Art Director Manager

Key Role

Deliver a mix of artistic, marketing, and business expertise, while promoting the company and that of its valued clients. The ideal manager, will head the art department, while guiding an extremely talented team of designers who are known for exceptional creativity.

Key Objectives

• Oversee the art department by hiring, training, assigning, scheduling, and mentoring staff
• Establish art department standards for production, productivity, quality, and client service
• Ensure team adheres to current processes, identifies opportunities for improvement, and proposes and creates processes and tools to support design operations
• Collaborate with marketing and sales divisions in creating marketing plans and aligning team priorities with business objectives so that high-quality work is delivered on time and on budget
• Develop presentation approaches, styles, and techniques for the team
• Analyze market trends, consumer needs, and the competitor landscape, and track campaign performance

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the entire team on a creative audit to elevate innovation and establish a unified brand understanding and company voice
• Conceptualize campaign vision, harnessing original graphics, copy, website content, social media, and other marketing materials
• Develop creative briefs based on ideas from brainstorming sessions, with direction, schedules, and deliverables for the creative team
• Delegate projects to in-house designers and oversee storyboards
• Obtain team approval of final layouts, storyboards, and illustrations; encourage members to provide feedback; and respond to internal commentary and requests
• Oversee presentation of final concepts and coordinate production and dissemination for cross-organizational use

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in fine art, graphic design, or similar discipline would be ideal
• Demonstrated experience as an art director and Web development
• Solid knowledge of photography and video production
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in graphic design, with four or more years in a management role
• Proficiency with design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Cinema 4D and After effects would also be great
• Exceptional ability in typography, layout, and prototyping
• Highly skilled in leading a team of creatives
• Strong creative vision with attention to business objectives
• Have a natural eye for design and a passion for delivering dynamic ideas that connect with any audience.