Associate Art Director w/ a Sense of Humor - Marketing

Shinesty · Minneapolis, MN · 1 mo ago

HybridMarketingFull-time

THE ROLE

This is a hands-on visual leadership role. You will manage designers and creative production while remaining deeply involved in design direction, concepting, and visual execution. You set the visual look and feel for Shinesty's marketing - concepting, directing, critiquing, finalizing creative, etc.. You go to shoots because you know exactly what you need to walk away with. You understand the little quirks and details that make the us, us. You know exactly what's needed give a creative brief life, and you can lead a team to achieve the brand or campaign's vision.

Requirements

Lead, oversee, and execute art direction and production art for Shinesty's marketing channels and brand touch points
Actively contribute to the creation of marketing design assets while reviewing and providing feedback to the design team
Collaborate with CDs and other C-level execs to evolve marketing brand guidelines, design systems, and best practices that establish clear rules, improve productivity, and most of all improve our performance
Craft and refine smart style guides, brand guidelines, ad/email and other templates that provide a usable sandbox for junior production artists to be successful working. These should help artists be more creative within logical constraints and ensure final creatives are better and more consistent over time
Build and deliver mood boards, creative decks, shot lists, and direction documents that guide photographers, production teams, and graphic designers
Stay close to the work at every stage: reviewing, refining, and sending it back when it's not ready, as well as executing

Who You Are

A storyteller that knows how visuals + copy can be greater than the sum of their individual parts
An absolute savant in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other relevant tools
(Probably) Creatively repressed when it comes to the use of comedy in your current role
A strong creative who knows when to be clever—and when to pipe down and sell
Comfortable testing ideas, learning fast, and knowing to dive deeper into an idea or move on
Curious why something worked or didn't—and excited to try again tomorrow
Have 6+ years of experience in an art direction field, at an ad agency and/or other internal brand team
A master project manager and communicator

How To Apply

Fill out the application and show us a portfolio that makes it clear you get the brand visually. That could be: Published work Personal projects Something you made for a brand you love (or hate) A deck that shows how you think about a visual problem Or something else we haven't thought of

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