Art Director

IW Group, Ad Age A-List 2022 Best Multicultural Agency, is looking for an energetic and driven Art Director to join our growing Creative team. This person will be responsible for leading a small team of creatives to develop, pitch, hands-on craft and execute 360 campaigns, branded content, digital and experiential projects of IW Group clients. The objective is to drive fresh, innovative and brand holistic concepts from ideation to completion across multiple platforms, demonstrate speed and efficiency in delivery and ability to react to feedback and adjust as needed.

Success Factors:

The following factors include sample attributes of a successful IW Group employee:

· Enthusiastic and hands-on Creative, with the ability to concept, sell and articulate a great idea

· Collaborate with other experts on the team, to solidify and strengthen ideas

· Resourceful, creative and efficient in getting the work accomplished and have the experience and skills to ensure successful delivery, and execution

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Hands-on design, art direct & supervise on-brand creative assets including Moodboard, Mock Up, Art, Copy, Digital/Print/Video & Motion Graphics, Illustrations and Branding

· Research, develop and drive creative direction in partnership with internal production and creative leads and/or vendors

· Contribute exciting creative ideas and solutions for a wide spectrum of clients/channels/platforms

· Spearhead bold and out-of-box ideas including Metaverse, NFT, KPOP, AI Art and more

· Bring continuous knowledge and expertise to produce high quality branded content and marketing campaigns

Experience:

· 7+ years of experience working in a design firm, advertising agency or other professional setting

· Experience leading and coaching designer, copywriter, production crew and vendors to achieve creative vision

· Concept development and design expertise in 360 campaigns, video, photo, print, social, web and experiential

· Well-versed in turning strategy into idea and execution, feedback tracking and resolving, working with stakeholders/production vendors/talents and artists

· Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, leading and art directing productions, curating talents, vendors and influencers

· Hands-on experience in UX/UI, post-production, motion graphics and 3D design a plus

· Candidates must show a robust portfolio demonstrating a track record of hands-on work

Experience:

• Design/Adobe CS: 7+ year

• Art Direction: 3-5 year

• Managing: 1-2 year

• Writing/Copy editing: 4+ year (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid — Los Angeles one day per week

IW Group Inc.