Robert Half is seeking an experienced Art Director to join a strategic and branding-focused agency in Northwest OH. The AD manages the entire creative process, brainstorm to execution to presentation, while collaborating with the senior creative team throughout the project. Exceptional creative thinking, strong communication and continuous multitasking are essential for this position. This position is ONSITE in the Northwest OH area.
Accountabilities:
- Contribute unique design interpretations and conceptually develop a full range of communication tools including: logos, collateral, advertising, direct mail, retail displays and digital marketing campaigns
- Think beyond design; understand our clients’ business strategy and conceptually brainstorm and develop new ideas to help set them apart
- Collaboratively lead the design and execution of a full range of communication tools aligned with the senior creative team’s vision
- Strong client-facing communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, ability to articulate design
- Ability to work independently while aligning to existing brand guidelines, templated designs and/or creative direction
- Act as creative support on several clients, managing your projects and seeing them through to final art
- Properly package and translate final files for print and digital to go into production while following vendor guidelines closely
- Manage deadlines and workload to ensure projects are delivered on-time and within the allotted budget
Portfolio is mandatory
Requirements
Requirements:
- This position requires a minimum of 5-8 years of art direction experience and formal design training with exceptional conceptual and design skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- A portfolio that demonstrates your innovative work
- Superior attention to detail
- Experience in dealing directly with clients
- Problem solver with proven history of dealing with unexpected challenges
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Video and web/digital design skills a strong plus
- Experience developing social and digital campaigns
- Ability to work within our culture and a team environment is essential
- Expert knowledge of Creative Suite
- Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
- Travel to client or offsite meetings is required (approx. 10%)