ART DIRECTOR

We're looking to hire an inspired Art Director to join our fast-paced, energetic creative team working across one of the agency's largest creative clients. The ideal candidate will have an impressive portfolio that displays unique and engaging conceptual thinking paired with exceptional design. The Art Director plays a pivotal role in translating the creative team's concepts into executional design output from ideation through flawless final delivery. If you possess a keen eye for detail and passion for the latest in design… we want to hear from you.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Brainstorm conceptual directions, both independently and as part of an integrated team
• Translate words and ideas into high caliber conceptual designs that engage, enlighten and inspire the end user, maintaining campaign and brand continuity and interactive usability
• Develop a variety of creative materials for brand campaigns, social efforts, digital activations, websites, and printed materials for agency clients. In addition, create assets for prospective client presentations and in-house communications.
• Collaborate with Creative Director, fellow Art Directors, Copywriters and Content Creators to bring written concepts to life through key visuals, video, digital publication/catalogs, print, website, social, and email.
• Leverage brand guidelines to create new and inspiring visual solutions.
• Participate in group reviews of creative work, adding perspective and taking direction as needed
• Participate in client and internal creative review meetings professionally and passionately presenting the department's work, persuasively explaining design rationale to non designers, collecting and absorbing feedback and offering solutions in real time
• Deliver design work that meets or exceeds department expectations.
• Keep current on social trends, advertising campaigns, design trends, and industry technology, sharing findings with the department to facilitate new ways of thinking, working, and problem solving

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience working with Beauty, Nutrition, Food, or CPG clients.
• Proven ability to develop integrated campaign and executional concepts across channels .
• Strong understanding of best practices for social, video, digital, publication, print, and collateral creation.
• Expertise in typography, hierarchy, layout and color.
• Proficiency in AI and Machine Learning Tools: Demonstrated experience with AI-powered design and creative software, including but not limited to DALL-E, MidJourney, Firefly, Runway ML, or similar platforms.
• An innate understanding of UX, and up to date knowledge of best practices
• Experience working on mechanical files for digital and traditional deliverables and releasing final files to vendors and client partners.
• Knowledgeable about digital file management organization and web-based production workflows
• Experience creating assets that meet accessibility standards required.
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency with Mac OSX, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Sketch, Figma, After Effects, Google Slides and Keynote
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once and to meet deadlines on a daily basis in a team-oriented environment
• 3-6 years creative agency experience