VP, Associate Creative Director, Art

Overview

 

Wildtype runs like no other. As the most Agile full-service agency in healthcare, we aren’t beholden to ritual. Powered by diverse ideas, knowledge, and people, our unique creative process is a force of nature, removing obstacles between brand and growth in wild new ways.

 

Title: VP, Associate Creative Director, Art

 

Location: New York, NY

 

Department/Discipline: Art

 

Overview: The VP, Associate Creative Director, Art is responsible for ensuring that all Agency work is on strategy and meets or exceeds the highest level of creative accomplishment. He/she contributes to growing the Clients' business. They act as the Creative Director’s right hand and can step in to fulfill these functions when necessary. The VP, Associate Creative Director/Copy also acts an advocate for the agency. They help to identify and recruit new talent as well as provides leadership and guidance within their department.

 

Responsibilities:

• Act as Creative Director’s (CD) “right hand.” Demonstrate ability to take over the CD’s functions when necessary
• Demonstrate leadership qualities as evident by ability to motivate team, facilitate great thinking, and keep the morale high
• Proactively seek opportunities for improvements in the department and offer executable solutions
• Keep Creative Director(s) briefed on creative projects in a timely manner
• Establish credibility with Clients at all levels by developing knowledge of Client’s business, both the brand itself and people involved (i.e. internal client structure, individual responsibilities, and interaction between groups/individuals with respect to their impact on client jobs
• Manage outside vendor/resources effectively from both cost and creative standpoints, including photographers, illustrators, and production vendors for premiums and printing
• Keep abreast of current advertising, design, and other visual communications
• Continuously explore cutting-edge, current, and unique design styles and imagery 
• Demonstrate the ability to work in various forms of media including a working knowledge of the print production process
• Contribute to new business efforts creatively, as a reliable steward of the work, and presenting the work in the new business effort
• In person client travel is required
• Act as a brand steward maintaining the integrity and excellence of the brand in all materials developed
• Consistently provide fresh, unique, and strategic thinking for all brand marketing/advertising initiatives
• Ensure that Agency work is on strategy and contributes to growing the Client’s business
• Work as a team with copywriters to develop conceptual approaches to meet Client objectives
• Attend photo-shoots; provide necessary on-the-spot feedback to vendors to effectively accomplish agency and client goals
• Acts as gatekeeper to ensure that all final products released demonstrate only the highest quality creative and effectively communicates brand messages to targeted customers
• Be an effective presenter and clearly communicate creative concepts and rationale for design choices to team and clients and/or new business prospects
• Demonstrate ability to “zoom in and out” (big picture thinking as well as attention to details) as necessary
• Demonstrate ability to collaborate with Client/Agency Creative/Account teams
• Help create a collaborative work environment between all departments and demonstrate ability to handle conflicts in a positive, professional and productive manner
• Work with account service from beginning of project until the end to make sure all projects meet budgetary guidelines
• Maintain positive relationships with and utilize the internal business group departments (electronic studio, editorial, traffic, imaging and production) appropriately
• Communicate effectively and professionally both internally and externally
• Demonstrate good problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• Remain calm despite high pressure situations
• Project a professional attitude and foster a positive team atmosphere demonstrating respect for peers and supervisors and establish credibility both internally and externally
• Assist other members of department/team as needed when workload allows
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager
• Demonstrate the ability to manage time and prioritize all jobs effectively, as well as oversee junior members of the art brand team by monitoring projects, delegating assignments and approving work
• Monitor overall workload to effect efficiency and assure that waiting or downtime is minimized
• Help supervisor manage and resolve staff issues inclu