Position: Art Director
Location: Hybrid
Starts: September 2022
Duration: Full-Time
Status: Full-Time
Rate: Up to $90,000 per year
Our agency client is looking for an Art Director to join their team, on a fulltime basis. This will be an onsite hybrid role (2x per week in Mississauga).
What you’ll be doing:
- Ideating 360 degree campaigns for reputable retail, CPG and food clients,
- Working with clients and a full in-house creative team.
- Art directing photo shoots & video shoots
- Illustrating storyboards, briefing clients, and creating actionable plans to deliver the creative.
- Overseeing and collaborating with Designers, Production Designers, fellow ADs, and Copywriters.
- Sketching and ideating storyboards
- Working on set with creatives!
Skills needed:
- A portfolio showcasing your AD skills: photo shoots, video shoots, conceptual/ideation
- 4+ years of experience
- Expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Client-facing skills
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Submit resume (and samples if applicable) to: [email protected]
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