Associate Art Director

An Associate Art Director is often an entry-level position within the creative team. In this role, the Associate Art Director will be expected to display fundamental graphic design skills and talent while learning from an experienced Art Director. They may have previous experience at other non-agency, or non-healthcare positions in their core disciplines. They are expected to communicate with internal creative and account teams in a detailed, professional, and timely manner. They will need to follow creative direction and implement art changes capably, accurately, and efficiently. Additionally, the Associate Art Director embodies the Calcium core values of commitment, integrity, and respect, both in their work and in their relationships with their co-workers and external clients.

Key Job Responsibilities (Duties may include, but are not limited to all or some of the following)

• Shows understanding of creative and agency processes
• Collaborates with editorial and project management to meet project deadlines
• Designs effective layouts based on existing brand guidelines or creative direction
• Applies changes to initial layouts as directed by brand team
• Develops fundamental knowledge of assigned brand(s) and basic knowledge of science
• Learns documentation and information maintenance
• Keeps source files, art assets, layouts, and mechanicals organized and accessible to other team members on the Calcium server

Requirements

• Relevant education or demonstration of skill sets (portfolio)
• Ideally previous job experience in related fields
• Communication skills, including ability to work with a partner/team
• Work ethic and desire to join the team and learn on the job
• Ability to work within and continue to develop skills in the

appropriate software programs:

• Adobe Suite
• Keynote/Powerpoint
• Goes above and beyond the job description and has the willingness to be flexible for the team, agency, and ultimately the work

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