Weber Shandwick · 2 months ago
Senior Art Director
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $110K/yr
5+ years expWeber Shandwick is seeking a talented Senior Art Director to join their team in Chicago. This role involves driving creative projects and delivering brand-focused visuals for various digital and print projects while engaging directly with clients.
AdvertisingAnalyticsConsultingContentMarketingPublic RelationsReputation
Responsibilities
Concept ideas anchored in the trends, stories, and consumer passions that are being shared in media and across social feeds
Help drive overall creative direction for key client projects
Work with copywriters, producers and other team members to flesh out the creative development of ideas and tactical executions
Create production-ready designs and layouts, establish the look/tone/feel for campaigns and executions, and convey ideas through well-designed presentations
In all social media-specific concepts, understand various execution formats and incorporate creative/design/layout best practices for various social media networks including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Snapchat, LinkedIn and YouTube
Translate video story ideas into visual sequences through storyboards, mood boards, etc
Ensure all visual design adheres to existing brand guidelines
Work across a fully integrated team with client experience, project management, strategy, analytics, integrated media, etc
Qualification
Required
5+ years of art direction and/or design experience in a related agency department or industry (advertising, digital, social media, publishing/content or public relations)
Must have a portfolio (share anything that conveys the way you think or approach assignments, even if it was never produced; we like rough sketches)
Be curious, self-motivated, hard-working, well-organized, thick skinned and resilient to ever-changing timelines, requests, and deliverables
Ongoing drive to learn and incorporate new and emerging techniques, trends and philosophies in design, technology, interaction and social media
Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately within all required aspects of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) as well as presentation software (PowerPoint); any After Effects animation skills will be utilized
Experience managing junior creatives and working closely with copywriters and designers
Preferred
Bonus skills: illustration, photography, retouching, filmmaking, videography, editorial, animation, HTML
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401k (with employer match)
Tuition Reimbursement
Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
Short-Term Disability
Paid Employee Family Leave
Family Building Benefit
Company
Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is a global public relations firm with offices in major media, business, and government capitals around the world. It is a sub-organization of Interpublic Group.
1001-5000 employees
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