Art Director

Our client, an entertainment company, is seeking an Art Director to join the team for a 6-month contract role. 

Responsibilities:

• Marketing creative across all lines of business within Services Marketing
• Crafting innovative and compelling design solutions. This includes identity systems, design language for advertising, performance design systems and more. Accordingly, this role requires broad experience with developing creative solutions for a variety of mediums
• Partner with different creatives across Services
• Craft innovative and inspiring identity systems, well as campaign design collateral that meets the requirements outlined in creative briefs
• Leading the creation and production of different design solutions, while following creative direction from Associate Creative Directors (ACD) or Creative Directors (CD)
• Execute high-quality design work on projects in a variety of media
• Regular reviews of creative work with each group’s ACD and/or CD are a key part of our workflow. This includes gathering feedback on direction and ensuring work aligns with other activities within Graphic Design group.
• Monitoring creative teams' progress against schedules on a project-by-project basis. We conduct persuasive creative presentations to executive staff members within the company
• Produce all work efficiently and on schedule

Musts:

• 5-8 years of relevant experience, preferably at agencies and/or design firms
• Outstanding conceptual and problem-solving skills
• Strong grasp of the creative development process
• Strong art direction and organizational skills, and you consistently deliver excellent, detail-oriented design
• Experience in developing identity systems, look and feels for campaigns, and art directing photo shoots
• Good understanding of digital media
• Communicate effectively with fellow creatives, producers and project management staff; always engendering trust and respect in your dealings
• Proficient in relevant design software, including Keynote, InDesign, Illustrator, Sketch and Photoshop
• Self-motivated, flexible and process-driven
• Able to adapt to rapid change in a dynamic deadline-driven environment
• A Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or related field