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Art Director
Ogilvy & Mather
New York, NY, United States
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Job Description
The Role:
We are looking for a talented Art Director with an exceptional background in conceptual, digital, and content work to join our award-winning creative team. This is a unique opportunity to become part of a group passionate about great work, telling compelling stories and creating extraordinary experiences. In all things creative, we believe in pushing boundaries and clarity of execution. If you have 3+ years of crafting creative, intuitive and innovative pathways between keyboard and content we’d like to talk with you.
You have a refined design eye, a conceptual mind, and always strive towards excellence in your craft. You can demonstrate your passion to solve complex communication challenges in a fast-paced environment through creative strategy, concept and a deep understanding of “what makes them click. And of course, you have an innovative portfolio that demonstrates your success designing eye-catching content across your client’s platforms.
Requirements:
Your toolbox should include solid expertise Adobe Creative Suite – in particular Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign – as well as:
A belief that the IDEA drives all choices, from venue to technology to tactics.
• Strong attention to detail, and a positive attitude and a collaborative personality.
• Strategic mindset.
• Deep understanding of design principles.
• An understanding of the unique challenges surrounding social media projects;
• The ability to create, articulate and document meaningful user-centered online experiences
• A positive and collaborative personality
• The ability to clearly and confidently present your work in front of both internal and external clients
• Work resourcefully, offering a variety of alternative solutions to creative problems
• Resolve most questions and problems independently, seeking counsel where appropriate and making recommendations on complex issues
• Experience supervising junior or production designers is a plus.
• Don’t shy away from hands-on work. Be ready to jump in with the highest level of design quality
• BFA or BS degree in relevant field of study or equivalent experience
• Typography skills a must
About Us:
The Ogilvy team provides a clear understanding of what's important and relevant in the digital landscape - to both the client and their target audiences. We provide clients with the strategies and solutions necessary to connect with customers and constituencies across the digital landscape. The digital spectrum includes not only content design, but a thorough understanding of creative consumption mechanisms on a deeply human level. In addition, skills in developing rich media content (from a film/animation) perspective is a must. We are the next generation agency focused on comprehensive digital strategy – not just building destinations.