Art Director

$93,621 - $114,421/Yr

Aquent - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Atlanta, GA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Art Director will play a crucial role in the in-house agency of a leading financial client, focusing on creating award-winning digital work. This position requires a blend of strategic thinking, collaboration, and exceptional design skills across various digital platforms, including interactive banners, social media, email campaigns, and brand campaigns. The Art Director will work closely with a diverse team to ensure the client's brand is effectively represented in all creative outputs, while also managing multiple projects with changing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Concept and execute a wide range of creative projects including national advertising campaigns, brand identity development, corporate events, email campaigns, social media, banner ads, environmental design, presentations, and website design.
• Collaborate with art directors, creative directors, graphic designers, proofreaders, animators, videographers, photographers, 3D designers, digital designers, content strategists, front-end developers, and outside vendors as required.
• Follow a creative brief and work with account managers and project managers to ensure assignments are clearly outlined and estimated.
• Understand strategic marketing initiatives and campaign strategies.
• Question client/marketing strategy when it doesn't align with market research or meet consumer needs.
• Conduct and participate in creative reviews.
• Present work to peers, managers, clients, and executive leadership.
• Follow budgets, timelines, and internal processes for each project.
• Work expeditiously on a high volume of projects with constantly changing deadlines.
• Ensure all objectives are met and that work is error-free.
• Offer new ideas for creative processes and collaboration.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts or a high school diploma with 7 years of work experience in visual design and management experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional advertising agency experience and/or work within an in-house creative team.

Nice-to-haves

• Brand focused strategic/conceptual thinker
• Team player and collaborator
• Flexible, fast thinker—especially during critical or stressful times
• Takes initiative and is a self-starter
• Strength in multitasking and problem solving
• Ability to work independently
• Innovative and out-of-the-box conceptual thinking
• Passionate and creative, inspired by new trends and emerging technologies
• In-depth knowledge of, and experience in, creating and developing brand identity
• Excellent presentation skills
• Outstanding communication and great people skills
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Workfront)
• Proficient in UX/UI programs such as Sketch, Figma and InVision
• HTML 5, CSS and ActionScript experience a plus but not required
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Benefits

• Benefits package including matching 401K
• Flexible work options (remote or in-office)