Art Director

Element

Short story—Element is a gathering of creative individuals who deliver strategic thinking, interactive capabilities, sales conversion expertise, and maximum ROI for our clients. And, we have a good time doing it.

Longer version—A full-service ad agency, Element offers everything from soup to nuts (in less technical terms, interactive to broadcast to print). Our team’s experience and insight allows us to handle business-to-business, business-to-consumer, local, and national accounts. Practically everyone here is cross-trained in all areas of marketing expertise: designers know branding, account executives can creatively concept, our copywriter understands search engine optimization.

Within Element, we appreciate the opportunity to do what we do in a casual atmosphere. So, fire up the patio grill, challenge our ping-pong champ, and enjoy a refreshing craft beer on tap. With locations in De Pere and Neenah, Element associates appreciate Northeast Wisconsin’s strong, diversified economy and its dedication to quality and hard work. We take advantage of the outdoor recreational opportunities, culture, and safety. Oh, and that legendary football team.

https://goelement.com/agency-careers/


Position Details

Art Director
Job
Full-time
8/8/2022
Northeast Wisconsin
De Pere or Neenah, WI

The Art Director is responsible for pairing knowledge with creative and content strategies in order to develop impactful brand experiences that deliver against key business goals and objectives while driving innovation throughout the organization.

Reports to creative director.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop innovative and effective creative solutions that are on-brand, emotionally compelling, and drive response, creating for various media types. 
  • Helps establish and maintain the highest standards of creation throughout the agency. 
  • Attends creative input meetings to develop creative strategies and implements all creative requirements including, but not limited to, copy, layout, illustrations, final art, and photography. 
  • Helps to direct, guide, and develop creative solutions and monitors the quality of finished artwork and conceptual materials produced by internal and freelance artists. 
  • Proactively collaborates with the creative director, as well as copywriters, designers, account services, and other departments to achieve goals and objectives. 
  • Develops and presents strategic creative rationales and creative concepts both internally and externally. 
  • Proofs and approves finished art and conceptual materials; supervises edits as needed. 
  • In collaboration with the traffic manager, helps to select vendors for jobs and is involved in signing off on layouts, artwork, photography, in-house proofs, press-proofs, etc. 
  • Engages in any personal development necessary to stay current in advertising techniques and standards, and research activity required to become more familiar with clients’ businesses.
  • Performs additional duties as deemed appropriate by the creative director.

What You’ll Bring to The Table:

  • 7+ years’ experience working in advertising, campaign creation, branding, design, photography, and video 
  • Proficient in industry-leading software and technologies. Special consideration is given to those who are also knowledgeable in developing comprehensive user experiences (UI/UX) and have on-set experience for photo and video shoots, inclusive of creating scripts, storyboards, and overall project direction. 
  • Superior visual and conceptual skills; you are able to socialize and present creative work to cross-functional groups and clients. 
  • Demonstrated ability with integrated creative; you have the skill set to be able to translate concepts into creative tactics and deliverables, utilizing a variety of media from print to digital. 
  • Proficient information-seeking skills and a drive for results; you’re able to synthesize insights from a diverse team to formulate holistic strategic recommendations 
  • A natural curiosity that drives you to learn, research, and investigate. You are well-versed in design trends and best practices and are in tune with our ever-evolving marketplace. 
  • Strong interpersonal, written, presentation, and oral communication skills 
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating breadth of design and strategic thinking

At Element, your contribution matters. You’ll be surrounded by supportive colleagues who will help you grow and overcome challenges so that you can reach your full potential. And you’ll be working with a trustworthy leadership team who focuses on employee development and success with unlimited growth opportunities.

Plus, we also offer these great benefits:

  • Company events and outings (anything from ziplining to live music!)
  • Anniversary bonuses 
  • Flexible office hours 
  • Summer Fridays 
  • Paid holidays and vacations 
  • Education reimbursement 
  • Health and wellness support and rewards 
  • Health, dental and vision insurance 
  • Retirement plan with company match 
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance 
  • $25,000 life insurance policy 

Salary will be tailored to the candidate based upon their experience and capabilities.



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