Art Director

This role is for a strategic creative, systems thinker, and visual communicator who wants to work on innovative projects while collaborating with other creative, editorial, and engineering teams to solve problems. This is an individual contributor role meant to explore and unravel the complexities of each project and deliver unique solutions. This role will focus on graphic and brand design projects, serving as both a creative lead and a contributor. The projects will be varied and will touch on design systems for screens, in-product content, visual communication tools, and more.

• Location: Culver City, CA
• Schedule: In-Office T/W/Th; Remote M/F

Key Qualifications:

• 9+ years of experience as a Senior Art Director, Art Director, or Senior Designer in a creative-focused agency or in-house at a leading brand.
• A diverse portfolio of high-concept, visually engaging, and sophisticated creative work for major brands.
• Portfolio required with examples of original design work, or projects you have led creatively, that reflect a consistent, A+ taste level and excellent execution.
• Direct experience in developing brand design systems, graphic design for editorial placements, and a wide range of digital content.
• Proven ability to distill complex ideas into succinct, beautifully designed presentation decks, and have experience presenting to a wide range of audiences
• Understanding of the role that user-centered design and experience can play in visual storytelling.

Additional Requirements:

• Can bring insightful concepts to the table and deliver effective feedback across multiple mediums and art styles, including illustration, graphic design, typography, etc.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Naturally collaborative, even under pressure.
• A positive force that elevates the work of the people around you.
• Experience with mobile apps, websites, software, and other areas of digital outputs.
• Deep knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Additional visual and motion design software proficiencies are a plus.
• Demonstrates command of visual and communication design principles.
• Clear and concise communication, organization skills, and the ability to work across time zones while juggling multiple projects at once
• A meticulous eye for detail, quality, and craft.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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