Job Description We're looking for an Art Director to join our award-winning in-house agency, where we're responsible for getting the Publicis Sapient brand message out to the world—especially to potential clients. As an Art Director you'll create visual solutions that convince clients, prospects, talent and the marketplace to engage with our brand. You'll use curiosity, collaboration and both conceptual and hands-on skills to deliver creative work across a combination of digital comms, website, social, live events, infographics and even film/video. As part of our integrated, interdisciplinary "pod" team model, you'll collaborate closely with a copywriter partner, project manager, marketing directors, technologists and content specialists to bring these ideas to life for your audience and help us grow our brand and business. Develop creative ideas based on criteria in creative brief and/or direction from senior leadership, collaborating with team members and copywriters Create and design visuals across a wide range of on and offline channels Create in-brand layouts and experiences by applying graphic design principles such as color, typography, photographic selection that create a compelling and visually attractive story for audiences Provide rationale for design choices; assure design meets business objectives whilst creating a compelling journey across touchpoints Develop style of the presentation for existing concepts/directions; determine best format to execute ideas Ensure quality and preparation of deliverables for handoff to digital and media ops teams, developers, printers or production partners Define outlines and storyboards for animations or video (identifying the range of assets to be used, the story to be told) Research and identify trends in design language and branding and provide recommendations to our internal teams and partners Qualifications 3+ years of industry experience Strong design portfolio showing concepts and designs for a variety of brand and marketing projects Great communication and collaboration mindset. This includes ability to articulate creative concepts and rationale to other team members or clients A solid working knowledge of the latest versions of applicable programs – Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch and PowerPoint. Understanding InVision is a plus. A good working knowledge of UX/web, online and offline concepting and production, motion, social and content. Passion for design and eagerness to collaborate with other creative people Self-motivated, organized and accountable Ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure with careful attention to detail is a must Currently working with a creative copywriter, or previous experience in a creative team would be ideal Understanding of video, editing or animation would be a big plus
