Art Director
About The Position
We are seeking an Art Director with a passion for creating award-winning work to join Goldmind, Synchrony’s in-house creative agency. Our ideal candidate has exceptional digital design skills and is an excellent conceptual, strategic thinker as well as a natural collaborator and storyteller. The Art Director solves problems in collaboration with creative directors, art directors, strategists, copywriters, designers, developers, videographers, the account team and our clients. Primarily responsibilities include designing marketing campaigns for our business platforms across Synchrony that focus on B2B and B2C audiences.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in fine arts OR in lieu of degree a high school diploma and 6 years of work experience in visual design and management experience
- A minimum of 4 years of professional advertising agency experience and/or work within an in-house creative team
- Experience with Adobe Creative programs and Figma
- Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
- Must provide a portfolio or work samples to be considered for the role
- Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required
- You must be 18 years or older
- You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
- You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
- You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
- New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles.
- Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles.
- Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post.
- All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
- We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
Nice To Haves
- Mastery of Adobe Creative programs and Figma
- Balance of conceptual and executional designer with strong digital experience
- Team player and collaborator
- Flexible, fast thinker that exhibits poise in critical or stressful times
- Takes initiative and is a self-starter
- Strong creative problem-solver
- Ability to work independently
- Passionate and creative, inspired by new trends and emerging technologies
- Strong presentation skills
- Outstanding communication and great people skills
- Mastery of Adobe Creative programs and Figma
- Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
Responsibilities
- Responsible for designing a wide range of creative projects including marketing campaigns, brand campaigns, experiential design, presentations, site design, social media, email campaigns and display ads
- Collaborate with fellow creatives and outside vendors as required to exceed expectations on projects
- Deliver creative solutions that impact both brand metrics and business outcomes.
- Present and participate in creative reviews with peers and clients
- Follow creative briefs, budgets, timelines, and processes for each project
- Ensure objectives are met and work delivers to quality standards
- Offer new ideas for creative processes and collaboration
- Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
