Art Director

SENIOR ART DIRECTOR

Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading marketing and communications agencies, is seeking a creative, passionate and unique thinker to join our New York office as a Senior Art Director. You’ll help set the tone for a growing and innovative team of art directors, designers and writers, working primarily with a global consumer electronics client.

The right candidate will have a keen eye for design and be able to execute flawlessly, in addition to the ability to communicate your vision to collaborators. You should be able to adapt your work for any platform in service of telling a great story through imagery, from social to digital to out-of-home to print.

You will also be asked to think ‘earned first,’ in other words, develop ideas that are designed to travel organically through media and get people talking.

You’ll have the chance to work closely with the brightest minds across the North American Weber Shandwick network, solving provocative client challenges as you develop in your creative career. 

You must be comfortable presenting and engaging directly with clients, representing agency work with confidence and finesse.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Develop refined, production-heavy concepts and executions with a focus on social and digital media. Use experience in social media to incorporate creative/design/layout best practices for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn, YouTube and others.
• Develop strong video, print and digital design for a wide range of assignments, including branding, layout, storyboarding, mockups, infographics, presentations, print collateral and signage.
• Ensure all visual design adheres to existing brand guidelines.
• Be extremely comfortable creating iterative digital executions, such as resizes of campaign assets for various channels — and overseeing others in this task.
• Wear multiple hats: contingent on your skills, there will be times when you must drive the creative/design process by playing the role of producer, re-toucher, illustrator, photographer, etc. 
• From concept to execution, bring an enthusiasm for solving design and marketing challenges throughout the life of a project, and amid stakeholder revisions.
• Display an understanding of digital and interactive design principles; we do not produce many websites or mobile apps, but need someone who can speak to and define those UX/UI needs when necessary.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across teams and potentially manage junior designers and art directors.
• Present your work comfortably and confidently in client meetings.
• Join client meetings, brainstorms and planning sessions for ongoing projects.
• Build and maintain strong rapport with creative team colleagues, client leads and project managers.
• Cultivate an inclusive culture and champion the contributions of your colleagues. 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of art direction and/or design experience in a related agency department or industry (advertising, digital, social media, content or public relations).
• Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately within all required aspects of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), as well as presentation software (eg: PowerPoint).
• Be curious, self-motivated, hard-working, well-organized, thick-skinned and resilient to
  ever-changing timelines, requests, and deliverables.
• Experience with social media platforms and a working knowledge of their best practices
• Ongoing drive to learn and incorporate new and emerging techniques, trends and philosophies in design, technology, and social media.
• Must have a portfolio (share anything that conveys the way you think or approach assignments, even if it was never produced).

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Education in advertising design and conceptual thinking is preferred.
• Bonus skills: illustration, photography, retouching, filmmaking, etc. Any artistic passion points are always a plus.
• Experience managing junior creatives is a plus.
• Knowledge of or strong interest in consumer electronics a plus.

NOTE: If you are selected for an interview, please come prepared to discuss and showcase your art direction portfolio and walk through your conceptual/strategic creative approach to assignments (show us how your brain works). Use whatever work or case studies necessary to best represent these areas of expertise.

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (with employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
• MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Employee Family Leave
• Family Building Benefit

NYC Salary range: $80,000 – $115,000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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Position: Art Director

Location: Tokyo (Hybrid)

 

会社概要：

ウェーバー・シャンドウィックは、119の都市に拠点を持ち、世界中に広がるネットワークを有する、世界最大級のグローバルPRエージェンシーです。アジア太平洋地域では、日本を含む18の都市にオフィスを持ち、今後さらに多様化する市場で、戦略的に拠点の拡張を続けています。当社は、これまでのPR会社の枠組みを超え、クライアントの目標達成を実現するために活動する、新たな「エンゲージメント・ファーム」へと進化し続け、最先端のテクノロジーを駆使したデータドリブンな戦略やインサイトを生み出し、様々な業界のビジネスソリューションを提供しています。社員には、多種多様な専門分野のスペシャリストを擁し、多様なクライアント企業や組織に対して、広範囲なコミュニケーション・サービスを展開しています。

 

こんな人に来てほしい：

• デザイン経験: デザインスキルはもちろん、コンセプトメイキングやブランディングに興味があり、クライアントの魅力を引き出すアイデアを考えるのが好きな方
• プランニング志向: プランニングにワクワクし、デザインの枠を超えたクリエイティブな戦略を一緒に作り上げたいという気持ちを持っている方
• 社会課題への関心: 社会問題やトレンドに関心があり、PR活動を通じて前向きな変化を生み出したいと思っている方
• グローバルな視点: インターナショナルな環境で働くことに前向きで、異文化理解やコミュニケーションに柔軟に取り組みたい方
• チームでの協力: チーム全体のクリエイティブ力を高め、プロジェクトの進行やメンバーのサポートを通じて一緒に成長していきたいと思っている方
• 幅広いクライアント対応力: コンシューマー、IT、ヘルスケアなど、さまざまな業界のクライアントに柔軟な視点でアプローチしてみたい方
• 新しいことへの挑戦: ピッチやプレゼンテーションを通じて、新しいクライアントとの出会いやプロジェクトを楽しみたい方
• コラボレーションを楽しめる: アーティストやクリエイターとのコラボレーションを通じて、新たな価値や表現を追求するのが好きな方

 

業務内容：

• ブランドビジュアルコンセプトの開発、PRキャンペーン、プロモーションのアートディレクション
• クライアントのブリーフィングをもとにしたアイデア発想、クリエイティブプランニング
• ビジュアルコンセプトのプレゼンテーションおよびクライアントとのコミュニケーション
• 新規プロジェクトやクライアントの獲得を目的としたクリエイティブ提案
• グローバルなマーケティング環境での新しいトレンドやメディア戦略のリサーチ、提案
• 外部協力会社（デザイナー、カメラマン、印刷会社など）との連携・調整

 

求められるスキルと経験：

• デザインおよびアートディレクションの実務経験: 広告代理店やクリエイティブエージェンシーなど、他業種での経験も歓迎します。PR業界の経験は問いません
• コンセプト立案経験: ブランドやプロダクトのブランディング戦略に携わった経験
• プロジェクトマネジメントスキル: プランニングから実行までプロジェクトに携わり、チームと協力して進められる方
• コミュニケーション能力: 社内外のステークホルダーと円滑にコミュニケーションできるスキル、グローバルクライアントとのやり取りができる英語力（尚可）
• ソフトウェアスキル: Adobe Creative Suiteなどデザインツールの基本的なスキル
• イノベーティブな発想力: 新しいアイデアやビジュアルトレンドを積極的に取り入れる意欲

 

 

 

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Weber Shandwick is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Personal data held by Weber Shandwick relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

 

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