Associate Creative Director, Art

Responsibilities

• Creative/Hands-on Work (40%)• Help develop and review creative briefs that provide strategic insight and creative inspiration• Work with ACD, Copy to produce standout and strategically focused concepts and campaigns• Take on appropriate projects and own them, start to finish• Manage and work independently, under tight deadlines, while juggling multiple projects• Estimate art hours• Participate in client meetings • Lead concept presentations• Attend market research as appropriate• Share responsibility with planning to shape strategic branding
• Management (30%)• Assign creative teams best suited for each project based on ability and workload• Manage workloads to maximize productivity of the art team, ensuring that everyone is busy and billable• Work closely with art, editorial and project management departments to ensure that deadlines and budgets are met• Provide written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews, as well as ongoing feedback throughout the year (written when requested)• Identify and Interview prospective creative candidates
• Leadership (30%)• Become the creative voice for your accounts• Develop good relationships with your clients• Work with account management to grow our business at existing clients• Work with creative management to address performance, workflow, and quality issues and develop long-range plans for the creative group• Lead the creative teams in development of concepts and execution of all projects • Assure that all designers and creatives are trained and, where needed, mentored to maintain the standards and expectations of the agency and the client, and to meet their own career goals• Demonstrate to clients that you understand their products and marketing challenges and are responsive to the strategic and creative needs• Represent the agency at client meetings and social events as appropriate

Requirements

• 10+ years’ agency experience
• BA degree (Advertising, Communications, Fine Arts or related field preferred)
• A proven track record of creative ability and judgment, successful client contact

Benefits

• Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.