ART DIRECTOR

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$72K/yr – $81K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end creative process across digital, social, and product launches, guiding concepting, art direction, and multi-format asset development while mentoring juniors and managing multiple briefs.

  • Own creative from brief to delivery across channels
  • Translate product benefits into compelling consumer stories through collaboration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Concept and develop creative ideas across full marketing mix — digital, social, video, photography, retail, and e-commerce — from brief through to final delivery
  • Lead the visual development of product launches, ensuring creative integrity and consistency across all channels and formats
  • Art direct photo and video productions, bringing a clear visual vision and confident on-set direction
  • Present creative work clearly and persuasively to internal stakeholders and clients, articulating the thinking behind every decision
  • Collaborate with copywriters, motion designers, and producers to deliver cohesive, high-quality creative across campaigns
  • Develop and adapt assets across multiple formats and platforms, maintaining brand standards and creative quality at every scale
  • Contribute actively to briefing and concepting sessions, bringing fresh thinking and a well-reasoned creative point of view
  • Mentor and support junior creatives, providing clear, constructive direction that raises the quality of team output
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing effectively and communicating proactively on timelines and deliverables
  • Stay current with design, platform, and consumer trends relevant to the home appliances and consumer goods category

Requirements

  • A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and high-quality visual craft across digital, social, campaign, and production work
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; After Effects or broader motion experience is an advantage
  • Experience developing creative for product launches — able to translate product benefits into compelling, consumer-facing visual stories
  • The ability to concept and execute independently, and to collaborate effectively across cross-functional creative teams
  • A solid understanding of digital and social platforms and how creative performs across formats and channels
  • Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to present and defend creative decisions to colleagues and clients
  • A proactive, organized approach to managing multiple briefs in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience in an agency or in-house studio environment (agency background is a plus)
  • Req ID: 18633 At the time of this posting, the base salary for this position may range according to what's stated below. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications.

Preferred

  • After Effects or broader motion experience is an advantage
  • agency background is a plus
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OLIVER | The Brandtech Group

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Established in 2004, we are the first and only company to exclusively design, build and run bespoke in-house agencies and ecosystems for brands. Today, we create work that delivers business growth, fame and purpose for over 300 clients in 48 countries and counting. Our unique model moves at the speed of modern business to drive change from the inside out; working smarter to make our clients’ money go further, and helping them build better solutions, systems and brands. Client solutions include Unilever’s U-Studio (a platform used by almost three-quarters of Unilever's brands globally), and adidas’ off-shore hub.We are part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG), which combines specialisms from Adjust Your Set (content and culture), Dare (design, experience and engineering) and Aylesworth Fleming (property marketing). IIG joined marketing technology group, The Brandtech Group (formerly known as You & Mr Jones) in January 2019 to give their clients access to the latest marketing technology solutions. The group includes tech-driven marketing companies, 55, Mofilm, Collectively, Gravity Road, Blood and Mobkoi, and holds strategic investments in leading technology businesses including Pinterest, Niantic, AI Foundation, VidMob, Jivox, Zappar, EVRYTHNG, Automat, Blacktag and Beeswax.

Founded in 2004
London Colney, England, GBR
3.8K employees (1,882 in marketing)
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$72K/yr – $81K/yr

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