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Design Senior Director Contractor
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Concept and create strong, compelling ideas that resonate with target audiences
- Design for clients and agency new business efforts, working within brand guidelines while pushing for design excellence
- Develop creative concepts that align with strategic client objectives, ensuring all visual output maintains the highest agency standards from ideation to final delivery
- Present and defend art direction to internal leadership and external clients, effectively decoding feedback into actionable creative tasks for the broader team
- Navigate complex project constraints, including tight deadlines and evolving budgets by finding innovative solutions that preserve the integrity of the original vision
- Manage multiple concurrent projects of varying complexity with precision and adaptability under pressure
- Act as a primary mentor for junior and mid-level creatives, providing constructive feedback and fostering a culture of high-performance and continuous visual improvement
- Implement advanced AI tools to supercharge the creative lifecycle, from generating comprehensive visual identities to rapid video asset creation
- Infuse generative AI into client pitches and prototypes to create hyper-realistic product shots and fully realized campaign mockups that win new business
- Proactively research emerging AI trends and tools, leading the team in ethical discussions and establishing best practices for AI usage within the creative department
- Ideate and build effective stories that match the quality of each social platform
- Excellent communicator who can confidently articulate ideas to others, from storyboard to final work
- Design visually engaging presentations, create mockups & do light retouching as needed that help sell creative ideas to top clients in the industry
- Work collaboratively with a large team of creatives from ideation to execution to help to ensure ideas are created and brought to life
REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE
- 6+ years of experience in art direction within a fast-paced agency environment
- Portfolio demonstrating sophisticated creative thinking, nuanced typography, and expert-level composition across digital and traditional media
- Experience presenting and working directly with clients
- Comfortable working in a fast paced environment, and managing multiple projects at once
- Proficiency across Adobe Design suite; fluency in both After Effects and Premiere
- Deep familiarity with ethical AI frameworks and the legalities of AI-generated content in a commercial setting
- Excellent attention to detail
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