google Meet video call with some of our team

3.   If we think you’re the jam, we’ll have you take an online personality test (just to make sure you’re weird enough)

4.   And finally, an in-person interview with the Creative Team at the Plan B HQ, 116 W. Illinois St. #3W, Chicago (please be prepared to present a work case study)

Plan B®

Hi there! We are looking for a Senior Art Director for a creative agency client in Boise. Assuming that’s you (after all, you clicked on this job), we’re in need of someone with the following attributes:

• Concept, create and design campaigns for variety of clients in all mediums — particularly film storytelling, traditional and digital advertising, social and web
• Set the visual tone for an effort and carry it through from high-level conceptual platforms to bottom-funnel tactical executions
• Minimum of 4-6 years in agency or related environment
• Impeccable sense of style, layout, typography, and color application
• The ability to rapidly prototype ideas and generate numerous variations on theme

If this is you, we’d like to meet you. If every piece of criteria is a match for you, we want to know how you were genetically engineered to be a Sr. Art Director – just kidding. But seriously, get in touch if this looks like a good fit. We can’t wait to hear from you.

We are Mathys+Potestio / The Creative Party® – a staffing firm for creatives by creatives. Founded by a graphic designer and a copywriter, we have offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Portland, and Boise. We’re the fastest growing privately-held creative staffing agency in the country (Inc. Magazine, 2020), and one of the Best Places to Work in the U.S. (Outside Magazine, 2020). If you want a recruiter who gets you, we’re your people.

The pay for this W-2 position ranges from $70,000 – $110,000. Actual starting pay is dependent upon experience, education, or other bona fide factors. This position may be eligible for PTO, health and dental insurance, and/or 401(k) benefits upon meeting certain length of service and hours requirements.

Mathys+Potestio values applicants of all backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion or religious creed, disability or handicap, sex or gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Mathys+Potestio / The Creative Party®

Our client is a growing collection agency looking for an experienced Commercial Collection Manager with collection agency experience. Can be hybrid or remote, depending on your location.

This is an excellent growth opportunity providing good work/life balance for a motivated Collection Manager. Competitive base salary plus bonus plan. Medical benefits. Good technology, stable and well capitalized company with solid client list.

Watch this video for more info and to apply or share.

https://video.digi-me.com/executive-allia/jobs/finance/commercial-collections-manager/jv_Executive-Allia_4

Responsibilities of Collection Manager include:

• Coach collectors regarding collections policies and procedures.
• Assist collectors with difficult calls.
• Ensure compliance with FDCPA, TCPA, FCRA and other government regulations and company policies.
• Monitor performance metrics.
• Provide leadership in quality and process improvement initiatives.
• Assist in hiring and training.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2-3 years recent experience managing at a collection agency. Must have b2b collections experience.
• Hands-on with ability to mentor new hires and existing collections staff.
• Strong on collection strategy and tactics including mid and large balance portfolios.
• Able to manage portfolios to hit targeted liquidation rates.
• Analytic abilities including working knowledge of Excel.

Executive Alliance

Location: Culver City, CA

Pay Rate: $76 – $86/hour (DOE)

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401k

We are seeking a Senior Creative Producer who specializes in motion and immersive experience design. Music Content Design is responsible for crafting beautiful and compelling static, animated, and immersive visual creative for Music. Our ideal candidate will have an interdisciplinary sensibility toward graphic, product, narrative, and digital media design along with an outstanding eye for detail and a natural gift for multiteam collaboration. He or she will expand on and build out future content experiences across Music by evolving the way Music listeners experience audiovisual entertainment and media.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate product and content development between design, human interface, engineering, and production teams.
• Communicate and negotiate expectations, dates, and milestones with internal cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Assist Creative Leads with the production of groundbreaking immersive content design.
• Dream, plan, build, launch, and grow the development of immersive media, content types, and product features.
• Initiate, evaluate, and validate creative proposals and determine feasibility of implementation.
• Lead project management through entire development lifecycle, from conceptual development to launch.
• Craft and present creative briefs, timelines, and project plans.
• Coordinate and drive cross-functional reviews, deliver detailed notes, communicate results and next steps back to key stakeholders.
• Review contracts, author change orders, and track budget cost.
• Improve processes and communications in an ever-changing, dynamic working environment.

