Associate Director, Creative at Yamaha Corporation | Buena Park, CA | $120K/yr – $135K/yr

Yamaha Corporation

Associate Director, Creative

Buena Park, CA (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $135K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive visual asset generation and design leadership to deliver the brief, brand tone, and creative standards.

Own generation of visual assets and layouts on time per the brief and Brand Tone of Voice.
Must-have: 8+ years in design with 5+ years in creative direction (advertising agency).
Standout: QA across the department and alignment with brand strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Design visual assets for integrated campaigns that deliver on the creative brief, brand tone of voice and optimize the creative process
Designs, reviews, and optimizes creative process to ensure content represents the brand strategy and style guides (both in copy and in visuals) accurately and consistently in every touchpoint
Oversee and QA all work completed by the creative department
Present trends and opportunities that drive best practices with key stakeholders
Connect with customers by applying and demonstrating proper use of the Brand Tone of Voice (copy and in visuals) in every touchpoint
Develop and drive best practices with internal stakeholders
Ensure all creative assignments are completed on-time and visually articulate the creative brief and the brand tone of voice
Ensure achievement of department goals & KPIs
Ensure resolution of critical matters that impact the department
Ensure alignment and collaboration across in-house agency functional teams (i.e. Account and Operations teams) and internal stakeholders

Requirements

8+ years of related experience with 5+ years of creative direction in ad agency setting
Budget Management
Expert technical skills: Web design, social design, Typography and Design software
Advanced knowledge of marketing, brand, and design principles and development
Considered an expert in communication art direction or in graphic design, or similar
Demonstrated success creating integrated content across all marketing channels from digital (social, paid, mobile), video, print and collateral
Expert with Adobe Suite
Experience leading and managing creative teams
Demonstrated success creating integrated content across all marketing channels from digital (social, paid, mobile), video, print and collateral
Brand strategy development and ability to apply Brand Tone of Voice across touchpoints

Preferred

People management
Experience leading and managing creative teams
Degree or advanced certifications in marketing, graphic design or related field
7+ years proven work experience as an art director, graphic designer, or similar

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, LTD, Life-Insurance and 401k with match AND automatic contributions
Performance based bonus program
Robust employee wellness programs including free music lessons
Generous Wellness reimbursement program
Tobacco cessation reward program
Private concerts from award winning artists
Discounted hotel, travel, entertainment, and other attractions
Employee product purchase program
Flexible work options (including hybrid and 9/80 schedule)
Casual dress

Yamaha Corporation

3.8 Glassdoor

Our history began in 1887 when Yamaha founder Torakusu Yamaha completed a repair job on a reed organ at a Japanese primary school. Perhaps no one thought at the time that this event would mark the beginning of 130-plus year history during which Yamaha would become a world-leading brand in musical instruments, other products, and services dear to the hearts of people everywhere. True to its slogan, “Sharing Passion & Performance,” the Yamaha Group helps enrich people’s lives day in and day out. Since our founding in 1887, we have offered the world a rich scope of products and services focused on sound and music. We want to create excitement and inspiration everywhere, joyfully highlighting music in life, education, and culture. We are deeply committed to creating customer value by offering products and services that draw on our reservoir of technology, know-how, and musical sensitivities. We have accumulated these values over our long history and are keen to address new challenges with a passion going beyond our customers’ expectations, always renewing our inspiration, and theirs. We are dedicated to engaging proactively with our customers to propose products and services that will stir their hearts over a lifetime. Looking ahead, we will be making every effort to ensure that we continue to be an “Indispensable, Brilliantly Individual Company,” always honouring long and close relationships with our customers.

Founded in 2005

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, JPN

12K employees (1,270 in marketing)

www.yamaha.com

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