Art Director

About the Job

The Art Director is responsible for touching every piece of the creative process and helping develop culture-cracking work across campaign, experiential and digital assignments. From conception to production, you’ll be a steward of storytelling for our brand partners, bringing ideas to life through myriad formats and styles. The ideal candidate understands the fundamentals of design and strives to make beautifully original things, all while collaborating with teammates across functions and departments, working most closely with a Writer partner. We’re looking for someone who is dedicated to making innovative work that stirs shit up, across the advertising industry and culture at large.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a Writer partner to ideate and create work that delivers on client goals, both strategically and creatively.
• Work hand in hand with Writer to create presentations for approval by Associate Creative Directors and leadership. This includes the ideas as well as the design and layout of decks, pulling mood imagery, and comping bespoke visuals to sell the concepts.
• Once a concept is approved by our client, work alongside Associate Creative Director team to actually make the work — overseeing and collaborating with the Production Department to keep the integrity of the creative.
• Present the work to creative leads and internal teams whenever needed.
• Be client-facing and be able to present work to clients, clearly verbalizing the essence of the ideas.
• Organize workload so that no assignments are lost in the shuffle and all assignments are completed, delivered and approved on time.
• Become acquainted with your clients, understanding their marketing approach, the environment in which they sell, and the type of work they’re interested in making.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in Art Direction and conceptual creative work, ideally in an advertising agency
• Strong understanding of graphic design, photography, illustration, and typography
• First successes in “big idea” generation for client brands
• Familiarity with and passion for conceptual thinking, campaign development, and cross-channel creative execution
• Advanced understanding of Adobe Creative Suite applications
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Digitally connected, passionate about technology and innovation with an insatiable curiosity for how it applies to our industry
• Experience working with Google Suite (Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets) a plus

The anticipated salary range for this position is $80,000 – $100,000. Salary is determined based on a wide range of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, job duties, and geographic location. For this role, we also offer programs such as medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and various other benefits and perks.

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