Company Description

　　Arc is the lead shopper and retail agency within Publicis Groupe. In an era of unprecedented disruption, where the customers you seek actively resist brands like never before, everything we do is in service of making your brand irresistible. We call it Irresistible Commerce. And it starts by employing insights and data to uncover what’s standing in the way of growth. Then we deploy irresistible creative solutions to build connected shopping experiences that are personal, valuable and delightful for your customers. The results simultaneously drive brand sales and love. Helping us become WARC’s #1 Specialty Retail Agency with groundbreaking work recognized by Adweek, ANA Reggie Awards and Effies.

　　Job Description

　　The expectation for this mid-level position is to demonstrate the ability to creative problem-solving and designing marketing communication materials for business assignments .

　　An Art Director develops and executes creative marketing ideas and materials to solve client business challenges. Shows competency in developing ideas and executions for creative product. Has a good sense for design fundamentals and visual esthetics. Collaborates with a copywriter and other agency disciplines to generate ideas and create concepts that are on strategy, on brand and achieve client objectives.

　　An Art Director should be curious, ambitious, open-minded, collaborative and showcase their creativity with both ideas and executions. They should be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of creative solutions for business problems while collaborating with others to learn and delvelop quality work that meets the needs of a project brief. An Art Director is also continuing to build their brand reputation within the agency.

　　Day-to-Day Responsibilities: Deliver on Creative Assignments

　　Creative Development

　　Partners with a copywriter, or other team members, to create solutions for assignments

　　Composes rough layouts and design options quickly

　　Develops well-crafted design solutions for specific medias that are on brand and on strategy

　　Consistently presents great design principles to deliver clear and compelling communication

　　Is resourceful and innovative with business creative processes such as usage rights for stock photography and fonts

　　Has an understanding of company development processes

　　Consistently domonstrates open-mindedness and resillience to feedback and direction

　　Interprets feedback and provides solutions that fit and exceed the expectation

　　Concepting & Ideation

　　Participates in creative brainstorms

　　Leans into knowledge on current trends, pop culture, and current and past design themes

　　Brings original ideas, builds on others and facilitates collaborative thinking with others

　　Shows an understanding of business problems, opportunities and challenges and how to address them

　　Understands business and thinks outside of the box for solutions

　　Is understanding what ideas are effective or not and why

　　Communication Skills

　　Effectively shares knowledge and experience in communications.

　　Brings maturity and focus when conveying information.

　　Tailors the communication to the audience (e.g., level of detail and formality).

　　Recognizes that being better informed leads to better results.

　　Spends extra effort to make sure communications are productive with a positive and solutions-oriented approach.

　　Creativity

　　Constructively questions current practices and processes.

　　Thinks about problems from a variety of perspectives; expands on the thinking or solutions proposed by others.

　　Demonstrates personal curiosity, digging for information below the surface.

　　Tries new ways to get things done, while taking steps to reduce the risks.

　　Leadership

　　Acts with courage and as a role model.

　　Makes and keeps meaningful promises and commitments.

　　Encourages and values team members' input.

　　Teaches and develops direct reports, as applicable.

　　Acts without fear or favor and follows through on commitments.

　　Positive Perseverance

　　Encourages others to stay positive and respectful.

　　Views disruptions as challenges rather than threats.

　　Adjusts personal coping mechanisms to deal with disruptions.

　　Problem Solving and Decision Making

　　Proposes and implements workable solutions.

　　Understands the big picture; anticipates potential roadblocks and plans for contingencies.

　　Analyzes successes and failures to improve future solutions and decisions.

　　Explores viable options based on information from a variety of sources.

　　Doesn’t immediately jump to execution when knowledge of the bigger picture is required.

　　Relationship Building

　　Shares thoughts, feelings and rationale so that others understand personal positions.

　　Gives and receives constructive feedback well.

　　Striving for Excellence

　　Evaluates personal progress and adjusts actions to meet and exceed expectations.

　　Takes on new challenges and responsibilities willingly and seizes more opportunities than others.

　　Makes things happen for self in culturally sensitive way; doesn’t wait for others to open doors.

　　Searches out and takes opportunities to learn from a variety of places and people, regardless of level.

　　Analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement.

　　Work Management

　　Takes personal responsibility for a complete, multi-stage project.

　　Identifies resources needed.

　　Recognizes what is and is not acceptable/ possible at certain times given the organizational culture and climate.

　　Qualifications

　　Knowledge & Skills

　　2-5 years of experience as a Jr Art Director or is currently an Art Director

　　Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications

　　Skillful application of typography, layout and design principles

　　Able to communicate clearly, thoroughly and succinctly both verbally and in writing; can clearly articulate an idea

　　Shows ability to present work internally, rationalizing creative decisions to problem solving.

　　Able to accept constructive feedback and apply in work

　　Additional Information

　　The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

　　Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more

　　Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility

　　Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption

　　Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance

　　Tuition Assistance

　　Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more

　　Matching Gifts programs

　　Flexible working arrangements

　　‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)

　　Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

　　The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

　　Arc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

　　If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected] .

　　All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

　　Compensation Range: $68,000 - $79,000 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 2/29/2024.