Junior Art Director - Social first

Our client, a well-known PR agency, is looking for a full-time Junior Art Director - Social to join their team! This role is ideally hybrid in either their Chicago or Detroit offices, but open to LA and NY too. The Junior Art Director will: - Partner with copywriters to develop original, insight-driven creative concepts that spark conversation and engagement. - Design and art direct campaigns across social, digital, PR, video, and integrated marketing channels. - Create layouts and visual systems that establish the look, feel, and tone of brand campaigns while ensuring alignment with brand guidelines. - Build compelling presentations that clearly communicate and sell creative ideas. - Develop storyboards, mood boards, and visual references that bring concepts to life before production. - Translate client briefs, research, and brand assets into visually engaging creative solutions. - Collaborate closely with creative, production, and cross-functional teams to refine and execute ideas. - Work with vendors and partner teams to ensure high-quality production and execution of creative work. - Manage multiple fast-paced projects while maintaining strong attention to detail and design quality. - Incorporate feedback from creative leadership, clients, legal teams, and stakeholders with professionalism and adaptability. - Stay informed on cultural trends and emerging opportunities to help brands remain relevant and engaged in current conversations. - Support new business initiatives and maintain accurate, timely project and time-tracking records. The Junior Art Director has: - Ideally 1+ year of experience in art direction, graphic design, or a creative agency environment. - Portfolio showcasing creative work, including professional, academic, personal, or spec projects. - Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign; experience with Figma, After Effects, or Premiere is a plus. - Strong understanding of visual storytelling and platform-specific creative best practices across digital and social channels. - Familiarity with internet culture, social media trends, memes, GIFs, and emerging content formats. - Experience using AI-powered creative tools for ideation, concept development, and visual exploration. - Curiosity about client businesses and the ability to connect creative ideas to business objectives. - Strong willingness to learn, seek feedback, and grow under mentorship. - Ability to think beyond the brief and push creative ideas to their fullest potential. - Additional skills in motion graphics, photography, illustration, or content creation are preferred. - Interest, knowledge, or experience in the automotive industry is a plus. - Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Demonstrated accountability, sound decision-making, resourcefulness, inclusivity, and resilience under tight deadlines. In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment. In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment. Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also: Email your resume in Word to: jennifer.marshall@jobalert.creativecircle.com **Ple