Sr. Art Director

Description:

Job Description

You will lead and own work, formulate and develop creative first ideas with minimal oversight

• Develop concepts that reflect a firm understanding of the communications objective, client nuances and timing/budget parameters

• You will concept and art direct against all deliverables, developing campaigns, comps, story boards and mockups

• You understand and appreciate the importance of strategy and create compelling, creative solutions that are on brief

• Have a strong understanding of audience needs and mindset

• Strong presentation skills, both internally and externally. Selling in creative ideas and the strategic rationale behind them with enthusiasm

• Demonstrate a willingness and ability to handle multiple projects, deliverables and clients simultaneously

• We will look to you to mentor and support junior talent.

• Give and receive constructive feedback in a respectful manner

• You should show maturity in dealing with the highs and lows of advertising, finding creative opportunities on even with the most challenging clients

• Collaborate with all disciplines across the agency to produce projects of creative excellence

• Comfortable with production and post-production with minimal supervision

You should possess the following:

• Senior Art Director should have at least 7 years of working experience, or minimally 5 years for an Art Director

• A strong portfolio that demonstrates art direction and visual design for digital touchpoints driven by creative ideas is a must-have

• Possess strong design aesthetics with expertise in one or more of the following areas – Storytelling, Digital Imaging, User Interface Design, Infographics, Typography, Illustration, Animation, or Motion Graphics

• Mastery of modern design software like Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, and Illustrator

• Working knowledge of animation tools like Principle for Mac, and AfterEffects to create micro-animation, interactive prototypes, and showcase videos to help bring to life the creative vision

• Working knowledge of productivity tools like Microsoft Office, Apple Keynote, Trello, Abstract, Invision, and Zeplin

• Passionate in providing mentorship to young designers and help them be better in their design careers

• Ability to lead and facilitate discussions/brainstorms amongst team members, and/or clients

• Clear communicator to present your team’s work to internal stakeholders and clients alike

• Ability to defend the work created by your team with a strong design point of view and thoughtful creative rationale

• Proactive and self-motivated learner