Junior Art Director

McKinney•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$65,000 - $72,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Junior Art Director partners with a copywriter to conceive and design concepts and visual solutions for various social platforms, presentations, integrated campaigns, and more.

Requirements

Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), as well as emerging digital and social design trends
Experience with Google Suite (Slides, Sheets, etc.)
Ideal candidate should have up to 1 year of internship and/or work experience as an art director or designer.
A creative portfolio is required.
You must be authorized to work in the US for any employer.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of digital, UX and UI design principals a plus
Knowledge of AfterEffects, Sketch and HTML are a plus, but not mandatory
Animation skills a plus, but not mandatory
Flash, CSS, Javascript and front-end development skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

Works in concert with a Copywriter to develop and design great creative concepts and presentation approaches.
Takes responsibility for finalizing files, prepping for production and maintaining existing quality standards.
Conceive, design, and produce an array of visual assets including (but not limited to): paid and organic social posts, gifs, memes, stickers, infographics, presentations, motion graphics, templates, mood boards, press kits, ads, and marketing materials
Develop and comp designs for a variety of social platforms, such as IG, X, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, etc.
Find creative ways to leverage, repurpose and resize existing photography and assets
Help art directors and teammates comp their creative concepts
Present concepts with the Junior Art Director to the Associate Creative Director and Creative Director.
Report to Associate Creative Director and/ Creative Director on project status.
Incorporate feedback from Creative Directors, and clients with precision and a positive attitude
Understanding of visual hierarchy and design principles
Remains current on industry trends and technology.
Ensures the quality, craft and implementation of all work done on projects assigned.
Delivers creative work that is on time, on target and on budget.
Pays meticulous attention to detail
Reviews work to ensure accuracy
Becomes an expert in brand standards
Collaborates with writers, strategists, account management, and clients.
Understands the Client’s business, brand, products and their customers.
Always leads by example.