Position: Creative Lead / Art Director
Location: WFH Flexible
Starts: 2022
Duration: Full-Time
Status: Full-Time
Rate: Up to $90,000/year DOE
Our client is looking for a Creative Lead / Art Director to join their team and lead their in-house creative studio.
What you’ll be doing in this Creative Lead position:
- You’ll take leadership of the in-house creative team for a tourism and leisure organization in Toronto
- You’ll work collaboratively with in-house clients and manage your team through projects: interpreting briefs, uncovering solutions, providing creative direction and overseeing project flow to completion
- You’ll present work and communicate solutions in an effective way to ensure client success
- You’ll lead and mentor a design and copy team, manage budgets and work with leadership on strategic initiatives
Qualifications and Skills for this Creative Lead position:
- You have 5+ years of creative experience and 3+ years of team leadership experience
- You come from a design background, you have a great sense and ability for design and like to get hands-on with projects.
- You have proficient level with Monday.com and Google Suite.
- You’re an excellent project and team leader: you can prioritize projects, assign and lead work with your team, provide creative direction and get hands-on with design
- You’re an effective communicator that can work collaboratively across teams, present and advocate for your team’s work and support the success of your clients
Apply with a brief description of your qualifications and relevant work samples if you’re interested in this position.
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Submit resume (and samples if applicable) to: [email protected]
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