Designer / Art Director

JDA Worldwide • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

JDA Worldwide is seeking a designer/art director to join its team. The role calls for someone with strong agency or studio experience and a portfolio of excellent work, who is curious, collaborative, and eager to keep growing. The designer/art director should be able to develop ideas from the outset by understanding a brand’s business problem, then shape those ideas into clear, effective creative work.

The position spans brand-building, including logos, identity systems, and environmental graphics, as well as video production and editing. Candidates should use AI thoughtfully when it supports the work. Applicants are asked to share a selection of their best projects, including at least one with real emotional impact, a short note about themselves, and the last piece of design that made them jealous.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience at an agency or studio.
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates excellent work.
• Ability to recognize opportunities to grow and continue developing professionally.
• Good creative judgment, including knowing when to stop refining and when to push an idea further.
• Ability to develop strong, simple ideas that are easy to explain.
• Ability to ask why and investigate a brand’s business problem before deciding how to address it.
• Ability to work well with others.

Responsibilities

• Understand brand business problems and help shape creative ideas from the beginning of a project.
• Develop brands from the ground up, including logos, identity systems, and environmental graphics.
• Contribute to video shoots and editing.
• Use AI when it is useful to the work, and leave it out when it is not.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed