Senior Art Director

Job Description

Senior Art Director

• Contract Duration 6 Months
• Pay range $74.71 - $101.11/hr

Job Description

• The Senior Art Director will report to the Creative Director and work within a multi-disciplinary team to produce work that is culturally relevant, newsworthy, and deserving of a consumer's time and attention.
• You are a fierce advocate for the consumer and want to become a voice in how client can generate excitement and expand their audience.
• At heart, you're a designer. In life, you see what most people miss. You love what you do because no two days are the same and each day presents you with a new puzzle requiring an elegant solution. You still get that familiar physical sensation when a thought suddenly turns into an idea. You're driven to breathe life into new ideas.
  
  You don't think there is such a thing as a small brief—just small ideas. You've never seen perfection but, you think Project Managers are pretty close. And, while you still like to be hands-on, you are quite comfortable collaborating as part of a team and directing work done by the internal team and outside partners.
• You are also ready to grow. Though you may still be figuring out your future path (which will be bright and filled with gorgeous work), you're interested in putting down some roots and seeing what you can learn when you immerse yourself in a brand. You're fascinated by the idea of having a more direct impact on how a brand looks and is perceived.
  
  In fact, the idea of being able to create and implement a design experience and system across a brand has always been on your bucket list.
• At client, you will work on projects solo and with partners, and provide direction to supporting creatives. Briefs will be big and small. Some projects will have lots of time. Others, not so much. Some projects will arch into the blue sky and some will keep you planted on earth. Days will pass quickly. You will work directly with your marketing colleagues and other teams, and present your own work.
  
  You will be encouraged to be opportunistic and entrepreneurial in finding unexpected ways to bring consumers closer to the brand.
• Our client trusts their creatives to get the job done. We also trust that they will maintain integrity and professionalism while working with their team and their marketing partners to help sustain a positive work culture and environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Senior Art Director will create strategic, conceptual solutions for experiences that are part of a customer journey and rooted in the brand.
• Leverage your strength in UX/UI and design systems to solve complex business problems with designs that scale across web, app, and email surfaces and globally across marketplaces.
• Be an advocate for and a practitioner of creativity that is challenging, innovative, and culturally relevant.
• Collaborate productively with creative and marketing partners, and direct designers to develop ideas, experiences, and solutions that:
• Clearly and unexpectedly communicate the essence of the client experience.
• Leverages human insights, human truths, native behaviors, and, when available, data
• Pushes us to innovate our approach to channels, platforms, and other touch points.
• Portrays the brand and the brand experience through compelling visuals that generate excitement, understanding, and engagement across all channels and touchpoints.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of Art Direction experience working on national brands at the agency or client level.
• Experienced with overseeing creatives, managing relationships with internal partners, and collaborating with external agencies.
• You believe that better design makes life better.
• Value the importance of design systems and use them to create cohesive solutions that scale.
• Always strive to create the best experience and push the boundaries wherever possible.
• Strong portfolio of national brand work. (spoiler alert: we want to see you in your book).
• Strong communicator and partner who believes in, no creativity left behind.
• Ability to prioritize your time and work with deadlines. (no one's perfect but, like, you really try).
• Ability to juggle multiple projects while meeting demanding deadlines and producing…