Job details

Art Director

at Community Agency
Location Toronto, Canada
Date Posted April 5, 2016
Category Senior
Job Type Full-time

Description

Community is looking for an Art Director to join our creative family. 

Community is seeking an Art Director to develop breakthrough creative concepts in multiple disciplines, and art direct them to the highest level by supporting and driving Community’s vision. The Art Director will develop and understand design strategies
to deliver the best possible creative solution with consideration of budget and strict timelines, while achieving the clients’ goals.

You are:

A curious and creative brand-thinking designer who brings creativity to everything you do, who understands that brand expression and experiences transcend across all touch points. You’re a problem solver, a collaborator, a clear and driven communicator who knows that language is a powerful component to visual expression, and effectively communicate ideas to an audience. You thrive on zeroing in on exactly what the problem is and you are equally enthusiastic about arriving at a well thought out, impeccably designed solution.

Your primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Uncompromising attention to detail
  • Compelling aesthetic sensibilities and solid understanding of layout,
  • typography and design principles
  • Establish directions and design solutions; ensure implementation of directions
  • from concept through production and oversee multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ensure all correspondence, materials, presentations, proposals, etc. seen by prospective and existing clients are error-free, of highest quality and always relevant to the client or agency ask
  • Design across a variety of project types including digital/traditional/trans-media advertising, and interactive design with an emphasis on branding and identity design
  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast paced environment
  • Understand and effectively communicate/implement creative concepts, the client’s creative and business philosophy
  • Build and maintain relationships with the account team and production teams
  • Present to and communicate effectively with internal teams and clients
  • Lead, manage and mentor junior team members
  • Partner effectively with all departments to ensure delivery of on-time, high-quality deliverables that address all relevant client and agency requirements
  • Present and sell cohesive and persuasive campaign approaches

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of agency experience and a degree in graphic design or a related field with strong background in art direction and/or design, and digital. Must be comfortable in leading and overseeing multiple team members. Must have a well-rounded portfolio showcasing strong experience in both brand and marketing campaigns.

If this person sounds like you, get in touch with us, we’d love to meet you.

Please include your PDF portfolio and/or link to your website with your application.