Art Director

$124,800 - $141,440/Yr

Aquent - Richmond, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Richmond, VA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Art Director will join a remote team for a temporary project lasting three months, focusing on the visual development of creative products. This role involves collaborating with the Creative Director and other team members to ensure high-quality design across various media, including digital, motion, print, and environmental channels. The Art Director will be responsible for conceptualizing designs, providing creative solutions, and leading projects that enhance user experience and information architecture.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualizes great design in digital, motion, print and environmental channels.
• Provides creative solutions that deliver on the brief in unique and innovative ways and maintain an exceptional design aesthetic.
• Utilizes animation and video to deliver engaging content and customer experiences.
• Collaborates and leads projects that focus on UX and information architecture across multiple channels.
• Creates design that translates across platforms and campaigns.
• Establishes and maintains very aggressive deadlines for meeting demands of multiple client projects.
• Troubleshoots and devises solutions with both the internal team and external clients.
• Coordinates and directs other creative team members, including copywriters and designers, to ensure the successful outcome of campaigns and projects.
• Presents creative solutions to internal team and clients.
• Works with outside vendors to ensure the vision for the creative product is brought to life effectively and on budget.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 to 9 years of experience in art direction and design.
• A bachelor's degree in a visual arts program or related field or equivalent work experience required.
• Previous experience establishing and maintaining very aggressive deadlines for meeting demands of multiple client projects.
• Previous experience in animation, digital and print media.
• Strong understanding of creative for content, direct response, social media and mobile applications.
• Must be proficient in Figma and the entire Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and Microsoft applications.
• Extremely detail-oriented and organized, with strong visual design skills, including layout, typography and high graphic standards.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Understanding of coding for digital projects is a plus.
• Corporate in-house or external marketing agency experience is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Understanding of coding for digital projects is a plus.
• Corporate in-house or external marketing agency experience is preferred.

Benefits

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans
• Paid sick leave
• Retirement plans with a match
• Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium