About RSR
We’re Ready Set Rocket, a fully integrated digital agency driving business transformation. A consultancy at heart, we help our clients navigate the fast-paced world of technology disruption and changing consumer behaviors. We blend data, design, and media with conceptual and emotional storytelling to drive our client’s initiatives.
Forget what you’ve heard about agency culture—we do things a little differently. When life comes first, stellar work follows. We’re a “people-first” culture. Working here, you’re not just joining a crew of people passionate about creating incredible work; you’re also joining a team that understands prioritizing flexibility, and holistic health goes way beyond just words.
We’re huge on collaboratively overcoming challenges by supporting each other every step of the way. We’re all about pushing boundaries, learning from mistakes, and using every project as a chance to evolve and find fulfillment in the work.
At Ready Set Rocket, we take our numerous “Best Places to Work” awards super seriously. Big ideas, big talent, big impact.
What RSR Offers
Everyone deserves an environment where they can thrive. Ready Set Rocket offers a competitive package of benefits & perks including:
- Hybird Workplace
- Dog Friendly Office
- Health Benefits: Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan & Matching
- Kindbody Membership
- Health Advocate
- One Medical Membership
- Talkspace Membership
- Fitness or Mental Wellness Reimbursement
- Work from Home Reimbursement
- Professional Development Subsidy
- Discounted Citibike Memberships
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Family Leave Policy
- Volunteer Stewardship Days
At Ready Set Rocket, we don’t really like to brag, but we’ve earned a bunch of company culture awards including…
- Built In NYC, NYC Best Small Companies “Best Places to Work” 2022
- Ad Age Small Agency Awards, “Best Agency Culture” 2018
- Crain’s “Best Places to Work” in NYC 2016 & 2017
- Ad Age, “Best Places to Work” 2016
Your Impact
At Ready Set Rocket, our Art Directors play a crucial role in bringing creative visions to life through visual storytelling. Working in close collaboration with cross-functional teams, you will utilize design as a powerful mechanism for impactful and evocative storytelling. Whether it’s crafting forward-thinking social content or bringing campaigns to life, our Art Directors contribute to delivering conceptual solutions that not only align with the company’s commitment to innovation and business transformation but also pushes the boundaries of design excellence, elevating clients’ presence in the modern landscape.
Visionary: Shape culturally resonant brands through creative and strategic thinking across various deliverables, including campaigns, social assets, video content, websites, storyboards, visual identity, emails, and 360 marketing collateral.
Design Excellence: Interpret creative briefs into compelling solutions with a strong design aesthetic that shows a keen awareness of trends & best practices. Ability to think big and scale campaign concepts and content across brand channels. Design storyboards and establish a vision for motion projects.
Tech-Driven Ingenuity: Harness the power of cutting-edge AI technologies to elevate and revolutionize client projects, pushing the limits of creativity in the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape.
Quality Assurance Steward: Ensure impeccable design quality from conceptualization to launch. Meticulously participate in quality checks throughout the project cycle, collaborating seamlessly with creative, strategy, marketing, and development teams.
Translate Client Objectives: Effectively convey design choices to fellow creative leads, bridging the gap between clients’ objectives and the envisioned design. Emphasize client-centric communication for cohesive brand representation.
What Success Looks Like
- Creative Brilliance: Transcend expectations, turning creative briefs into visual masterpieces that exceed client and team expectations, bringing visual appeal, innovation, and resonance to brands.
- Strategic Impact: Infuse a strategic vision into designs that aligns seamlessly with the brand’s overarching strategy. Communicate brand messages effectively, contributing to the success of marketing campaigns. Elevated brand communication leads to impactful marketing campaigns, resulting in measurable success.
- Design Consistency and Adaptability: Adeptly handle established design systems, ensuring consistency across various mediums. The adaptability showcased in scaling systems to new platforms results in a cohesive visual identity that resonates with audiences and reinforces brand recognition.
- Motion and Storytelling Mastery: Motion Projects with successfully designed storyboards and compelling concepts generate an immersive and engaging visual experience that captivates audiences, fostering increased interaction and results.
- Quality Assurance Excellence: Maintain a high standard of quality from conceptualization to launch, ensuring flawless design execution and a seamless flow through the revision process. Delivers final products that not only meets but exceeds expectations.
- Collaborative Harmony: Actively participate in cross-team collaboration, fostering positive interactions with creative, strategy, marketing, and development teams. A harmonious workflow and smooth project execution enhance the overall productivity and creativity of the team.
- Client Success Amplified: Translate client visions into visually captivating designs that elevate their brand presence so that brands experience an elevated presence.
What You Bring to the Table
- 4-6 years working in ad agency setting
- Experience designing and art direction for digital experiences, including campaigns, social assets, video content, websites, and brand identities
- Beautiful portfolio demonstrating a strong eye for typography, design systems, art direction, and the details
- Desire to create work for a variety of industries, both B2B & B2C
- Mastery of core Adobe Creative Suite products and Figma
- Interest in learning new tools as needed
- Love of typography and a keen eye for trends in digital design
- Strong conceptual skills
- An insatiable desire to learn and grow
- Serious attention to detail
- Knowledge and interest in AI-powered tools to generate mockups, prototypes, and designs
- Positive attitude and love of collaboration
At the discretion of RSR leadership, this job description is subject to change based on the evolving needs expected of the role and the changing demands of the business over time.
Workplace Culture
Hybrid: We believe in the best of both worlds! As part of our hybrid work culture, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with our team in our vibrant SOHO NYC office a few times a week.
Flexible: This role is most rewarding for those who master their own time. We’re not your typical 9-5 punch-in, punch-out job. We thrive in the ebb and flow to accommodate the evolving dynamics of our work. If you can embrace the freedom to work autonomously while adapting to the changing demands of our project life cycles, this is the right place for you.
Compensation
Compensation is determined by years of experience and proven previous success in this role, level of expertise in the skills needed to perform this role at the highest level and cost of living in your area of residency. Salary Range: $100,000-$120,000
EEO Statement
At RSR we are conspiring to design a better world and we believe this goal can only be advanced by a team that is committed to diversity, represents different cultures, perspectives and backgrounds and prioritizes inclusivity as a pilar of our company culture.
RSR is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.
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