The creative team at our well-known tech client has an opening for an Art Director. this role combines high-level creativity, craftsmanship, strategic smarts, and business IQ to bring engaging concepts to life. Experienced thinkers and storytellers, our creatives collaborate in a multifaceted work environment to create remarkable work that inspires customers, attracts prospects, and delivers results.

Who You Are

You have excellent design skills, a wealth of digital experience, and impressive conceptual abilities. You’re fearless in trying new directions or techniques in order to create something new. You have your finger on the pulse of industry trends and best practices, and you’re frequently sought out by other designers for input on their designs. You’re both a sprinter and long-distance runner.

You’ll concept everything from big campaign ideas and event experiences to cohesive design themes for email campaigns and what should go on a t-shirt. You’ll design creative campaigns, e-books, email materials, social campaigns, websites, presentations and anything else our internal client or creative team needs. You’ll also create immersive experiences for our world-class events, including one of the biggest software conferences in the world.

You Must Also Be Able To

Create and inspire work that meets strategic marketing objectives and clear point of view that aligns to the brand
Design and lead campaigns across digital ads, social, email, web pages and more
Promote collaboration between the client and the creative department
Develop, produce, and lead well-thought-out presentations that tell the story of the design solution
Constantly push the envelope by promoting progressive thinking and innovation
Lead and coach junior creative staff through critique of their work to maintain quality and consistency
Understand the business and industry of our internal clients and external customers
Be able to work with external vendors/freelancers to provide clear creative direction and timely/helpful feedback to improve creative processes
Prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs

Skills And Experience

8+ years of advertising agency or design shop experience or with strong command of integrated marketing/advertising campaigns which includes digital (web, UI/UX, interactive, video) in addition to traditional advertising or design projects (print, OOH, events)
A compelling portfolio of original work that’s both conceptual and results-driven
Exceptional written and oral communication skills
Strong attention to detail and eagerness to push the boundaries
Expert knowledge of the Figma
Expert knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite
Video editing and After Effects Animation is a plus
Knowledge in Keynote/PowerPoint/Google slides required
A Bachelor’s degree

About This Client

This tech client helps empower companies to connect with their customers in a whole new way. We are the fastest growing of the top 10 enterprise software companies, the World’s Most Innovative Company according to Forbes, and one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For six years running. The growth, innovation, and Aloha spirit of tech client are driven by our incredible employees who thrive on delivering success for our customers while also finding time to give back through our 1/1/1 model, which leverages 1% of our time, equity, and product to improve communities around the world. Join us!

Applicants must provide an online portfolio to be considered. If your portfolio requires a password, please supply that. Applications without portfolios will not be considered.

Client Description

Aquent Studios is a global creative studio that delivers scale, speed and efficiency to the world’s most recognized brands. We create the work that matters the most to them—work that has a real impact on their business. As an Aquent Studio team member, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the largest and most influential companies in the world, solving design challenges and extending their brands across tactic types and platforms, including digital design, UI/UX, video, motion, content, print design, web development, and more. If you want to do work that matters in a collaborative setting that values ingenuity and personal growth, you have found the right place!

Other Requirements

_Compensation Range: $120K – $130K (DOE)

__The range provided is our reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location.