Biolumina · 1 day ago
VP, Group Art Supervisor
Biolumina is a company specializing in pharmaceutical advertising, and they are seeking a VP, Group Art Supervisor to lead the development and execution of agency offerings. The role involves managing a creative team, overseeing projects, and ensuring brand consistency while mentoring junior members.
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Responsibilities
Demonstrate leadership qualities as evident by ability to motivate team, facilitate great thinking, and keeping the team energized
Bring interactive trends to your team’s attention and find ways to employ technology to meet your Client’s business needs
Execute and direct creative that encompasses all media across print, video, 3D, interactive and social
Keep abreast of current interactive, mobile, advertising, design, and visual communications. Continuously stay current to marketing trends and unique design styles, imagery, technology and technological advances and introduce these to future team projects where appropriate
Keep supervisor(s) briefed on creative projects in a timely manner
Interact with project managers on all projects in a timely fashion and regularly review all design work with them to ensure budgets, timelines and proper execution are achieved. Own a full understanding of the interactive development process
Establish credibility with Clients at all levels by developing knowledge of Client’s business, brand and competitive marketplace(s) and technological advances
Manage outside vendor/resources effectively from both cost and creative standpoints, including photographers, illustrators, and production vendors for premiums, printing, digital media, mobile vendors and 3rd party developers
Attend video and photo-shoots; provide necessary on-the-spot feedback to effectively accomplish agency and client goals
Contribute to new business efforts strategically, creatively and as a reliable steward of the work
Demonstrate ability to design and advocate from the user’s perspective
Ability to read wireframes and functional specifications and translate into design
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
Execute examples of interactive design and provide guidance in understanding these materials when appropriate
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 including performance, personal presentation and internal interactions
Recommend adjustments/additions to the roles and procedures of the department to achieve continuous improvement and efficiency across all accounts and/or specific accounts
Help interview, train and orient new team members to the agency, department, and account(s) at the direction of supervisor
Mentors reports by providing constructive, ongoing feedback to them as well as completing annual performance reviews
Provide ongoing guidance to all team members and be available to them as a resource for account/agency/departmental policies, procedures, etc
Keep supervisor or department head appraised of any workload challenges/concerns on assigned team accounts that may necessitate hiring freelancers or moving creatives around to better utilize their time
Oversee team’s time off schedules, time reporting, etc. to ensure appropriate coverage at all times for accounts. Maintain accurate time sheets for self and team. Monitor, review and approve direct report’s time sheets in terms of hours worked on specific jobs
Qualification
Required
College degree in visual communications or equivalent experience
6-7 years of digital and print design/advertising experience
1-2 years of supervisory experience
Advertising and/or print and digital design portfolio or website equivalent
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Proficiency in Adobe CS 5, Microsoft Office
Basic knowledge of HTML 5, CSS, and Video Production