Senior Art Director, OnBrand

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The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) organization has a mission to create marketplace demand and drive commerce for American Express through differentiated and innovative Ideas, products, partnerships, marketing, and customer experiences.

OnBrand is American Express’ In-House Creative agency, our agency is on journey for an exciting expansion. Our ambition is “Become creative partner-of-choice to build seamless customer experiences for our Business Units, essential for driving results and unlocking value through deeper knowledge of our business powered by industry-defining creative excellence”. We are focused on developing forward thinking ideas and work across channels, end-to-end experiences in digital and beyond.

As a Senior Art Director, your work will be held to the highest standards. You’re an important member of a high-performance team and we’re counting on your best effort on every assignment, every day building a culture of delivering transformative work.

Day to day responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Provide leadership/motivation and convey the vision and values of the agency
Mentor creative team members, providing clear direction and constructive feedback
Senior Art Directors on this team must have strong conceptual skills and a highly developed ability to bring those concepts to life through ideas that can be executed across a wide variety of continuously evolving communications channels.
The work must always be executed to the highest of standards and craft.
You should have the ability to comprehend sophisticated strategic briefs and develop work that’s on strategy and is consistent with the brand character.
Must be able to execute across a wide array of channels including TV, online video, online banners, social platforms, and print.
You should possess strong communications skills and be able to present work intelligently and concisely in internal reviews and in client meetings.
Must be pro-active in bringing ideas that will help solve challenges and grow business.
Develop holistic and robust memorable/famous creative campaigns from start to finish
Actively identifies new opportunities and future trends
Find creative opportunities where possible even if they haven’t been assigned

Minimum Qualifications:
4+ years of art direction experience within a creative environment

Ability to concept new campaigns and ideas in a variety of mediums

Ability to understand marketing insights and strategies to translate into compelling advertising campaigns that are digital-first

Ability to combine conceptual creative thinking with high-quality content delivery

Captivating presentation skills

Passionate about social media platforms, trends, technology and best practices

Excellent organizational and communication skills •

A “maker” mentality, be curious and not afraid to try new methods

Strong conceptual skills

Managing/supervising Creative talent

Industry awarded work preferred

Additional Details:
Visa Sponsorship: Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

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If the role you are applying for is designated as hybrid or onsite, you will be required to demonstrate that you have completed your primary COVID-19 vaccination series (i.e. 2 doses for Moderna/Pfizer and 1 dose for J&J), in order to work in or visit any of our offices. This requirement is subject to legally required accommodations.

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