Remote Art Director

Role & responsibilities

Overview

The Art Director plays a crucial role in upholding our client's brand integrity and overall creative strategy. Your main focus will be ensuring that all design projects meet our client's unique brand standards and our high creative benchmarks. While you won't be generating new content, you'll need a keen understanding of design principles and the ability to adapt brand guidelines for various regional and local applications.

Work Hours: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST/PST

Scope of Work:

• Daily Collaboration: Engages daily with Customers, Team Coordinators, Quality Specialists, and Creatives.
• Client Communication: Engage directly with Design Pickle's customers to comprehend their unique requests, set appropriate delivery expectations, and provide individualized and exceptional graphic designs.
• Collaborative Quality Assurance: Collaborate closely with the Team Coordinator, Quality Specialists, and other applicable teams to ensure design quality adheres to brand guidelines.
• Creation of Visual Content: Work closely with the production team to craft visually engaging designs for various platforms including social media, websites, and digital channels.
• Graphic Editing and Creation: Transform raw visual assets into polished, high-quality designs aligned with brand guidelines and client messaging
• Asset Management: Organize and maintain custom illustration assets efficiently for seamless workflow and future reference.
• Skill Enhancement: Stay updated with the latest design software and techniques to ensure the highest quality output.
• Additional service requirements as needed by the client.

Preferred candidate profile

• Robust conceptual, graphic design, type, and page layout skills for projects ranging from print to interactive to broadcast.
• Exceptional eye for detail and a deep understanding of the technical aspects of branding.
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to clearly explain brand guidelines and their reasons.
• Practical understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Acrobat.
• Practical understanding of Canva, Figma, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Google Slides.
• Proficient in organizing and comprehending project requirements, even when they may not be well-defined.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines to ensure timely delivery of high-quality work.
• Decision-making, negotiation, and forward-thinking skills.

Perks and benefits

• Create from anywhere! We are 100% remote
• Fixed Hours, Every Week
• Steady Income, Always on Time
• Full Access to Adobe Creative Cloud, On Us
• 14 Countries, One Global Creative Team
• Grow as a Creative Through Wide-Ranging Client Work
• Amazing Culture Guided by our Core Values
• Learn from the Best through our Creative Speaker Series