Do you thrive on working across a variety of brands and creating visuals that push clients further? The Art Director will be part of a creative agency team that will be a go-to designer and strategist on a variety of industry verticals. The role includes helping lead design and creative direction efforts in collaboration with the creative director. The creative team develops a variety of print and multi channel marketing collateral for a robust group of growing clients. All creative efforts require hands on abilities and a broad knowledge of design disciplines. The Art Director must be passionate about design, consumer trends and a forward-thinking individual looking for new and innovate ways to deliver ideas to our clients, large and small.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Art Director should have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while establishing relationships with key clientele across all levels of the agency landscape.
• Lead creative development for projects, including digital, print, and experiential.
• Contribute original designs and concepts.
• Oversee and ensure Brand consistency and quality across marketing production work.
• Ensure timely and accurate project deliverables.
• Mentor a small team of graphic designers and production artists
• Collaborate with creative groups across the platform.
• Remain current with industry best practices and apply them to the development of creative.
• Art directs new and production-based projects.
• Follows projects throughout all stages of print production, in store and/or online deployment.
• Provides production support to produce technically correct, print ready mechanicals for release.
• Interacts regularly with client, creative partners and other team members as needed for completion of assigned projects.
• Interprets marketing ideas and turns them into visual reality at a world-class level.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop brand story, strategy and appropriate creative/design direction to execute client driven deliverables.
• Solves business challenges through smart creative design.
• Takes ownership, leads and manages initiatives and successfully executes through all stages of creative development on target, on time and on budget.
• Promotes collaboration, support and inclusion to create a positive work environment.
• Sharp attention to detail.
• Effectively communicates with leadership regarding situations that require decisions, actions and may include problems.
• Self-motivated individual with a positive attitude.

RRD IS AN EEO/AA INCLUDING VETS AND DISABLED EMPLOYER

Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree in discipline related field with 5+ yrs. of relevant experience

• OR ability to perform job responsibilities through equivalent number of years of experience

Impressive portfolio of imaginative work showcasing a variety of experience

Agency or in-house corporate design experience preferred

Well versed on Macintosh platform (OSX) and industry standard applications: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, MS Office and Photoshop. Flash and HTML a plus but not required. Must be highly proficient in CS3 Design software and other applicable programs.

Experience presenting/pitching concepts to internal clients and external customers and sourcing vendors.

New ideas, great design sense, copywriting skills (a plus) and the ability to prepare projects for print are essential

Understanding of print production, basic web development and good user interface concepts

Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to exemplify EQ/IQ in the workplace with both client and team.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to listen for understanding to execute the work according to the customers’ needs

Expertise with relevant Adobe Creative Suite applications

Ability to juggle multiple projects while meeting demanding deadlines, producing high quality work, and projecting a positive attitude

Strong project management skills, organizational skills and time-management skills

Required Experience

Bachelor’s degree in discipline related field with 5+ yrs. of relevant experience

• OR ability to perform job responsibilities through equivalent number of years of experience

Impressive portfolio of imaginative work showcasing a variety of experience

Agency or in-house corporate design experience preferred

Well versed on Macintosh platform (OSX) and industry standard applications: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, MS Office and Photoshop. Flash and HTML a plus but not required. Must be highly proficient in CS3 Design software and other applicable programs.

Experience presenting/pitching concepts to internal clients and external customers and sourcing vendors.

New ideas, great design sense, copywriting skills (a plus) and the ability to prepare projects for print are essential

Understanding of print production, basic web development and good user interface concepts

Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to exemplify EQ/IQ in the workplace with both client and team.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to listen for understanding to execute the work according to the customers’ needs

Expertise with relevant Adobe Creative Suite applications

Ability to juggle multiple projects while meeting demanding deadlines, producing high quality work, and projecting a positive attitude

Strong project management skills, organizational skills and time-management skills