Edelman is looking for a Senior Art Director to join its award-winning San Francisco creative team, working on some of the world’s biggest and most exciting brands. Edelman is a great place to grow your talent and hone your craft. You will be challenged to push convention and your own creativity to find the most innovative ways to drive consumer behavior in today’s socially-charged, digital environment.
The role of the Senior Art Director is to be a visual storyteller and creative problem solver who finds new and unexpected ways to drive customer engagement and generate buzz for our clients’ brands on social, on the web and even on the streets.
Full program ownership from high-level concepting to tactical program ideation and polished design for a wide range of marketing outputs from short-form video and interactive web experiences to social content and experiential activations.
Own the visual brand story for our clients across all social, digital and PR channels, maintaining a consistent look, feel and vision
Successfully communicate (present and sell-in) creative ideas, their rationale and the specifics of the solutions to clients and account teams
Collaborate with agency team members from creative, account, production, technology, PR, strategy, planning and analytics to produce smart, powerful work
Manage creative staff & freelancers on projects you are leading and coordinate effectively with other discipline leads to complete projects
Qualifications
5-10 years experience in marketing, advertising or social media
Killer design chops with proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
Ability to think strategically, conceptualize creatively and see the concept through to polished design
Strong communication design sensibilities and an understanding of how composition, information hierarchy, color theory and typography work together to drive home a message
Social fluency and a solid understanding of how to drive conversation and engagement across social channels
Understanding of how web-based technologies impact design is a plus
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment
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