Senior Art Director

Company Description

Saatchi & Saatchi X partners with our clients to create dynamic solutions rooted in shopper know-how. We are a different kind of creator. We elevate the expected, and embrace the new, the next, and the complex. Our ideas deliver real results for our clients to drive their business and help them evolve. It’s simply what happens when strategy, creative, and execution fearlessly collaborate to create the future. 

We partner with our clients to provide marketing programs focused on driving results. Our approach isn’t actual rocket science, but there’s a reason no other agency can execute ideas like we do.

Talent is at the heart of everything we do. 

We’ve put together a team of talented and passionate individuals from around the globe.

Check out our work at saatchix.com.

Job Description

The Senior Art Director is responsible for leading concept development and translation for interactive marketing, omni-channel campaigns, web and motion-based projects.

You are a talented Senior Art Director who is responsible for leading concept development and the translation and extension of concepts into effective visual designs for interactive marketing, online campaigns, web and motion-based projects. Under the direction of a Creative Lead (CD, ACD), you will work hands-on on several projects at a time and will be involved in all phases of creative development. You will be responsible for planning and executing portions of projects independently or in conjunction with junior creative staff or freelancers. You will be involved in new business projects. You work independently, with limited oversight from your manager.

Someone with strong conceptual and hands on design skills, with a broad knowledge of interactive/digital experiences including web and mobile. You will put your obsession for detail and pixel perfect execution to the test while working with copywriters to help execute cutting edge digital designs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reports to Creative Director
• Responsible for leading Creative teams in the successful creation and production of design solutions for one to two assigned accounts
• Follows creative direction of senior Creative staff and Account staff
• Plans and directs many aspects of assigned projects, and serves as an integral member of the Creative team
• Accountable for managing a team of Creative talent, and leading them in the development of creative work that is consistently sound, of excellent caliber, and acceptable to the client
• Mentors and leads assigned Creative staff, and is available to critique their work
• Manages many internal details of assigned projects, including finding and/or choosing photographers, working and coordinating with Production and Account staff
• Leads the effort to translate established creative direction into conceptual ideas
• Participates as a Creative team member in new-business development efforts
• Works with appropriate account representative on all projects

Qualifications

• MUST HAVE AGENCY BACKGROUND
• Portfolio must include all digital (mobile, web & social) marketing work

• Must be conceptual/an idea person as well as hands on
• Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts or Graphic Design
• Minimum 4-8 years' experience
• Recognized expertise in web/online/interactive design, with expert knowledge of the design programs required for that discipline
• Solid knowledge of steps required in creative development process: provides guidance to achieve creative direction; gives timely and helpful coaching; and produces all work in a timely, cost-effective manner
• Good presentation skills
• Good people-management and coaching skills
• Ability to solve problems using keen instincts and organizational experience
• Proven mentoring, supervisory, and team-building skills
• Minimal travel

Additional Information

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.
 

Saatchi & Saatchi X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbi