Art Director

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the visual look of a project or campaign ensuring the work is consistent, distinct, differentiated, and that communication is clear
• Collaborate with copywriters to generate a high volume of original ideas and concepts
• Lead the collaborative visual development of projects and campaigns by guiding teams, producers, and partners with a clear direction from start to finish
• Concept and execute across all channels and mediums with a sharp eye for craft, consistency, and detail
• Maintain awareness of trends in culture and industry producing new thinking and looks for clients and the agency
• Develop shot lists, treatments, and vision for capture and present the vision and plan with producers and account partners to client
• Lead the art direction of photo and video shoots, ensuring every detail delivers on the creative vision (travel is required)
• Guide post-production, from image selection and retouching to editing and final asset approval
• Understand each client's business, brand, audience, and competitive landscape to create work that solves real problems
• Find, recommend, and select vendor partners (e.g. photographers, retouchers, video production houses, editors, sound mixers, and illustrators, etc.)

Requirements

• 3-6 years in a brand advertising or marketing environment
• Owner of a strong portfolio demonstrating an ability to craft and build creative campaigns driven by audience insights
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Primarily: Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)(Secondarily: Lightroom, Bridge and Premiere)
• A critical thinker, detail-oriented, passionate, motivated, ambitious and resourceful professional
• Organized, open-minded, and capable of delivering tangible results in a fast-paced and creative environment
• Positive, empathetic, collaborative and trustworthy
• Have eyes and ears for spotting creative opportunity—both large and small
• Knowledgeable of photography and video production along with a strong sense of typography, color theory, composition, print, broadcast and digital communications
• Ability and willingness to stay on top of current trends, industry knowledge, and develop new skills
• You’re confident when providing direction to partners and teams