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Freelance Art Director
Razorfish
Chicago, IL, United States
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About Razorfish:
The Art Director leads concept development and translation for interactive marketing web projects.
Job Description:
You are a fresh creative thinker, with a passion for design in all media and a love of making things.
You live for interactive, have a contagious work ethic with a maniacal attention to detail, strive to produce the work at the highest quality standards and absorb design knowledge and trends while mentoring more creative team members. You demonstrate the ability to elevate your work and that of others.
You are a talented Art Director who is responsible for leading concept development and the translation and extension of concepts into effective visual designs for interactive marketing, online campaigns, web and motion-based projects. Under the direction of a Creative Lead (CD, ACD), you will work hands-on on several projects at a time and will be involved in all phases of creative development. You will be responsible for planning and executing portions of projects independently or in conjunction with junior creative staff or freelancers. You will be involved in new business projects. You work independently, with limited oversight from your manager.
Responsibilities:
• Reports to Creative Director
• Responsible for leading Creative teams in the successful creation and production of design solutions for one to two assigned accounts
• Follows creative direction of senior Creative staff and Account staff
• Plans and directs many aspects of assigned projects, and serves as an integral member of the Creative team
• Accountable for managing a team of Creative talent, and leading them in the development of creative work that is consistently sound, of excellent caliber, and acceptable to the client
• Mentors and leads assigned Creative staff, and is available to critique their work
• Manages many internal details of assigned projects, including finding and/or choosing photographers, working and coordinating with Production and Account staff
• Leads the effort to translate established creative direction into conceptual ideas
• Participates as a Creative team member in new-business development efforts
• Works with appropriate account representative on all projects
Qualifications:
• Portfoliomust include web and mobile designs
• Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts or Graphic Design
• Minimum 5-8 years' experience
• Recognized expertise in web/online/interactive design, with expert knowledge of the design programs required for that discipline
• Solid knowledge of steps required in creative development process: provides guidance to achieve creative direction; gives timely and helpful coaching; and produces all work in a timely, cost-effective manner
• Good presentation skills
• Good people-management and coaching skills
• Ability to solve problems using keen instincts and organizational experience
• Proven mentoring, supervisory, and team-building skills
• Minimal travel
**Please include a link to your online portfolio.
This position is a Long term freelance opportunity only. Local candidates only.
Brand
Motivated and inspired by what's next, Razorfish helps its clients navigate the unknown, drive change and transform business. One of the pioneers of marketing in the digital age, Razorfish has a unique blend of technology, creativity and media at its core. Our world class capabilities in strategic consulting, experience design, brand building, technology platforms, data services, retail/commerce and media services enable transformational work for clients including McDonald’s, Mercedes-Benz USA, Microsoft, Nike China, Unilever and Uniqlo. Razorfish’s team of 3000+ experts spans 20 regions, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. Razorfish is part of Publicis Groupe. For more information, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter, Weibo and Instagram. Razorfish. Here for tomorrow.™