Art Director

Known•New York, NY

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

Known is a modern marketing company that combines data science with creative, strategy, engineering, and research to produce innovative marketing work. The company is about 250+ people strong and has been recognized with numerous awards, including top ten status on The Agency A-List and Data & Insights Agency of the year by Ad Age. Known fosters a culture of curious innovators who are constantly challenging themselves. The company operates with a hybrid and distributed workforce. Known is seeking a talented and multidisciplinary Art Director to join its Studios practice. This role involves concepting and creating outstanding, innovative brand designs primarily for social, digital, and print executions, as well as web, video, and general brand design. This is a temp-to-perm position with a 2-3 month introductory period before converting to a full-time role with benefits. Candidates must be located in New York City and available to work in a hybrid capacity.

Requirements

You have a BA in design or other related field
You have 5-6+ years of professional experience working in art direction/design at an advertising agency or in house creative team
You have knowledge of leading AI software/platforms, i.e. Midjourney
You have experience working on brand/visual/digital/social design projects
You have a superior design eye and a solid understanding of fundamental disciplines of design as well as design trends, specifically across brand design, type, layout, image composition, and infographic design
You have expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Google Suite
You are able to work quickly and can remain extremely detail-oriented even while working across multiple projects/deadlines
Strong work ethic, adaptable to ever-changing hours and demands, with ability to refocus and develop options for quick changes in projects
Self-driven, eager to learn and goal-oriented

Nice To Haves

motion design skills preferred

Responsibilities

Concept and create outstanding art direction and brand designs for digital, social, print/OOH and video
Enhance our clients’ brand experience through innovative, cutting edge, multidisciplinary art direction and design executions that exceed expectations
Leverage talent for visual design and art direction to contribute to holistic experiences that solve for business goals
Maintain a level of creative excellence strategically and executionally
Be an antenna for outside inspiration, bringing new thinking & ideas into the Creative department
Work closely with Creative Director and Associate Creative Director to develop and bring concepts to life through engaging design and animation executions
Build client presentations and templates for pitches and client meetings on a case by case basis
Consistently communicate with project owners regarding project status and challenges
Provide technical input and advice on projects as required to achieve high quality