Senior Art Director

Minneapolis, MN (On-site)

$90K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-media creative for a major automotive client, shaping craft and output from concept to delivery while aligning with Subaru’s visual identity and business insights. Collaborate with senior creatives and outside suppliers, translate feedback into work, and pitch integrated campaigns; engage the local ad community to source top talent and strengthen the agency culture.

  • Creative ownership: manage video, digital media, social, influencer, and experiential work with copywriter support.
  • Collaboration and feedback: translate client and director feedback into refined creative and pitch campaigns.
  • Community and culture: participate in the Minneapolis scene and contribute to agency culture.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own creative assignments including (but not limited to) video, digital media, social, influencer, and experiential work in collaboration with our copywriter roster assigned full-time to Subaru of America.
  • Ability to prioritize craft and execution that is in-line with client visual-ID, strategic insights, and cultural relevance.
  • Develop a strong understanding of Subaru of America’s business with guidance from your ECD, CDs, account managers, planners, and social experts.
  • Have great creative taste, presentation skills, and ease of
  • Comfortably manage and participate in collaborating with outside suppliers; director/photographer selection, talent, and sound design/music as required.
  • Collaborate effectively with ECD, CDs, project management, account management, brand planning, and social strategy.
  • Ability to effectively translate client and director feedback to implement into creative work.
  • Actively ideates and pitches integrated campaign ideas for designated client(s) to Creative Directors.
  • Actively participates in the Minneapolis advertising community by attending seminars, volunteering for CL-sponsored events, and referring your best and the brightest creative peers to the agency.
  • Actively participates in and contributes to Carmichael Lynch’s culture by attending company-wide events, jumping at opportunities to celebrate your colleagues, and maintaining a positive, inclusive, all-in attitude.

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in advertising, visual art, or a closely-related field.
  • A minimum of 5+ years experience and a portfolio that makes creatives do a double take.
  • Strong ability to work as a team and independently.
  • Production/on-set experience is required for the senior position.
  • Strong leadership abilities with a desire to mentor junior creatives.
  • Some supervisory experience preferred.

Preferred

  • Associated with highly-awarded creative output
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Founded in 1962
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
341 employees (184 in marketing)

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3.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29%
Direct
54.9%
Referral
5.7%
Social
9.3%
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