Art Director

2 weeks ago


Calgary, Canada Critical Mass Full time

The Art Director is responsible for conceptual development and the execution of creative deliverables. These responsibilities include creating and communicating concepts, implementing marketing strategies and developing interactive design solutions. Reporting to the Creative Director, the Art Director will work with and lead a collaborative team of designers, copywriters and production specialists. Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills, this person will demonstrate an ability to justify concepts to both the client and the project team.

You Will:

  • Develop concepts, communicate ideas, and design solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives in a highly collaborative and iterative studio environment
  • Balance strategic development with client business objectives
  • Direct & delegate to core creative services disciplines (design, information architecture, audio design, production and copywriting)
  • Directly contribute to project design and development:
    - create storyboards / initial graphic concepts
    - conceive functional design solutions
    - create site grids and interface demos
  • Provide quality assurance of all creative deliverables
  • Mentor and coach team members through project development and performance management
  • Build and maintain a rapport with clients, partner agencies and vendors
  • Contribute to the innovative development of the creative department

You Have:

  • Strong design portfolio 5+ years design and interactive work experience
  • Experience leading a team of designers, production specialists and writers to creative excellence
  • Well-developed communication skills
  • Ability to think creatively and justify concepts to clients and team members
  • Experience with strategic brainstorming, campaign development, creative brief development and creative execution
  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
  • Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines
  • Solid working knowledge of the latest design tools including Adobe CS, Sketch, Principle
  • Passion for interactive storytelling, ecommerce, product design, or design systems
  • Experience using video, motion samples and/or prototyping to sell your creative ideas to team members and stakeholders
  • Comprehensive understanding of interaction and UI design
  • Committed to the profession of visual communication

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training,mentorship, and employee experience possible CM new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. Inaneffort to do so, weexpect our teamto work from an office a minimum of4days a week. The ask stems from our want to:

  • Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning
  • Improve collaboration and teamrelationships.
  • Increase employee engagement

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.

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