Art Director

Are you a seasoned art director with proven campaign experience? As an Art Director, you will work closely with our Creative Director and creative team members to develop and execute compelling, strategically aligned creative concepts across various projects. Your role will involve directing the creative elements of projects, ensuring high standards of quality, and guiding team members to achieve visually and linguistically impactful solutions aligned with client goals. This position reports directly to the Creative Director. What You'll Do **Ideate and Create: (50%)** * **Creative Leadership:** Provide visual direction and guidance to graphic designers, copywriters, and production team members, fostering a collaborative and high\-quality creative process. * **Team Management:** Manage graphic designers and other supporting creative roles like copywriter and production designer. Identify performance standards and help realign team members when standards are not met. * **Strategic Alignment:** Understand client and strategic objectives and implement or ensure integration in design and language solutions. Effective communication with internal team members with ability to surface issues paired with potential solutions * **Concept Development:** Collaborate with Creative Director to translate creative briefs and client goals into clear, impactful creative concepts across both print and digital media, from initial concept through to final execution. * **Review and Quality Control:** Oversee and approve design elements, layouts, and visual concepts, ensuring aesthetic quality, accuracy, and alignment with brand standards. Collaborate with photo and video editors to guarantee high\-quality visual output. **Scale: (40%)** * **Design and Messaging Oversight:** Manage the artistic development of deliverables from initial concept through final execution, including graphics, layout, messaging, and photo direction. * **Photo and Video Support:** Provide creative input for photo and video productions, including guidance on art direction, style, and visual details. Collaborate with production teams to achieve the desired aesthetic and ensure high quality image or video output in final delivery. * **Resource Coordination:** Coordinate freelance designers, copywriters, and other creative professionals as needed to fulfill project requirements. Assist in delegating job responsibilities among creative team members and oversee that quality work is being completed within the deadline. Communicates with CD and/or project managers to onboard new tasks when priority tasks are in review or completed. * **Timeline Adherence:** Ensure all projects are completed on time, adhering to deadlines and aligning with project scopes. * **Production\-Ready Files:** Ensure final designs are production\-ready, accurately labeled, and organized for hand\-off to vendors or clients, maintaining clear file management standards on cloud platforms. **Collaboration and Commu