Senior Art Director

Company Description

Isobar is a creative experience agency that specializes in innovative design and emerging technologies. The mantra “Invent – Make – Change” defines our culture and guides our daily pursuit of creating meaningful work for our clients. A team of imaginative individuals under the dentsu umbrella, we partner with marketing, media, data and design agencies in the network to change the way everyday people interact with global brands.

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where all people can thrive. That means championing diversity and celebrating our differences as strengths through empowered teams, resulting in a positive impact on our clients and the world at large. We engage with our communities to demand equity and are committed to a digital society that serves all for good. And we’re just getting started.

Job Description

As an Art Director, you’ll work with the creative team, as well as client services and project management to bring a high level of art & design craft to projects and come up with high quality solutions for our clients – for a variety of media channels.

Job Description

• Responsible for creative development including ideation, visualization, presentation and execution of the creative product
• Comfortable conceiving ideas and crafting copy for a variety of formats including broadcast/OLV, digital experiences, social, XM/activations, VR/AR, etc.
• An understanding of how to ignite campaigns and experiences through the use of tech
• Liaise on a daily basis with internal teams (senior creative, account services, strategy, media, and project management)
• Communicate creative concepts and design to internal team and client, ensure the concepts deliver on strategy and the creative brief’s objectives
• Work closely with the team to develop the highest caliber of creative product, lead creative oversight of the final execution
• Knowledge of interface design, typography, layout and web formats
• Expert knowledge of software packages including Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Work on multiple projects at once, in various team combinations, occasionally with 3d party vendors such as photographers, illustrators, directors, UX/dev teams, etc.
• As a part of creative team’s responsibility, demonstrate and foster innovation culture within dentsu

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role
• Experience developing marketing specifically for South Asian-Canadian and Chinese-Canadian audiences preferred but not mandatory
• Experience in creative ideation to execution for cultural awareness and diversity
• Bachelor degree or college diploma in Art/ Design or related
• Strong conceptual ability – experience working on advertising campaigns
• Ability to transform creativity and passion for ideas and technology into tangible solutions rooted in strategy
• Strong design craftsmanship – experience working in and variety of media
• Must be a team player with a knack for collaboration
• Strong communication skills and comfortable with presenting to groups

Additional Information

We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds foster a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better business results. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the clients we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

We are committed to working with our candidates from all ability levels throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact [email protected] or to begin a conversation about your individual accessibility needs throughout the hiring process.

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