Hybrid Art Director presso Shadow

SHADOW is seeking an Art Director (freelance) with 7-10 years of design and art direction experience, preferably working with consumer brands. This is a cross-divisional agency role, responsible for executing campaign concepts and developing visual assets and design elements for SHADOW’s full roster of clients.  The ideal candidate has a proven ability to manage a robust workload in a dynamic setting. 

What You Bring:

• Portfolio: You have an impressive portfolio of creative work that demonstrates an ability to deliver across various forms of design
• Technical Know-How: You are fluent in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and comfortable with video editing and animation platforms, including Premiere Pro and After Effects. 
• Innovative: You are always up to speed on design, video, style and culture trends, and have the necessary context to think unconventionally and deliver cutting edge work. 
• Organized: You can manage projects independently or incorporate a team, always delivering on deadline. You’re buttoned-up and can jungle multiple projects and project types at once. 

What You Do:

• Creative Ideation: Develop and design concepts for client projects in collaboration with the creative, strategy and social divisions, including social media content, photo/video, events/experiences, digital/web and more.  This includes directing the compilation and layout of concepts, moodboards, storyboards, and design mocks for presentation to clients. 
• Campaign work: Execute campaign ideas and visual elements across a number of mediums, including print and graphic design, video, motion, and digital/web. and driving production process for photo shoots and video shoots. Commission freelance creative talent to support the execution of projects as needed
• Brand Identity: Thoughtfully and creatively help brands establish their design guidelines and identity
• Asset Creation: You direct the compilation, design and layout of company decks, presentations, client strategies and other miscellaneous materials, 
• Relationships: Build and maintain agency rolodex of creative talent including photographers, designers, directors, illustrators, animators, etc. Oversee and manage the assistant art director.