Managing Consultant, Art Director
About the role
Turn bold ideas into meaningful creative work that helps leading organizations communicate a more sustainable future. ERM is seeking a highly talented and detail-oriented Art Director with an impressive portfolio to join our growing global design team. This client-facing role may work remotely within the Eastern or Central time zones or in a hybrid model, with a preference for three days in person near our Knoxville office. As Art Director, you will lead creative work spanning stakeholder engagement campaigns, brand storytelling, digital experiences, sustainability reporting, and pitch and agency deck design/layout, creating high-impact work from initial concept through final execution. Why This Role Matters? ERM Marketing & Communications Agency exists to give organizations building a sustainable future a market advantage. This role offers the opportunity to blend world-class creative work with work that truly matters, alongside people who are as genuine as they are talented. You will help Fortune 500 companies communicate some of their most important environmental and social initiatives while partnering with multidisciplinary teams across a global organization. What Your Impact Is: As Art Director, you will work under the direction of the Creative Director and collaborate with other Art Directors, graphic designers, project managers, and consultants to lead design on client engagements from creative concept through execution. You will lead, mentor, and develop graphic designers; provide clear expectations and feedback; build trusted client relationships; and bring strategic creative thinking to digital, print, interactive, branding, and communications work.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop our graphic designers, creating an environment where people can do meaningful work and grow their capabilities and careers.
- Provide clear expectations and feedback for projects and career development.
- Consult with client teams and directly with clients on creative, engaging ways to leverage communications in the digital space.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and scale ideas under tight timelines.
- Balance workload across multiple projects in flight while understanding priorities and project parameters.
- Own projects from early concept through final delivery, ensuring work is strategically aligned and flawlessly executed.
- Work with leadership to develop sales opportunities specific to design, prepare estimates, and contribute to proposals.
- Lead by example through hands-on design, collaboration, and creative problem-solving.
- Build strong and trusted relationships internally and externally.
- Research and report on design trends to the design team and broader company.
- Assist in recruiting and onboarding efforts.
- Present design work, answer questions, and provide strategic insight on client calls.
- Aid the agency in setting and managing client design project schedules.
- Oversee existing design