Senior Art Director

Richmond, VA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end creative leadership across multi-channel campaigns, aligning concept-to-production and team delivery to meet briefs with high aesthetic standards.

  • Own the visual direction, concepting, and delivery across digital, motion, print, and environmental assets.
  • Lead UX/IA work and cross-channel translation to ensure cohesive campaigns and on-time delivery with external partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead visualization process from concept to final product.
  • Translate client intent into innovative design across digital, motion, print, and environmental channels.
  • Guide brainstorming to develop creative concepts that meet briefs.
  • Deliver unique high-aesthetic design solutions that meet briefs.
  • Use animation and video to create engaging experiences.
  • Lead UX and information architecture across channels.
  • Create cross-platform design translations for campaigns.
  • Manage aggressive deadlines across multiple projects.
  • Troubleshoot with internal and external teams.
  • Coordinate and direct copywriters and designers to deliver campaigns.

Requirements

  • 7–10 years of art direction/design experience.
  • Bachelor's in visual arts or equivalent experience.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft applications, Sketch, Figma, and After Effects.
  • Extremely detail-oriented with strong visual design skills; layout, typography, and high graphic standards.
  • Strong communication and ability to lead direct reports.
  • Collaborative team player with ability to thrive in a team.
  • Strong understanding of social media and web technologies.
  • Previous ad agency experience required.
  • Experience in print media; corporate experience a plus.
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West Cary Group

West Cary Group is a full-service, minority-owned advertising, technology and communications agency founded in 2007 by Moses Foster. Our firm uniquely operates as a delivery engine capable of executing on insights throughout the customer journey, courtesy of a broad range of talent in a one-stop shop. We specialize in merging award-winning creative with rigorous data analysis to create marketing campaigns with truly measurable outcomes. Our fundamental belief is that diversity of thought is our most powerful asset. By building teams with diverse experiences, skill sets, backgrounds and perspectives, we create a much stronger competency base.

Founded in 2007
Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA
115 employees (61 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.9%
Direct
46.5%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.2%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~115

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
18 (16% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
9.5 years

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