Senior Art Director

at  SAATCHI SAATCHI

Company Description
Saatchi & Saatchi has grown from a start-up advertising agency in London in 1970 to a global creative communications company with 114 offices in 67 countries and over 6500 employees. Saatchi & Saatchi is part of the Publicis Groupe, the world’s third largest communications group We are a full service, integrated communications network and we work with 6 of the top 10 and over half of the top 50 global advertisers. We’re in the business of getting people to fall in love with our clients’ products and services. We have an unshakeable spirit and unbeatable attitude that Nothing is Impossible, a concept we apply to all our clients and work. We believe in effecting positive change through creativity, always. While we seek out the most brilliant minds to help us on our quest, we’re also passionate about nurturing the best talent from within. Which is why when you join us, your journey can be one of continuous evolution.
Job Description

The role is for someone who is a solid designer, one with a unique design eye, highly skilled with photo manipulation and compositing to conceptualize and craft unexpected visual approaches. This position requires someone to create visual solutions that convince clients, prospects, talent, and the marketplace to engage with our brand. Someone to collaborate closely with a copywriter partner, project manager, marketing directors, technologists, and content specialists to bring these ideas to life for the audience and help grow the brand and business.

• Develop creative ideas that meet both our clients’ objectives as well as our business objectives, maintaining the company’s expected levels of creative excellence and professionalism
• Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion, working with both in-house resources and third-party vendors
• Create and design visuals across a wide range of on and offline channels

Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience and a book brimming with brave ideas and outstanding craft, some that saw the light of day, and maybe some that didn’t
• You’re an artist. Every surface, every channel, every medium, social or otherwise, is your canvas. You’re just where people are
• Strong grasp of social media space and online media jargon and technology
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
• Ability to effectively and appropriately interact with co-workers at a variety of levels, across many disciplines
• Naturally well organized and unfazed when working towards deadlines
• Have a sense of teamwork, and want to be part of a group of colleagues who take care of themselves, value themselves, and respect each other.
• Ease to express creative ideas clearly and concisely.
• Understand communication as an integrated “whole” and not as something on / off.
• Adobe CC domain and web design and adobe premiere knowledge for the assembly of audiovisual models.
• Any level of Motion graphic skills.
• Demonstrable experience creating and designing offline and online campaigns.
• High level of involvement, commitment, and responsibility.
• Knowledge of interactive exteriors, websites, e-mailings, landings, campaigns on RRSS Instagram, Facebook, etc.
• 3d skills of any level.
• Has a strong POV but also has an open mind; is ready to listen and learn.
• Has strong technical design skills across a variety of programs.
• Understands the “best in class” use of each platform. Knows what it means to be making something interesting, engaging, and creative in the world today.
• Ability to concept innovative ideas and tactics that people will talk about. Always envisioning the potential outcomes of each idea
• A versatile team player; able to work alone or in a team and able to take direction from creative directors

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Ideate, craft, and execute original and iconic creative concepts in response to client briefs, objectives, or goals
• Is responsible for the proper placement, context, and meaning of every image and graphic element within a creative assignment
• Develop creative ideas that meet both our clients’ objectives as well as our business objectives, maintaining the company’s expected levels of creative excellence and professionalism
• Present, share and review creative work with Executive Creative Director/s, Account Management and Planning Leads as well as members of the Management Team
• Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion, working with both in-house resources and third-party vendors
• Collaborate effectively with Account Management, Planning, and the broader creative team to develop disruptive and iconic work
• Develop creative ideas based on criteria in creative brief and/or direction from senior leadership, collaborating with team members and copywriters
• Create and design visuals across a wide range of on and offline channels
• Create in-brand layouts and experiences by applying graphic design principles such as color, typography, the photographic selection that create a compelling and visually attractive story for audiences
• Provide a rationale for design choices; assure design meets business objectives whilst creating a compelling journey across touchpoints
• Develop a style of the presentation for existing concepts/directions; determine the best format to execute ideas
• Define outlines and storyboards for animations or video (identifying the range of assets to be used, the story to be told)
• Research and identify trends in design language and branding and provide recommendations to our internal teams and partners
  Qualifications

Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience and a book brimming with brave ideas and outstanding craft, some that saw the light of day, and maybe some that didn’t
• You’re an artist. Every surface, every channel, every medium, social or otherwise, is your canvas. You’re just where people are
• Strong grasp of social media space and online media jargon and technology
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
• Ability to effectively and appropriately interact with co-workers at a variety of levels, across many disciplines
• Naturally well organized and unfazed when working towards deadlines
• Have a sense of teamwork, and want to be part of a group of colleagues who take care of themselves, value themselves, and respect each other.
• Ease to express creative ideas clearly and concisely.
• Understand communication as an integrated “whole” and not as something on / off.
• Adobe CC domain and web design and adobe premiere knowledge for the assembly of audiovisual models.
• Any level of Motion graphic skills.
• Demonstrable experience creating and designing offline and online campaigns.
• High level of involvement, commitment, and responsibility.
• Knowledge of interactive exteriors, websites, e-mailings, landings, campaigns on RRSS Instagram, Facebook, etc.
• 3d skills of any level.
• Has a strong POV but also has an open mind; is ready to listen and learn.
• Has strong technical design skills across a variety of programs.
• Understands the “best in class” use of each platform. Knows what it means to be making something interesting, engaging, and creative in the world today.
• Ability to concept innovative ideas and tactics that people will talk about. Always envisioning the potential outcomes of each idea
• A versatile team player; able to work alone or in a team and able to take direction from creative directors.

The role is for someone who is a solid designer, one with a unique design eye, highly skilled with photo manipulation and compositing to conceptualize and craft unexpected visual approaches. This position requires someone to create visual solutions that convince clients, prospects, talent, and the marketplace to engage with our brand. Someone to collaborate closely with a copywriter partner, project manager, marketing directors, technologists, and content specialists to bring these ideas to life for the audience and help grow the brand and business.

• Develop creative ideas that meet both our clients’ objectives as well as our business objectives, maintaining the company’s expected levels of creative excellence and professionalism
• Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion, working with both in-house resources and third-party vendors
• Create and design visuals across a wide range of on and offline channel