Senior Art Director
Omnicom Health Group
- New York City, NY
- $75,000-116,500 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Independently manages assigned jobs and/or projects on the brand from concept/design stage through final production.
- Establish credibility with Clients at all levels by developing knowledge of Client’s business, both the brand itself and people involved (i.e. internal client structure, individual responsibilities, and interaction between groups/individuals with respect to their impact on client jobs).
- Keep abreast of current advertising, design, and other visual communications. Continuously explore cutting-edge, current, and unique design styles and imagery.
- Demonstrate the ability to work in various forms of media including a working knowledge of the print production process.
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of production techniques, options, budget and timing ramifications.
- Keep supervisor briefed on creative projects in a timely manner.
- Work to maintain the highest level brand integrity and excellence in all materials.
- Provide comprehensive design overview and brand consistency throughout each project and for each assigned account as a whole.
- Consistently provide fresh and unique thinking for all brand marketing/advertising initiatives.
- Ensure that Agency work is on strategy and contributes to growing the Client’s business.
- Work as a team with copywriters to develop conceptual approaches to meet Client objectives for all designated projects.
- Collaborate with other Art Director to establish a visual consistency throughout the brand.
- Work to ensure that all final products released demonstrate only the highest quality creative and effectively communicates brand messages to targeted customers
- Be an effective presenter and clearly communicate creative concepts and rationale for design choices to team and clients and/or new business prospects.
- Demonstrate ability to “zoom in and out” (big picture thinking as well as attention to details) as necessary.
- Demonstrate ability to collaborate with Client/Agency Creative/Account teams.
- Help create a collaborative work environment between all departments and demonstrate ability to handle conflicts in a positive, professional and productive manner.
- Maintain positive relationships with and utilize the internal business group departments (electronic studio, editorial, traffic, imaging and production) appropriately.
- Communicate effectively and professionally both internally and externally.
- Demonstrate good problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
- Remain calm despite high pressure situations.
- Project a professional attitude and foster a positive team atmosphere demonstrating respect for peers and supervisors and establish credibility both internally and externally.
- Assist other members of department/team as needed when workload allows.
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
- College degree.
- 2-5 years of art design/direction experience, preferably in advertising
- Advertising or design portfolio.
- $75,000 - $116,500