Senior Art Director

About The Job:

The Senior Art Director develops and executes creative marketing ideas to solve client challenges. They focus on all aspects of the creative product, collaborating with an ACD copy to generate ideas and create concepts that are on strategy, on brand, and achieve client objectives. The Senior Art Director acts as an associate creative director on designated projects, leading designers and copywriters and providing strategic direction and insightful feedback to improve the work. They successfully sell creative ideas and concepts to clients and mentors and develop team members. This role reports to the Chief Creative Officer.

• Evaluate assignments and help identify resources and expertise needed to complete projects

• Collaborate with account and strategy leads to develop creative briefs

• Assist in leading creative kick-off meetings with account and strategy partners; provide direction to art directors and copywriters on roles, assignments/deliverables, and timing; answer questions

• Drive creative brainstorms

• Provide input on concepting ideas based on knowledge of current trends, pop culture, and current and past design themes

• Bring own ideas to meeting and share with team

• Build upon other participants’ ideas

• Constructively critique ideas discussed

• Partner with an ACD/AD to design and create a concept per brainstorming meeting

• Throughout all stages of the creative development process, assist in overseeing art director/copywriter teams, aid in evaluating their work, providing constructive feedback, making suggestions, and proposing alternate ways of thinking to elevate the work; help ensure the overall quality and strategic accuracy of the creative product prior to internal reviews and client presentations

• Design presentation boards and/or decks; effectively present/sell the creative concepts and thinking to the client

• Work with production, directors, photographers, illustrators, and/or editors throughout the production process to achieve the desired creative product as concepted

• Troubleshoots when needed, developing unique and actionable solutions to creative challenges

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, communications, journalism, or a relevant field

• 5-7+ years of experience as an art director/designer, preferably in an agency or in-house creative department

• Basic skills in Adobe Creative Suite applications

• Knowledge of current trends, pop culture, and current and past design themes

• Comprehensive knowledge of client category, business, and objectives, and a clear understanding of key strategic issues impacting the client’s business

• Expert level in Adobe Creative Suite

• A good-natured person. Easy to work with. Respectful, passionate, collaborative, resilient.

• Have a serious desire to win top industry awards.

• A well-rounded portfolio showcasing award-winning work and big conceptual ideas

• Ability to lead a team of designers by giving constructive feedback

Morrison is a full-service agency with a digital focus and over 30 years of experience. We’ve worked with companies large and small – global brands and startups – to move their businesses forward. Clients turn to us because of our broad capabilities, quality of work, and exceptional talent. Though our methods may change, our ethos stays the same. Do great work, be kind, and strive to lead every day, in every way we can. That’s our company. Now, we’d love to see if we’re a good fit for you!