Art Director

EA to Managing Director, Japan

Part of The Weber Shandwick Collective (TWSC), we’re the earned-first global communications agency, led by world-class strategic thinkers and creative activators. We create shared and sustainable value for businesses, people, and society. We energise the right mix of talent, using the right platforms and latest technology to choreograph stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses. 

Our game-changing work is recognised by some of the most prestigious industry awards bodies, and we have won more than 135 Lions at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. We’re also PRWeek’s 2024 Global Agency of the Year as well as being listed on the Ad Age A-List 2024 and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2024. 

Overview

We are seeking a bright and motivated Executive Assistant with a proven track record and a passion for excellence to support our Managing Director in Japan, including responsibilities related to internal communications.

Responsibilities: 

• Manage MD’s calendar and schedule, including arranging external and internal meetings with colleagues, clients and business partners, and optimizing their access to MD
• Attend weekly and monthly management meetings to take minutes
• Support administrative tasks around client service, working closely with Team Leaders to consolidate critical information and action items
• Research and reserve venues for business meetings and entertainment per MD request
• Input time in internal time record system on behalf of MD in a timely manner
• Processes expense claims in a timely manner
• Arrange seasons greetings and gifts for colleagues, clients and business partners per MD request
• Keep MD’s contact list up to date throughout the year
• Act as point of contact for various corporate memberships, creating purchase orders, processing invoices, and ensuring registration information is up to date

Internal Communications

• Planning, organizing, and providing support for town hall meetings and kickoff events and company parties.
• Crafting and distributing impactful press releases while fostering and maintaining strong media relationships.
• Strategically managing and optimizing the use of social media platforms to enhance brand presence.
• Overseeing the development and maintenance of the corporate website and other corporate communications materials.
• Driving internal communications efforts, including the regular publication of engaging internal newsletters to strengthen team alignment and engagement.

Requirements:

• More than 5 years’ experience in EA or secretarial work in a multinational environment
• Good communicator, with ability to convey information accurately to internal and external stakeholders
• Professional and discrete in handling confidential information
• A proactive problem-solver with interest in business AI tools to streamline the MD’s workflow and approval processes
• Business level Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word. (Familiarity with SharePoint a plus.)
• Business level English and native Japanese

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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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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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 Chicago office as an Art Director. You’ll join a growing and innovative team of art directors, designers and writers, working primarily with a global consumer electronics client.

We are looking for someone with the right combination of social platform knowledge, conceptual approach, self-motivation, and artistic skills necessary to develop and execute impactful campaign content. 

A passion for typography and design, the ability to visually convey your ideas through beautiful comps, and an appreciation for brand consistency must be in your DNA.  

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. 

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.
• 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.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across teams.
• Present your work in internal meetings.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 

Minimum of 2+ years of art direction and/or design experience in a related agency or department (advertising, digital, social media, publishing/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 such as Keynote and PowerPoint.  

Ongoing drive to understand emerging techniques, trends and philosophies in design, technology, interaction and social media.  

Basic or advanced knowledge in After Effects is preferred but not mandatory.  

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.
• 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

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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