Art Director

Art Director (Digital/Social)

Weber Shandwick is seeking a dynamic and motivated digital/social Art Director to join our growing Content community. We are looking for someone with the right combination of social platform knowledge, conceptual approach, self-motivation, and artistic skills necessary to create, sell and execute impactful social content for our clients.

You will be creating videos, social content, activations and experiences for our clients. A passion for type and design, the ability to visually convey your ideas through beautiful comps, and an appreciation for brand consistency must be in your DNA. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Craft stories and build brands through social-first thinking and execution
• Develop original concepts with the intention of sparking conversation and engagement in social media
• Collaborate with copywriters, producers, creative directors and other team members to flesh out the creative development of your executions
• Proactively bring new ideas, creative concepts and design solutions to client work
• Create production-ready designs and layouts, establishing the look/tone/feel for campaigns and executions, and convey ideas through well-designed presentations
• Translate video story ideas into visual sequences through storyboards, mood boards, etc.
• Ensure all visual design adheres to existing brand guidelines 

BASIC REQUIREMENTS  

• Minimum of 2+ years of art direction and/or design experience in a related agency or department (advertising, digital, social media, publishing/content or public relations) 
• Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately within all required aspects of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) as well as presentation software such as Keynote and PowerPoint
• Ongoing drive to understand emerging techniques, trends and philosophies in design, technology, interaction and social media
• Work well across various teams and talent communities
• Basic or advanced knowledge in AfterEffects is preferred but not mandatory 

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 

• Strong decision-making skills
• Aptitude for being well organized
• Strong presentation skills, poise and professionalism
• Ability to multi-task and perform in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Resourceful, entrepreneurial and inclusive 

Weber Shandwick is proud to The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (with employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
• MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Employee Family Leave
• Family Building Benefit

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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