Art Director, Experiential

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

CIVIC seeks a senior designer with experiential marketing experience in NYC/relocation. The role emphasizes concept development, client relations, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and staying current with new media and AI tools. Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Graphic Design, 8+ years in design, event marketing experience, and strong communication and software skills.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Participating in brainstorm sessions
  • Coming up with exciting concepts across a wide range of scales, budgets and mediums
  • Helping present and sell the team’s work both internally and to our clients
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with clients and third-party consultants to discover client needs and provide solutions
  • Assisting in preparation for key meetings, including creating and editing presentations and decks
  • Working with the creative director and across the strategy, account and production teams to establish appropriate directions and development
  • Collaborating and directing specialist creative and production partners
  • Generating original visual executions that are both exciting and creatively attractive
  • Demonstrating a high level of attention to detail and impeccable taste
  • Developing work of the highest quality once we move into production

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or related art/design field
  • Experiential marketing/live events experience a must
  • 8+ years of design experience in advertising, marketing, digital or branding
  • 2+ years of experience in the event marketing / experiential industry
  • Exceptional communication, writing and time-management skills
  • Strong Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office/Google Workspace required
  • Candidate must be based in the NYC metro area, or willing to relocate

Preferred

  • Experience with AI tools and implementing AI in creative workflows (mentioned in context)
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CIVIC

We’re CIVIC, a Seacrest Global company. We are an Ad Age Small Agency of the Year, 2024.Since 1999, we’ve led the way in cultural marketing, providing integrated solutions to top-tier brands including Ford, HBO, Verizon, Airbnb, Snap, A&E, Facebook, CNN, NFL and NBC, among many others. We’re known for big ideas -- creating long-term brand platforms designed to impact culture, address the biggest societal issues, build loyalty, stimulate work of mouth and generate client revenue. In 2012, the Seacrest Global Group took notice of us and acquired a stake in CIVIC with the vision of continuing to build this world-class marketing services agency that creates unique engagements among media, entertainment, technology, sports and consumer brands.Our broad suite of integrated marketing services includes:▪ Brand Strategy▪ Consumer Insights & Cultural Trends▪ Concept and Creative Development▪ Live Event Creation and Production▪ Partnership Identification, Evaluation, Negotiation and Management▪ Content Development and Execution▪ Proprietary Brand Experiences and Activation▪ Pro-Social Campaigns▪ PR/Media Relations▪ Social and Mobile MarketingOur family consists of 100+ creative thought-leaders working across multiple disciplines in NYC and LA. We know entertainment and sports as well as we know politics and education. We’re captains of our college crew teams, former speechwriters for governors, sneaker collectors and artists. Conveners of thought, we love the IG candy we create for our clients as much as a deep dive into issues of community building and social justice. We’re experts not just in what’s hip and now. We love what’s meaningful and good.We’re CIVIC by name, and civic by nature.

Founded in 1999
New York, New York, USA
201 employees (68 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
25.3%
Direct
51.9%
Referral
5.5%
Social
15.8%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~201

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
37 (18% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2