Art Director

About the role

Carmichael Lynch is seeking an Art Director to join our creative team, servicing multiple clients with a partnered copywriter. The ideal candidate will be responsible for concepting and executing creative campaigns across various visual mediums including online video, social, influencer, digital media, and experiential. They will also work with writers, creative directors, project managers, producers, and account managers to ensure clients' needs are effectively translated through strategic creative.

Responsibilities

• Play a central and energetic role on the creative side of assigned accounts, taking responsibility for major campaigns and brand communications including (but not limited to) video, digital, social, experiential, and brand design in collaboration with writers.
• Prioritize craft and execution that aligns with client brand, visual identity, campaign objectives, and big-picture business goals.
• Develop a strong understanding of assigned client businesses with guidance from creative directors, account managers, planners, and project managers.
• Bring great design taste, strong presentation skills, and ease of communication.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with integrated teams.
• Actively ideate and pitch integrated campaign ideas for designated client(s) to Creative Directors.
• Contribute to internal agency projects in support of company events, our internship program, and more.
• Actively participate in the Minneapolis advertising community by attending seminars, volunteering for CL-sponsored events, and referring your best and the brightest creative peers to the agency.
• Participate in Carmichael Lynch’s culture by attending company-wide events, celebrating colleagues, and maintaining a positive, inclusive, all-in attitude.

Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in advertising, visual art, or a closely-related field.
• A minimum of 4+ years experience and a portfolio that makes creatives do a double-take.
• Mid-level Client Contact Experience Is Required.
• Strong leadership abilities are a must.
• An affinity for disruptive social is welcomed.
• Production experience is celebrated.
• Association with highly awarded creative output is prioritized.

Skills And Experience

• Hands-on experience executing creative concepting and execution of creative across all platforms, ensuring expert composition, tie-in to strategy, and beautiful design.
• Collaborative and constantly pushing personal and professional skillsets to expand and refine art direction and design craft.
• Work with one or more copywriting partners and have the opportunity to float across many of our creative clients.

Benefits

The salary range for this position is listed below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to budget, relevant experience, qualifications, and tenure in similar roles. Consideration may also be given to internal salary data for current or former employees in the same or similar positions.

• $65,000 - $80,000 annually