Job SummaryThe Senior Art Director is a proven creative. They are expected to consistently and independently come up with a volume of great ideas that are on brief, and also possess the self-editing skills to start shaping amazing campaigns for our clients. The Senior Art Director gets a chance to cut their teeth as managers-helping lead creative teams and presenting to clients.
When it comes to craft, the Senior Creative is not only fluent as an Art Director, they also have a solid amount of production experience under their belt. They have a strong opinion on how they want their vision executed and are confident leading production partners.
Job Responsibilities - Lead and own work, and formulate and develop disruptive ideas with minimal oversight or creative direction
- Establish client relationships, owning presentations and working directly with clients on productions
- Concept and art direct, developing storyboards and comps without assistance from the Design team
- Understand and appreciate the importance of strategy, and ensure that all ideas are on brief
- Manage multiple clients and deliverables simultaneously
- Handle all facets of production and post-production with minimal supervision
- Work with all disciplines to deliver projects of creative excellence on time
- Demonstrate strong presentation skills, both internally and with clients
- Give and receive constructive feedback in a respectful manner
- Show maturity in dealing with the ups and downs of the business, and finds creative opportunities on even the most challenging of clients.
- Mentor and lead creative teams.
Basic Qualifications- Portfolio or samples of work demonstrating smart, brand-building ideas and executions
- 4+ years of Art Direction experience with an Ad Agency.
Preferred Qualifications- Multi-faceted in developing different types of creative media
- Production experience and ability to handle different types of productions
- Expert proficiency in Photoshop and InDesign
- Ability to work independently
- Collaborative and team oriented with proficiency working with members of all different departments, with minimal supervision
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for effective communication to clients, internal team and management
