Art Director
Art Director
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Job Description
Location: This position is hybrid (4 days in office) in Atlanta. Seeking local candidates in the ATL area.
This Art Director will be part of a creative services inhouse team and will assist in managing a small team of highlyskilled creative professionals while leading the design and creative direction efforts. The creative team develops a variety of print and internal / external marketing collateral for the retail industry. All creative efforts are coordinated with the client to maintain the integrity of the approved designs and themes. The Art Director must be passionate about design consumer trends and a forwardthinking individual looking for new and innovate ways to deliver ideas to our client.
Work is typically performed under minimal daily supervision receiving guidance from manager/supervisor about the work that needs to be completed. Able to exercise high level of discretion and latitude in completing tasks.
The Art Director will collaborate and work in tandem with the Sr. Art Directors and Associate Creative Director to execute 3000 creative projects per year. The Art Director should have the ability to thrive in a fastpaced environment while establishing relationships with key clientele across all levels of the organization.
Lead creative development for projects including digital print and experiential.
Contribute original designs and concepts.
Oversee and ensure Brand consistency and quality across marketing production work.
Ensure timely and accurate project deliverables.
Mentor and oversee a small team of graphic designers.
Collaborate with creative groups across the department.
Remain current with industry best practices and apply them to the development of creative.
Art directs new and productionbased projects.
Follows projects throughout all stages of print production in store and/or online deployment.
Provides production support to produce technically correct print ready mechanicals for release.
Interacts regularly with client creative partners and other team members as needed for completion of assigned projects.
Interprets marketing ideas and turns them into visual reality at a worldclass level.
Partner with senior leaders to develop brand story strategy and appropriate creative/design direction to execute client driven deliverables.
Solves business challenges through smart creative design.
Takes ownership leads and manages initiatives and successfully executes through all stages of creative development on target on time and on budget.
Participates in the recruiting and hiring process and is responsible for on boarding and training new employees.
Promotes collaboration support and inclusion to create a positive work environment.
Sharp attention to detail.
Effectively communicates with leadership regarding situations that require decisions actions and may include problems.
Selfmotivated individual with a positive attitude.
Qualifications :
The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job. The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Bachelors degree in discipline related field and 8 yrs. of experience
Impressive portfolio of imaginative work showcasing a variety of experience
Retail agency or inhouse corporate design experience preferred
Well versed on Macintosh platform (OS) and industry standard applications:
Adobe CC (InDesign Illustrator Photoshop and other relevant programs) and Microsoft Office.Experience presenting/pitching concepts to internal clients and external customers and sourcing vendors.
New ideas great design sense copywriting skills (a plus) and the ability to prepare projects for print are essential
Understanding of print production basic web development and good user interface concepts
Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to exemplify EQ/IQ in the workplace with both client and team.
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal along with the ability to listen for understanding to execute the work according to the customers needs
Ability to juggle multiple projects while meeting demanding deadlines producing high quality work and projecting a positive attitude
Strong project management skills organizational skills and timemanagement skills
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
