Senior Art Director
Job Description
Benefits and culture
Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V offers an onsite role in New York, NY with a competitive annual salary in the range of USD 100,000 to 110,000. This position provides leadership opportunities, collaboration across cross functional teams, and the chance to shape campaigns and brand work across a broad spectrum of digital projects.
- Salary: USD 100,000 - 110,000 per year
- Location: onsite in New York, NY
- Leadership growth: mentor and manage Art Directors, Associate Art Directors, and Designers
- Collaborative environment: work with Delivery, Account Services, Technology, Creative Leads, copywriting, and UX
- Creative impact: influence a wide range of digital projects from banners to large sites, brand development, mobile apps, video, and presentations
Responsibilities
- Develops and presents concepts for client campaigns and new business that align with strategic and business goals.
- Oversees a broad range of digital projects, including banners, large sites, brand development, mobile apps, video, and presentations.
- Researches and recommends suitable illustration, photography, and sound.
- Reviews and guides the work of project teams, ensuring design quality, strategic accuracy, and adherence to client goals and brand style guidelines.
- Presents work internally and to clients.
- Collaborates with Delivery, Account Services, Technology, Creative Leads, copywriting, and UX to incorporate revisions from clients and the team as needed.
- Reviews final product quality, packages and delivers final deliverables to project managers and clients.
- Clarifies scope and drives scope discussions to reach clear agreements.
- Translates creative briefs into actionable outcomes and communicates results to team members effectively.
- Manages design resources for approved projects.
- Delivers products on time to meet deadlines and prioritizes work effectively.
- Keeps management informed and escalates roadblocks as needed.
- Mentors and manages Art Directors, Associate Art Directors, and Designers.
Requirements
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MAC OS, CS5, PowerPoint, and InDesign.
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, Flash (AS2 and AS3), and video production.
- Advanced typography, conceptual abilities, and an understanding of user centric design.
- Experience with brand development, pitches, video, and video editing.
- Strong verbal communication skills for presenting before internal teams and clients.
- Strong interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative agency environment with multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to guide others in the artistic development and execution of creative interactive marketing programs that meet client objectives.
- Solid understanding of current creative media, mediums, and trends.
- Supervisory experience is preferred.
- A strong portfolio is required.
- Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience in art/creative within an advertising, interactive, multimedia, or web advertising context.
Technologies
- MAC OS
- CS5
- PowerPoint
- InDesign
- HTML
- CSS
- Flash (AS2 and AS3)
- Video production