Responsibilities

• Play a hands-on role in the delivery of outstanding creative and results, working collaboratively within a cross-disciplinary team and environment (creative teammates, strategists, media planners and account team) to ensure creative work is on-brand, works hard and stands out amongst the rest
• Ensure consistency and efficacy of design throughout all creative
• Art Direct creative from concept to end product with the ability to self-manage multiple projects and tight timelines
• Work within the client’s established brand guidelines
• Leverage talent for design and concepting to contribute to work that solve for consumer needs and business goals
• Successfully communicate creative ideas by confidently presenting your creative to leadership and stakeholders (and occasionally clients) by articulating and rationalizing creative decisions with strategic insights
• Collaborate with internal teams such as media, strategists, and creative leads to test a multitude of creative iterations and apply learnings to evolving best practices
• Stay consistently relevant and up-to-date on all marketing trends and culture in effort to bring fresh ideas, sharing with peers and the broader team
• Appraise and edit your own work
• Work closely with project managers and account teams across the life span of a project

Requirements

• 5-10 years of Art Direction experience within an ad agency or similar setting
• Degree in graphic/environmental design, marketing/communication design or similar field
• A keen understanding of user experience and environmental design (3-d skills a plus)
• Be fearless and not afraid to fail
• A natural curiosity for the unique, the buzz-worthy and the culturally relevant with a willingness to push forward brave, new ideas
• The optimism to think bigger, the curiosity to dig deeper, and the passion to do better
• The ability to adapt to new ideas, processes, and business problems with ease and enthusiasm
• A professional attitude and an openness to feedback that commands the respect of supervisors and colleagues
• An appreciation for the relationship between copy and visual elements (and great design in general)
• We expect our Sr. Art Directors to understand that a product isn’t truly great unless the copy and the design support each other
• Eagle eye attention to detail
• Cross functional design and conceptual experience necessary
• A passionate desire to be a part of an agency built for marketing today
• A love of the data and results and the gamification of the creative to keep pushing for record breaking results in a campaign
• Strong work ethic
• Digital portfolio of drool-worthy advertising design, campaign concepts and relevant creative endeavors
• Ability to think strategically, conceptualize and see ideas through to polished execution
• Ability to work flexible hours, including some nights/weekends