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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.
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