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1000heads

Senior Art Director (paid)

1000heads, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Overview

We are looking for a Senior Art Director who thrives in fast-paced environments and loves the challenge of discovering engaging and innovative content that genuinely excites our target audience. You will be the hands-on visionary involved in creating impactful social, digital and brand activation campaigns, from concept to execution, working on a design-savvy team and across clients to help brands effectively tell their story through various channels. We’ll depend on you for the development of our offering; championing and selling creative work, actively evolving design strategies which promote excellence, and translating marketing and branding strategies into fresh and impressive campaigns. You will act as the guardian of quality and overall look and feel, and collaborate across projects to maintain high standards. This is a hybrid role, with 2 days per week in office required. You must reside in one of our US office locations: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Miami. Base pay range:

$110,000.00/yr - $125,000.00/yr

Responsibilities

Working from a brief with a copywriter or other members of the creative team, generating ideas to present to clients

Determine how to best represent concepts visually

Producing sketches, storyboards, wireframes, and layouts based on creative ideas to bring to life concepts for presentations and proposals

Understanding marketing initiatives, strategic positioning and target audience, and developing artistic approach and style to match

Working on designs to produce effective social and digital campaigns

Coordinating with specialists, such as artists, photographers and developers

Offering input to creative meetings and sharing ideas

Producing attractive and effective designs for all media

Managing projects, on and off location, and working within a budget

Requirements

Hybrid role; 2 days in office per week. US locations: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Miami

Expert knowledge of design software and editing tools (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, After Effects)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Excellence in visual elements (layout, typography, hierarchy and composition)

Keen eye for design and meticulous attention to detail

Time management and multitasking abilities

Creativity and problem-solving aptitude

Ability to meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment

Inspirational and visionary with self-drive to maintain and improve design standards

Team player with flexibility to contribute on any project

Minimum 5-6 years experience

Agency or social media experience strongly preferred

Online portfolio with provided link

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and more

Generous time off package, including the last week of the year

401k & Roth retirement options with employer match after one year

Gym and professional development stipends

Culture Club with monthly activities

DEI Council and Employee Resource Groups

Commute and parking benefits

Wellness program focused on mental, physical and financial wellbeing

And more

Salary Range $110,000 - $125,000

About 1000heads 1000heads combines expertise in data & analytics, strategy, technology and creativity to help the world's best businesses build Social Age brands. 1000heads provides a fully integrated, end-to-end Social Transformation proposition to blue-chip clients encompassing data & analytics, strategy and implementation. 1000heads has a global footprint, employing over 200 people across 12 offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Bogota, Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Japan, Paris and Berlin. 1000heads' clients include Alphabet, Nature Made, The North Face, San Pellegrino, Amazon, Cisco, and Diageo.

1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

For more information on 1000heads, visit 1000heads.com.

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