ART DIRECTOR NEEDED!

　　Out client in Mettawa, Illinois is looking for an experienced Art Director to join their team! MUST works as a W2 employee/ MUST be onsite 3x a week.

　　Description:

　　Our Client is seeking an Art Director to join our Creative Services team. In this role, you will bring your strong conceptualizing abilities and strong strategic problem solving to deliver highly creative design solutions that are focused on the audience’s needs and our brands’ goals. The Art Director will work closely with the Associate Creative Director, our brands, sr leaders and campaign managers to develop, create, execute and deliver design materials that set them apart from the competition.

　　• Work closely with the Associate Creative Director to execute defined creative strategy and transform high-level client needs into engaging visuals

　　• Lead the design of large and complex projects from concept to completion across a variety of marketing channels for multiple brands within the group portfolio

　　• Attend photoshoots and manage on-shoot creative direction to ensure pre-planning creative goals are achieved

　　• Present to clients and clearly communicate creative visual decisions

　　• Work closely with the assigned creative team members on projects or campaigns and help oversee that the art direction is executed across campaign touchpoints

　　• Create and maintain design standards and guidelines to ensure consistency in all visual materials

　　• Understand a client’s campaign needs and translate that into a creative concept.

　　• Participate and/or lead brainstorming sessions with creative teams

　　• Implement stakeholder feedback and secure internal approvals

　　• Meets regularly with Associate Creative Director and Creative Operations to understand upcoming initiatives for prioritization and creative workload projections • Ensures all projects are completed on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards

　　• Guides and mentors designers to grow and develop their skills

　　Skills:

　　Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communications or Graphic Design

　　1-3 years experience in supervisor role

　　4-6 years of art direction

　　Adobe creative suite, art direction, creative project management, Graphic design, adobe suite

　　Additional Skills & Qualifications:

　　Experience:

　　• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office

　　• 4-6 years of art direction experience, with 1-3 years in a supervisory role

　　• Photoshoot pre-planning and on set art direction experience required

　　• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate campaign art direction to a team of designers

　　• Strong portfolio of creative work across multiple channels, including digital, print and experiential; with excellent design and typography skills

　　• Exceptional conceptual skills with the ability to articulate creative concepts in meetings and presentation

　　• Must work well under pressure, exercising good judgment as well as good interpersonal skills

　　• Must have a good grasp of project time requirements to be able to meet deadlines, client expectations, and avoid over-commitments

　　• Consistent attention to detail

　　Education:

　　• Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communications or Graphic Design

　　About TEKsystems:

　　We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

　　The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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