Art Director
3 weeks ago
As a Freelance Art Director, the conceptual development and execution of creative deliverables is on your shoulders-including creating and communicating concepts, implementing marketing strategies, and developing interactive design solutions. Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills, you champion creative concepts to clients and project teams alike. There's a line between creative expression and commercial reality-but you've got that covered. Good news-you'll have mentorship from a Creative Director to help you grow, and you'll lead a team of designers, copywriters, information architects, content analysts, audio designers, and production specialists to excellence. Direct and delegate to core creative services disciplines.
Directly contribute to project design and development including creating storyboards and initial graphic concepts, conceive functional design solutions, create site grids and interface demos, and provide QA of all creative deliverables.
Mentor and coach teams through project development and performance management.
Contribute to the innovative development of the creative department.
Lead and partner with designers, production artists, writers, content analysts, planners, and Information Architects.
Participate in strategic brainstorming, concept development, creative brief development, and creative execution.
Experience with strategic brainstorming, campaign development, creative brief development, and creative execution.
An ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
A proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines.
Knowledge of the latest versions of Mac OS, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Efficient organizational skills and a motivated dedication to the creative team.
Eagerness to collaborate with other creative people.
Illustration skills in both electronic and traditional media.
The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 2 days a week. We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.
Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to .
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