Senior Art Director

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$72K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create and design campaign ideas for client projects and new business pitches that are earned-first and social by design
  • Participate in high-level concepting, tactical program ideation, and polished design for a wide range of marketing 360 campaigns, with an earned-first mindset
  • Own the visual brand story for our clients, maintaining a consistent look, feel and vision
  • Successfully communicate (present and sell-in) creative ideas, their rationale, and the specifics of the solutions
  • Collaborate with agency team members from creative, account, production, technology, PR, strategy, planning and analytics to produce smart, powerful work

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you'll be expected to partner across disciplines, confidently lead and own projects with assistance from Creative Directors, and communicate directly with clients
  • Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams, take ownership from concept through execution, maintain exceptional attention to detail, and an entrepreneurial, team-first mindset
  • A bachelor’s degree, preferably in Fine Arts, Advertising or Graphic Design, or relevant work experience
  • Killer design chops with proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
  • Literate in the language of the internet and social. Should be comfortable executing everything from an organic TikTok campaign to a designing signage at a stunt or activation
  • Demonstrated ability to concept across a variety of mediums: social, digital, print, TV, audio, experiential and whatever comes next.
  • Ability to think strategically, conceptualize creatively and see the concept through to polished design and build
  • Strong communication design sensibilities and an understanding of how composition, information hierarchy, color theory and typography work together to drive home a message
  • Proven creativity in the interactive space with successful follow through from concept to build
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Preferred

  • Animation and video production experience is a plus

Benefits

  • DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.
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