Senior Art Director

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading Creative teams in the successful creation and production of design solutions for one to two assigned accounts
• Follows creative direction of senior Creative staff and Account staff

  Plans and directs many aspects of assigned projects, and serves as an integral member of the Creative team

• Accountable for managing a team of Creative talent, and leading them in the development of creative work that is consistently sound, of excellent caliber, and acceptable to the client
• Mentors and leads assigned Creative staff, and is available to critique their work
• Manages many internal details of assigned projects, including finding and/or choosing photographers, working and coordinating with Production and Account staff
• Leads the effort to translate established creative direction into conceptual ideas
• Participates as a Creative team member in new-business development efforts
• Works with appropriate account representative on all projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• 5-8+ years of experience
• Portfolio must include all digital (mobile, web & social) marketing work
• Must be conceptual/an idea person as well as hands on
• Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts or Graphic Design
• Recognized expertise in web/online/interactive design, with expert knowledge of the design programs required for that discipline
• Solid knowledge of steps required in creative development process: provides guidance to achieve creative direction; gives timely and helpful coaching; and produces all work in a timely, cost-effective manner
• Good presentation skills
• Good people-management and coaching skills
• Ability to solve problems using keen instincts and organizational experience
• Proven mentoring, supervisory, and team-building skills

Additional Information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more

• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility

• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption

• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance

• Tuition Assistance

• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days,

Holiday and Identity days, and more

• Matching Gifts programs

• Flexible working arrangements

• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe

has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)

• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual

basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Saatchi & Saatchi X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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