Art Director

Description

Multiply is an agency that breaks through the noise for brands by fighting boring.

Our clients? Leading brands in the beverage and food/snack CPG sector. We're a team of creative leaders who deliver strategy grounded in business objectives, insights rooted in consumer and market research, and world‑class earned‑first creative. From consumer PR and social media to integrated earned and owned campaigns, we help brands get attention the old fashioned way – earn it.

Our team brings integrity, intelligence, and creative energy—and we live by three core values:

• Happy – A place where people genuinely want to come to work
• Daring – We value hard work and bold creativity that moves the needle
• People – We take care of each other and invest in growth

Multiply is seeking a talented Art Director to join our beverage and consumer brands PR team. You'll lead visual storytelling that elevates our clients' brand presence across media placements, campaigns, and strategic communications. In this role, you'll collaborate with copywriters, account teams, and clients to translate brand strategies into compelling visual concepts that drive media coverage and consumer engagement. Your design expertise and strategic thinking will be essential as you manage multiple brands simultaneously in a fast‑paced, results‑driven environment.

If you're a skilled visual communicator who thrives on producing polished creative work under deadline pressure, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide directions and guidance to designers
• Ensure all content developed is error‑free and follows our client’s brand guidelines before submitting to client or Sr. Art Director
• Ensure visual communication and client brand standards are met
• Troubleshoot design, team or creative process problems as they arise.
• Assist in the development of brand style guide for all clients and ensure it is followed at all times – this includes visual  voice/tone.

• Take part in hiring and training of creative staff
• Participate in the career development of the creative team
• Support creation of content shoots, leading creative direction and vision with limited edits from client or Supervisor. On‑site, Manage and Direct photo and video shoots

• Identify work process improvements and work with team to implement

• Ensure all creative adheres to brand guidelines and platform best practices (correct color, cropping, style etc.)
• Establish budgets and timelines and ensure creative is delivered within those parameters.
• Ensure all creative developed is error‑free and follows our client’s brand guidelines
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines without compromising quality.
• Ensure visual communication and client brand standards are met

• Assist in presentations with clients, communicating ideas and/or presenting new ideas to teams

• Ensure copy meets clients’ brand tone.
• Ensure all copy is error free.

• Ensuring design updates are represented appropriately on status call agendas
• Ensuring appropriate design action items are included in follow‑up email to client
• Ensure any follow up asks are handled by team in a timely manner.

• Demonstrate initiative in leading the planning process and identifying trends and creative concepts for your accounts
• Effectively present ideas to clients and potential clients.

• Lead brainstorm sessions for select projects and follow up with top ideas and next steps, as assigned by Sr. Art Director.