Art Director

Job Description

• Oversee the art department by hiring, training, assigning, scheduling, and mentoring staff
• Establish art department standards for production, productivity, quality, and client service
• Ensure team adheres to current processes, identifies opportunities for improvement, and proposes and creates processes and tools to support design operations
• Collaborate with marketing and sales divisions in creating marketing plans and aligning team priorities with business objectives so that high-quality work is delivered on time and on budget
• Develop presentation approaches, styles, and techniques for the team
• Analyze market trends, consumer needs, and the competitor landscape, and track campaign performance
• Work with entire team on a creative audit to elevate innovation and establish a unified brand understanding and company voice
• Conceptualize campaign vision, harnessing original graphics, copy, website content, social media, and other marketing materials
• Develop creative briefs based on ideas from brainstorming sessions, with direction, schedules, and deliverables for the creative team
• Delegate projects to in-house designers and oversee storyboards
• Obtain team approval of final layouts, storyboards, and illustrations; encourage members to provide feedback; and respond to internal commentary and requests
• Oversee presentation of final concepts and coordinate production and dissemination for cross-organizational use

Required skills and qualifications

• Eight or more years of professional experience in graphic design, with four or more years in a management role
• Proficiency with design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud
• Exceptional ability in typography, layout, and prototyping
• Highly skilled in leading a team of creatives
• Strong creative vision with attention to business objectives
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in fine art, graphic design, or similar discipline
• Experience as an art director
• Experience in web development
• Solid knowledge of photography and video production