Senior Art Director

About the role

A Senior Art Director is highly competent in their core function as demonstrated through previous agency experience. They show a strong understanding of brand strategy, strong conceptual abilities, and offer unique solutions to challenges. They are increasingly comfortable presenting work to clients and interacting with clients/vendors. They can balance day-to-day workload while contributing on new business pitches and internal initiatives. Additionally, the Senior Art Director embodies the agency's core values of commitment, integrity, and respect, both in their work and in their relationships with co-workers and external clients.

Responsibilities

• Works on concepts effectively in groups or with copy partner
• Reviews work against the creative brief to ensure strategic soundness
• Successfully incorporates internal and client revisions while maintaining impact of art/copy
• Builds effective relationships with account, project management, and others on the creative team
• Proactively makes recommendations relevant to client work
• Positively represents agency core values both internally and at industry functions
• Begins to work with outside vendors and internal services
• Owns projects
• Interprets strategic objectives and creates well-designed, engaging tactics that deliver on strategy
• Mentors designers or interns

Requirements

• 4+ years of industry/agency experience
• Strong communication skills, including ability to work with a partner
• Developing presentation skills and building of client relationships
• Team-player with a willingness to collaborate
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite and Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Goes above and beyond the job description and demonstrates flexibility for the team, agency, and work