The Art Director oversees creative projects, collaborates with teams, develops concepts, and presents work while ensuring effective communication and organization.
Who we are:
We are a team of Proactive, Respectful, Communicative, Candid, Diverse, Equitable and Curious leaders seeking new team members who share our values. We are world-class experience designers, technologists, strategic thinkers and creators assembled to develop global design projects for adventurous, industry-changing Fortune 500 companies and leading organizations.
Who you are:
You support all forms of creativity with a strategic mind that can solve problems and take on complex challenges. You’ve got a track record of performance, a personal drive to do right, do better, and to challenge yourself. You have an authentic interest in creativity, technology and design.
Role Overview:
As an Art Director (AD) you can balance multiple jobs in various stages of production and/or pitches. You are communicative, both upstream (client) and downstream (team), and practice proven organizational and communication skills. In addition, you demonstrate the ability to articulate specific activities to help internal teams progress on a daily basis. Naturally, your portfolio of work rocks and shows a diversity of mediums and interests with some significant experience in 3d design, motion and/or digital.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with the design, production and technology teams to deliver on project needs.
- Find inspiration, develop creative concepts and articulate to the greater team.
- Design various elements of creative projects and collaborate with team members.
- Develop decks and concept presentations which will be worked on by the full team.
- Help to present work and manage feedback. Workshop ideas and solutions.
- Receive and provide feedback on design. Be nimble and able to pivot.
Requirements
- 7+ years design experience in high-paced design agency or corporation
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience in design or related studies
- Proven leadership and team management skills
- Proven organizational, presentation and communication skills
- Hard skills: 2D and 3D design software, animation and interface chops
Top Skills
2D Design Software
3D Design Software
Animation Software
Interface Design
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