Jr. Art Director

Monarch Creative is seeking an idea-driven Jr. Art Director with 3+ years of agency experience. You’ll work on a diverse mix of assignments, for regional and national brands in a creative, collaborative environment. Sound like the next step in your career? Let’s take a look at your book and see what you can do.

As a Junior Art Director at Monarch Creative, you will be responsible for concepting and creating a wide variety of design projects in a collaborative design-centered environment. You must possess the ability to formulate sound, strategic, and creative solutions that solve our client’s communication needs.

Responsibilities:

• Concept big ideas that are built to affect change
• Create, and produce a wide variety of design projects, including advertising, editorial design, marketing materials, logo and brand development, environmental graphics, and more
• The scope of work will be primarily print but will also include digital opportunities
• Share your insights in constructive ways by participating in brainstorming sessions, structured group critiques, and client interaction
• Be a design leader who shows and shares the best of your talents
• Present final layouts to clients for approval
• Work with the Creative Director to help prepare work for client
• Be able to walk a client through your work highlighting the strategy behind your solution

• Minimum 3 years as a creative professional with previous agency experience
• The ability to take a spark of an idea and develop it into a strong, effective solution
• A strong, flexible design aesthetic
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A history of providing original, smart solutions that solve client problems
• An appreciation and passion for excellent creative
• The ability to focus on both the details and the big picture
• The ability to adjust a concept based on client feedback
• The ability to think beyond the assignment – to find opportunities for stretching your solutions beyond expectations
• An ego-free temperament that welcomes feedback, input and collaboration
• A positive outlook and an ability to manage challenges with maturity
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills

Commensurate with experience.