Art Director

Digital Media Management

3d•$80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Digital Media Management (DMM), a Keywords Studios company, is a full-service social media agency that specializes in 360 campaigns for the entertainment, games, and consumer brands industries. DMM creates groundbreaking social-first marketing campaigns rooted in innovative strategy, and provides clients with community management, creative, video production, influencer, talent, and performance marketing capabilities. We are currently seeking an Art Director to join our growing Creative team. The Art Director will report into Associate Creative Directors and Creative Directors and will work with both to set the design aesthetic, including the look and feel for each campaign from the RFP phase through to awarded campaigns. The Art Director will design and guide the creative look and feel of graphic assets for all projects in a given pitch andwill also be responsible for all facets of the creative pitch process and will lead a creative team dedicated to working on pitches and proposals.

Requirements

Experience working with entertainment brands for a social focused agency
Advanced knowledge of Mac OS and Adobe Creative Cloud apps including After Effects, Premier Pro, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. As well as 3rd party software
2+ years of art direction experience within an agency environment
2+ years of motion and static design experience
Experience with creating moving visuals and animations for various media, using software and techniques that bring creative assets to life
Experience working on pitches and proposals
Experience working in a collaborative environment with project managers, art/creative directors, and other creative team members

Nice To Haves

Experience using Cinema 4D is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead creative ideation and execution for DMMâs clients, as well as setting the look and feel for campaigns
Manage the creative aesthetic and lead a team of designers, AV editors and motion designers who will help produce and deliver consistent creatives throughout the entirety of the campaign.
Collaborate with CDs, project managers, strategists and supervisors to deliver thoughtful creative ideation to brand clients and pitch decks, with a clear design POV and understanding of the brand or title
Create mood boards, typeface suggestions and design briefs outlining creative look and feel for each new project proposal
Attend all pitch meetings, brainstorms and briefs to align with strategists for each new brand proposal
Partner with Creative Director to review pitch creative & collect and address feedback
Manage appointed creative team members (when applicable), and guide them as they create assets, and navigate through issues that arise, making sure design goals are aligned with clients
Act as a client resource and provide solutions for design-related issues
Solve any and all design problems independently or with the help of the Associate Creative Directors or VP of Creative
Set the quality bar within the team, and ensure that all creative assets meet or exceed standard

Benefits

DMM pays 100% of the cost for employee medical, dental, and vision premiums, as well as covers 40% of dependent premium costs.
Employer paid life insurance
A tax-advantaged health savings account (HSA)
A 401(k) plan that provides employees with automatic enrollment at 3% of your salary with a full employer match of your first 3% contribution, all fully vested
Paid family leave
Open PTO: DMM offers unlimited vacation, 10 sick days & 5 mental health days
DMM Fridays: Employees have the opportunity to sign off early and kick-start their weekends at 2pm on Fridays
DMM offers DEI specific training focused on preventing discrimination and harassment in the workplace
ERGs focusing on diverse perspectives across DMM to promote diversity, inclusion, and shared experiences

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