Our business solutions client is looking for an Art Director to join their team! This is a 3-6 month, hybrid role with a strong potential to extend into ongoing. ****Candidates must be in one of these locations and agree to a hybrid work arrangement (Onsite on Day 1 and as required by business needs) - Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis** As an art director, you are an experienced creative champion who leads and influences innovative thinking and strategic visions that help our clients solve their most complex business challenges with unique solutions. You'll look at every creative task as an experience, always pushing for a useful, memorable and innovative outcome. You'll advance the work by drawing on vast experience and knowledge, settling for nothing less than the best. You can expect to engage in a diverse portfolio of client projects across a wide range of services and campaigns while showcasing offerings, promoting innovation and fostering exceptional client relationships. You'll work alongside internal clients and teams to drive creative and conceptual storytelling methods and influence the development of creative briefs, storyboards and layouts that effectively communicate design ideas and advance business objectives. You'll initiate and lead creative ideation sessions and be hands-on empowering teams in developing award-winning creative. You'll lead ideation sessions, mentor teams, and be actively developing award-winning creative. You'll lead, mentor, rally, create, and inspire. Through clear communication you'll be able to articulate and present compelling creative concepts that will be essential in gaining stakeholder alignment and advancing project goals. To qualify for the role, you must have Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related discipline or equivalent work experience as an Art Director Strong creative digital portfolio demonstrating outstanding conceptual thinking and design skills. Case studies and story shown within portfolio. Eight plus years of related art direction and design experience Strategic thinker with innovative mindset and consultative skills and current knowledge of digital design trends Experience working in a fast paced, matrixed agency or in-house team environment to develop a range of creative initiatives Sound business acumen to fully comprehend stakeholders' strategic vision and influence the development of the creative brief/storyboards Ability to initiate and successfully lead creative ideation sessions inspiring new design perspectives Ability to work independently on highly complex projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment Strong time-management skills with the ability to lead resources and build short/long-term budgets Successfully lead creative project teams and individuals in implementing project vision, concept and design of deliverables in various platforms and media; review work, troubleshoot and provide feedback Ability to proactively foster exceptional client relationships to build trust and collaboration that leads to the co-development of new opportunities Ability to skillfully liaison between groups of people to bring positive solutions that meet business objectives Innovative mindset with current knowledge of digital design trends Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud; proficiency in prototyping, Microsoft Office (including PowerPoint) and Teams Proficiency in Adobe Workfront is beneficial Experience in successfully mentoring and coaching creatives in developing conceptual skills, including critiquing design projects and providing constructive feedback in a virtual environ
