Senior Retail Environmental Art Director

Job description

Senior Art Director

The Senior Art Director executes and oversees the artistic development of design elements for various clients. Elements are developed for a variety of creative projects, including environmental design, presentations, brochures, catalogs, direct mail, corporate identity, POP, and signage. Designs will integrate typographic, photographic, illustrative, and graphic layouts that support a sound creative strategy. Must possess strong brand identity experience and show supporting work samples. The position requires involvement in collaborating in strategic design directions with the creative team, Design Directors and executing/managing direction and design standards across various channels. The position requires attention to detail, a careful eye for consistency, and multiple project organization. Clear, articulate communication and effective presentation skills are desired. Within the creative group, the Art Director works with the strategy and research, business development, environmental designers, and VP Design Directors to develop solid, problem-solving concepts for clients.

Essential Job Functions:

Responsible for the design, layout, and formatting of graphic project initiatives

Supervises freelancers and production standards on projects

Maintains and/or develops graphic identities and organizational consistency for clients across all jobs

Must work independently as well as collaboratively with design teams to strategically implement strong graphic concepts

Be able to guide graphic design, photography, typography, and layout development

Responsible for managing preparations for presentation materials and storyboarding

Manages copywriters and photographers when necessary

Capable of multi-tasking responsibilities and adapting to changes in schedules

Deep understanding of retail trends and influences that guide design

Present ideas/concepts to clients in a professional manner and handle feedback

Responsible for attending press checks when necessary and ensuring graphic standards of quality

Ability to work with a diverse group of different backgrounds

Encouraging others, self-motivated and articulate

Able to travel for meetings and presentations

Punctuality and regular attendance are required on the job

Carry digital and print projects from inception to implementation along with guiding the team's work

Have a strong creative point of view that's rooted in strategic creative ideas

Have the ability to write copy when needed

Work with account managers to map out creative schedules and timelines

Create digital spots from storyboards to final animations

Present creative to the clients with persuasive and sound reasoning

Manage a creative team of diverse talents and skills to align on tasks

Presents with poise, authority, and clarity and can guide others to do the same

Responds appropriately to questions, objectives, or challenges

Effectively communicates by adjusting style, tone, and level of detail appropriate to the audience and occasion

Applies knowledge to identify issues and internal problems and works to develop solutions

Demonstrates business foresight along with the ability to integrate diverse perspectives

Assess the difficulty of initiatives, identifies processes and actions associated with complex initiatives

Elicits feedback from customers

Considers both short-term and long-term interests of the customer when making decisions

Takes responsibility to resolve customer concerns

Creates clear objectives and actionable goals for direct reports

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college, University, or art school in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Communications, or a closely related field

Experience: 7-10 years in Art Direction. Must have an exhibit, tradeshow, or retail design experience.

Special Skills/Qualifications: Proficiency in Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc).

Experience with design best practices as it relates to various channels including social, digital, and physical. Thorough understanding of graphic design, photography, typography, and layout.

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Worksite address

atlanta, GA, 30383, US

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