Working in partnership with our client, the Art Director will lead the design team out of Toronto to create impactful brand creative. This is a client-facing hybrid onsite role with minimal travel required and dictated by on-set needs for execution. You will partner daily with regional teammates across project management, copy, and production.
Reporting to the Creative Director, the Art Director is part of the wider North America team serving the US and Canada. This is a global account with studios across the world that operate as part of a global network.
What you will be doing:- Create and manage original, persuasive, conceptually compelling work for campaigns, content and experiences with support from the Creative Director
- Actively support the Creative Director with new business activity, networking and pitching where required
- Help mentor and inspire junior members of the design team
- Work alongside on-site and in-house teams to explore ways to open new opportunities and to help our brands understand and develop their creative presence through content
- Develop creative output that is on-brand, innovative, challenging and attuned to the cultural interests of the audience
- Help develop content calendars that support and extend marketing initiatives, both short- and long-term, determining which methods and channels will work for each sub-section of the target audience
- Identify and build relationships with and bring to fruition, collaborative projects with partner platforms, websites, influencers and channels which, can extend the reach of the content and help deliver authentic experiences to the target audience
- Supervise the teams to be an arbiter of best practices in terms of messaging, strategic targeting and style
- Work with the data and analytics teams to gauge content effectiveness and make recommendations based on those results
- Collaborate with a team of 5-10 and manage a direct report
- Work across various brands within the wine and spirits portfolio
- 7 years of relevant experience in digital, print, motion graphics, web design, UX/UI, artwork and production
- Experience in CPG (Alcoholic Beverages) preferred
- Experience working within a portfolio of brands
- Expert knowledge in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- Excellent portfolio of work that demonstrates high quality art direction and design within a variety of marketing campaign and platform projects
- Strong layout and design skills across print and digital
- Experience in liaising directly with the client and the ability to build strong relationships
- Experience with strategic brainstorming, creative brief development and creative execution
- Experience meeting clients and presenting your work
- Ability to think creatively and justify concepts to clients and team members
- A developed and working awareness of all major content platforms and channels and a view on new platforms
- A helicopter view of the content world as well as emerging trends in social media communication
- Ability to follow projects from ideation to completion inclusive of advising on platform best practices and proper formatting and preparing of outputs per industry standards
We believe that agencies work better inside a brand's organization – delivering more effective work at the speed and flexibility required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique methodology, and supported by bespoke technology, we design, build, and operate specialist, custom creative ecosystem with our clients. We believe that proximity enables better collaboration, leading to better marketing solutions.
Established in 2004, our model is now driven by nearly 3,000 people worldwide, working across more than 200 custom creative ecosystems in over 25 countries. We are the undisputed leader in our space, which means we carry the responsibility and humility that comes with breaking new ground, continually evolving one of the most transformative agency models in history. People who join Adjust Your Set come to us from all stages of their careers, from entry-level to agency veteran. They find a culture of entrepreneurism, direct and meaningful client impact, deep collaboration across offices and teams, and frankly, a bit of the unknown. If you're most comfortable in safe, predictable environments, Inside Ideas may not be for you. That said, we will also give you the support, tools, feedback, and recognition to be your best – we want you to achieve what you strive for. The opportunities for growth are as wide as you can make them.
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- Ambition. You look for opportunities to deliver greater value to those around you
- Imagination. You identify a range of solutions to problems
- Inspiration. You lead by example and encourage others
- Inclusion. You are actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations
- Learning. You have excellent listening skills that helps you to learn from our clients and those around you
- Results. You accept responsibility for your actions
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