Key Qualifications:

• Have experience building platforms and product launches with minimal direction working towards predetermined goals.
• Have an innovative vision for Music immersive content, leveraging user experience principles, storytelling, motion, sound, layout, and typography.
• Can work independently leading conversations around 3D/immersive design development and creative production.
• Have experience collaborating with a team of immersive strategists, technical designers, art directors, CG artists, and QA testers.
• Can lead large cross-functional collaboration with internal teams and 3rd parties/vendors.
• Display intuitive problem-solving skills to help with task prioritization, foresee roadblocks, and preconceived solutions.
• 2+ years producing 3D immersive art and content.
• 8+ years of experience as a Senior Producer, Executive Producer, and/or Digital Product Manager in a highly creative-driven design, animation or production studio, brand team, or creative agency.
• Can maintain team morale through enthusiasm, optimism, and authority in the face of challenges.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Master’s degree a plus.

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of engine-driven motion environments, immersive motion experiences, motion design, graphic design, CG production, and asset production at scale.
• Portfolio displaying wide range of digital creative production.
• Track record for seeing projects through from conceptualization to launch.
• Experience managing external teams, both local and overseas.
• Comfortable creating keynotes and presenting to large groups.
• Knowledge of motion design software, 2D and 3D.
• Knowledge of creative coding applications a plus.
• Knowledge of projection mapping / AR / VR techniques.
• Knowledge in Unity a plus.
• A deep love for music and the intersection of audio and visual design.

Planet Technology

The Hermitage School District is accepting applications for the following positions:

Professional Positions (Deadline for Applications is 04/28/2023):
Music Teacher Grades 5-12 / Marching Band Director

Please send a letter of interest, resume, PA standard application, transcripts, certificate, and clearances to Dr. Daniel Bell, Superintendent, Hermitage School District, 411 N. Hermitage Rd., Hermitage, PA 16148.
Hermitage School District

Elevation Search Group is hiring a contract Sr Designer / Art Director. The client, a cloud-based software solutions company. The Sr. Designer has a unique understanding of strategy and a talent for creative development and meticulous execution. You will be able to work collaboratively with creative team partners, as well as work independently. Some jobs will require you to collaborate with an external agency to partner with on your ideas and visions, while others will require a hands-on design with internal teams. The Sr. Designer is able to work collaboratively with other creatives and brand leads to arrive at solid concepts and then own those ideas through to completion.

Responsibilities

·      Work closely with the Creative Director and teams on conceptual development, design, and execution across key event briefs.

 ·      Partner with a variety of stakeholders across the company to bring our brand to life in new and engaging ways in both physical and digital event experiences.

·      Create scalable systems and guidelines for Strategic Event ID (Core visual ID, digital, structures, keynote, etc.)

·      Develop creative ideas that meet project KPIs; test and iterate when necessary

·      Work cross-functionally with key event and marketing leads to present creative concepts and solutions against briefs 

·      Ensure the consistency of the brand and the highest quality of design across all projects

·      Keen understanding and passion for learning about and sharing insights on design and industry trends

 ·      Ability to think big while operating at the finest level of detail

·      Must be a self-starter while being comfortable collaborating with teams, freelancers, agencies, and production partners

 Qualifications

·      BA or BFA in Art/Design or other related design disciplines

·      5+ years experience in art direction and design in a creative agency or in-house team; Event / B2B / tech experience is a plus

·      Experience developing projects with creative agencies and internal creative groups; global experience is a plus

·      Experience in marketing and brand work with a rich portfolio including digital, print, interactive, website/mobile design, motion, and video

 ·      Outstanding presentation skills and proven ability to produce and pitch world-class strategic presentations to all levels of an organization, including senior leadership

·      Hands-on expertise in developing design solutions and campaigns across all mediums: advertising, film, websites (desktop/mobile), digital products, corporate ID, social, content marketing and events

·      Expert knowledge of creative process (discovery, positioning, brand direction, socialization, activation)

 ·      Expert knowledge with all digital creative software tools (Creative Cloud, Figma, Miro)

• Strategic thinking with exceptional communication skills, ability to evangelize and build support for creative concepts and ideas across varying stakeholders

Excellent conceptual and problem-solving skills

Elevation Search Group