Junior Art Director

Columbia, MD (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Role emphasizes balancing design principles with brand concepts, collaborating across teams, and owning projects. Key requirements include a strong portfolio and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. Nice-to-have skills include motion/animation and storytelling abilities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Balance design principles with a serious attention to detail and ability to generate and explore brand concepts
  • Advise other designers on how to stay within brand standards
  • Collaborate with Client Service and Production to ensure project parameters are clear and actionable
  • Develop brand and campaign concepts with other Creative team members
  • Work with Media & Performance team to understand how the work will be measured and how it performs
  • Be receptive to feedback from internal team and customers and problem solve
  • Collaborate with category experts to ensure work is optimized
  • Work closely with the AD and CD to ensure high quality work
  • Work with photographers and directors and communicate initial shot lists
  • Take ownership of projects

Requirements

  • Must have a portfolio of show-stopping design work; include link in cover letter/resume
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; After Effects), Figma and AI image generation
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines with guidance
  • Comfortable prepping files for production and making revisions

Preferred

  • Motion, animation, or basic video editing skills
  • Illustration or strong visual storytelling ability
  • Experience working on real client accounts (internships or junior roles)
  • Knowledge of presentation design
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marriner marketing

Clarity. A perfect pairing for Food & HospitalityMarriner Marketing is a full-service advertising agency. Our specialty is crafting and executing marketing strategies for major food and hospitality companies and associations. Marriner’s core strengths benefit any competitive enterprise. Brand building. Market research. Strategic planning. Breakthrough traditional and interactive campaigns. When success is on the line, there’s no room for anything less than superior thinking that connects emotionally with targets.

Founded in 1989
Columbia, Maryland, USA
35 employees (19 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$383
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.5%
Direct
41.5%
Referral
5%
Social
10%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~35

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
14 (40% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1