Contract Art Director
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Location: 100% Remote
Duration: 1 year contract w/ extension
Compensation: $50-53/hr W2
Work Requirements: , Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.
Skillset / Experience:
The Global Marketing team brings to life the unique promise of client's portfolio of brands by defining, creating, and delivering exceptional multi-channel marketing campaigns designed to drive business results.
What will I be doing?
We seek an Art Director to join our hardworking in-house creative team. Creative Studio partners with cross-functional teams to build marketing platforms and consumer campaigns to drive consumer awareness, engagement, preference and loyalty with client and our 24 brands. The Studio team of account managers, copywriters, designers, production artists and animators is primarily located in McLean, VA. However, we also have team members in Glasgow, Scotland, Dallas, and other remote locations in the US.
The Senior Designer will conceive, develop, and produce effective marketing and promotional collateral supporting client's loyalty program, clients Honors. The ideal candidate will have a wide range of design capabilities and experience, with a solid background in email, digital/web, print, and large campaign development.
More specifically, you will:
* Proactively understand and gain knowledge of our business, brands, target audiences, and competitor activities.
* Lead a creative team within the in-house creative studio. Partner closely with account manager to keep all projects on track.
* Partner with the ACD/Design Team/Copywriters to develop compelling creative solutions across omni-platform touchpoints with a customer-first lens. Effectively communicate the strategic intent for each tactic.
* Provide critiques respectfully and productively.
* Collaborate with the partner teams and other members of the internal creative studio to understand business goals, marketing objectives, and creative needs to support various marketing campaigns and projects.
* Day-to-day you may design with the team, provide feedback, guide or inform a creative strategy. Cultivate learning new tips, tricks, shortcuts, design tools, etc.
* Interact with business partners and partners in various capacities. Facilitate effective decision-making.
* Present and provide business rationale for creative ideas to our internal stakeholders for approval and development.
* Responsible for graphic design and direction for any clients Honors work that goes through the internal creative team seeing all projects through from concept, design, production, completion and delivery.
* Evolve, revise or redevelop creative in response to feedback from creative directors and internal stakeholders.
* Help plan and run effective creative brainstorming workshops and creative presentations for our partners across marketing, brand, and corporate lines of business.
* Adhere to clients brand identity and accessibility standards and guidelines while helping to inform the evolution and extension of the visual identity.
* Influence creative workflow and ways of working for the creative team.
* Use campaign performance data to understand the effectiveness of campaigns and apply key takeaways to future campaigns.
* Stay current on industry trends and standard methodologies, particularly in the digital and social space; share ideas and recommendations for innovating new templates and design approaches
What are we looking for?
We seek someone with strong attention to detail, a self-starter, a positive demeanor, and a collaborative personality. We believe the success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:
* Strong leadership, communication, and staff management skills
* Expert knowledge of design fundamentals and messaging hierarchy
* Confidence, enthusiasm, and determination; Can successfully solve problems and make the right decisions.
* Accuracy and attention to detail
* Collaborative, and can work with partners across multiple functions
* Authentic, confident, enthusiastic. Able to form strong working relationships quickly.
* Have an interest in popular culture, new trends, and styles
* Experience working at a creative agency
* Experience in hospitality or consumer brands
To fulfill this role successfully, you should demonstrate the following minimum qualifications:
* A standout portfolio that demonstrates the strong design, storytelling, brand, and campaign development.
* Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to inspire and sell creative rationale to senior management and cross-functional teams
* Experience managing other designers
* Expert-level working knowledge of Adobe Suite
* Ability to process and produce multiple projects in a short time frame- resizing art/layout accordingly to specs
* Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously under the pressure of deadlines.
It would be useful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:
* Portfolio showing a focus in email and digital placements.
* Seven (7) years of relative Design experience, preferably in a design firm, advertising, or in-house creative department
* Four (4) years managing junior creative or design teams
* Animation, HTML 5 banner development and/or video production experience is a plus
* Working knowledge of Figma is a plus.
* Experience in direct response marketing campaigns
* Experience in hospitality or consumer brands
* Experience working with a marketing department
* Experience working at a creative agency
* Can apply style guides creatively while upholding brand identity
Our benefits package includes: (EXCLUDE on perm placements)
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) retirement plan
- and much more!
About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.
INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
