Art Director

Job Description

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A Supper Art Director will provide leadership to a team of graphic designers and interns under the direction of the Creative Director. The Art Director will create unique branding and advertising collateral that effectively communicates messaging to the target audience. The art director will meet with clients and internal departments to discuss and establish project objectives, research current trends and the target demographic, and design and troubleshoot the visual aspects of an ad campaign, website or branding project from the initial planning stages until the finished campaign is presented to the client or company.

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Responsibilities

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• Conceptualizing multi-channel campaigns, websites, and branding projects with a creative partner and seeing the concept through execution by collaborating with copywriters and designers.
• Provides visual design inspiration and conceptual direction for websites.
• Works under the strategic direction of Creative Director.
• Owns creative projects and is responsible for deadlines and outcomes.
• Ensures work is consistent with Supper’s design quality and client brand guidelines.
• Deep understanding of project and creative strategy and ensures work delivers on the strategy.
• Provides art direction on photoshoots, video shoots and design projects, including storyboard development or storyboard collaboration with vendor partners.
• Contributes to graphic design projects in execution and direction.
• Contributes to website project, including direction and execution, in Webflow and other platforms.
• Provides estimated time requirements for project completion related to design and art direction functions to inform overall project estimate.
• Facilitates communication with account executives to ensure creative executions deliver against the creative brief and effectively reaches the target audience.
• Presents client work, clearly explaining the assignment, creative strategy, idea and how it accomplishes the client’s objective and solves the creative/design problem.
• Directing, reviewing and approving original social content creation.
• Mentor, guide, and encourage designers and interns. Contribute to their weekly 1-on-1s, quarterly conversations and annual performance reviews.
• Advocates for the work to provide creative solutions to client problems.
• Stay current with trends and new media formats, absorbing ideas from the internet, TV, social media, etc.

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Qualifications

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• Must possess 3 plus years of experience in the creative, advertising, or marketing industries.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic arts or related field.
• Displays an understanding of managing client expectations and relationships, while working across teams to ensure that deliverables are on time, on budget, and error free.
• Demonstrate above-average skills needed for art direction including: Design ability, color theory, typography, and composition.
• Proficiency in applicable Mac software programs, including Adobe Creative Suite.
• A well-rounded portfolio of conceptual work, with strong graphic design, website or UX/UI design, photography direction, logo and/or typography skills.
• Self-starter personality with solutions-focused attitude in accepting new challenges.
• Effective interpersonal skills, working well in a team setting.
• Conscientious work ethic.
• High level of organization, attention to detail and innovation.
• Aligns to Supper’s values.