Freelance Senior Art Director

Syneos Health • Columbus, OH

91d • $60

About The Position

You inspire creativity. With keen aesthetic judgement and a well-managed plan, you are a natural at coming up with creative ideas and solutions to support clients. There is never a time when you are not thinking of new ideas, and your clients appreciate your dedication to providing high quality and impactful campaigns. Such talent and guidance make you the right fit for this impactful Senior Art Director role with GSW.

Requirements

• 3+ years advertising agency experience required
• Healthcare advertising agency experience nice to have
• Proficiency in all Adobe Suite programs
• Conceptual Creativity: Ability to think in abstract terms; can make connections between unrelated notions; can formulate innovative ideas where others cannot; seen as original and value-added in brainstorming sessions
• Providing Direction: Can establish clear directions based on objectives; distributes the workload appropriately based on skill sets and talents; communicates well with others on the progress of work and results
• Industry Application: Picks up on technical things quickly; is good at learning new industry, company, product, and/or technical knowledge developments of the client's business as well as the agency business; has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment

Responsibilities

• Brand 'owner' at the Sr. Art Director level
• Partners with copywriters on brand and concept development
• Demonstrates ownership of assigned brand by continually coming up with new ideas proactively
• Collaborates with creative, account services, production, and extended team members
• Provides mentorship, guidance, and support to other artists within the group
• Acts as a hands-on art director
• Presents and sells ideas internally and to clients
• Manages creative process, work flow, workload, and resources among the art group
• Provides art direction to and empowers Studio Designers, photographers, illustrators, and other external collaborators, such as broadcast producers and directors
• Keeps up to date with trends in branding, marketing, advertising, and related communications industries
• Keeps up to date with trends within the industries specific to assigned accounts
• Is knowledgeable about products and services specific to assigned accounts
• Owns brand art 'revisions' and is responsible for partnering with Studio Production Designer for overflow periods (i.e. launch)
• Oversees, implements and is keeper of visual brand mandatories and consistencies

Benefits

• 401k match
• Paid time off
• Benefits through provisions in the Affordable Care Act or State-specific requirements depending on the terms of your employment

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees