Uniting Holding is hiring: Art Director in San Diego

Job Title: Art Director Department: Creative Reports To: Associate Creative Director, Art Position Summary: The Art Director will be responsible for conception and design of integrated advertising campaigns, managing the creative process and ensuring all work is strategically and creatively on point. Ensures all projects are completed on time and within budget. The Art Director will develop designs, layouts, and concepts that strengthen brand awareness in all agency projects. Works with a copy partner to develop unique ideas and concepts in response to creative briefs. You will support the senior creative staff and assist teammates while taking direction.Must have a passion to sell ideas to peers and clients. Our ambition is to create ideas for our clients that lift their businesses and brands. Ideas are our business. We believe that great ideas can come from anywhere. Certain attitudes define how we work and are important in what we seek for our culture. Key creative department attitudes are: Curiosity : Be open minded to ideas wherever they come; curious people are often unafraid of change; Collaboration : Self-confidence without a big ego; work with all types of people; Integrity : What we say is what we do; it is honesty and respect in our dealings with people; Resourcefulness : To find ways to do whatever we have to do for our clients, and our people. Basic Responsibilities: Independently conceptualize, develop and design content based on strategic direction Work with senior art staff and copywriters to develop concept and layout for client, in-house, and new business projects Work with senior art staff to develop conceptual abilities Prepare detailed layouts and storyboards Timely turn around on assignments Work with in-house art department/studio as well as outside suppliers for completion of comps Work closely with the editorial and project management departments to ensure that projects are completed according to deadlines Acquire knowledge of assigned product and category Commit to the hours and effort needed to move on to the next level Create and format content Works to solve problems and effectively communicate solutions Handles multiple projects simultaneously while working under tight deadlines Works with all necessary departments to achieve final results, communicating status updates to ensure maximum workflow efficiencies Possesses strong time management skills and is highly organized Professional in all business conduct Maintain accurate timesheets that are completed by required deadlines Fosters positive relationships between creative and other agency functional areas. Encourages strong collaborative relationships with account management and other areas. Will execute initial concepts through to final completion. Manages and leads entry level designers/art directors. Allocate appropriate personnel and outsource freelancers, as appropriate, for all creative assignments. Begins learning to present creative in client meetings as requested Performs other duties as assigned Proven presentation skills Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in advertising, marketing, graphic arts or equivalent area of study. Minimum 3 - 5 year’s creative/creative management experience. Pharmaceutical and/or medical device experience preferred Strong customer service skills with a commitment tosuperior quality Must be self-motivated, professional, detail oriented, and possess excellent oral and written communication skills Comfortable working under pressure within tight deadlines Initiative, willingness to learn quickly Excellent sense of design and layout Advanced Adobe Creative Suite experience, specifically Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign Knowledge of Sketch and Invision app is a plus Strong communication and customer service skills with a commitment to superior quality Must be self-motivated, professional, detail oriented, and possess excellent oral and written communication skills Comfortable working under pressure within tight deadlines Advanced experience with MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: The Art Director will be responsible for conception and design of integrated advertising campaigns, managing the creative process and ensuring all work is strategically and creatively on point . Must be self-motivated, professional, detail oriented, and possess excellent oral and written communication skills . En Español: El director de arte será responsable del diseño y la concepción de campañas publicitarias integradas, administrar el proceso creativo y garantizar que todo el trabajo sea estratégicamente y creativamente en el punto. Asegurará que todos los proyectos se completen a tiempo y dentro del presupuesto. Creemos que las grandes ideas pueden venir de cualquier lugar. Ciertas actitudes definen cómo trabajamos y son importantes en lo que buscamos para nuestra cultura. Las principales actitudes del departamento creativo son: Curiosidad: Estar abierto a las ideas donde quiera que vengan; personas curiosas suelen no temer el cambio; Colaboración: Confianza en sí mismos sin un gran ego; trabajar con todo tipo de gente; Integridad: Lo que decimos es lo que hacemos; es honestidad y respeto en nuestros tratos con la gente; Completidad de recursos: Encontrar formas de hacer lo que tengamos que hacer por nuestros clientes, y nuestro pueblo. Responsabilidades básicas: Concebir independientemente, crear fuertes actualizaciones y diseñar contenido basado en una dirección estratégica Trabajar con el personal y los redactores para tener máximas relaciones estrictas y líneas de trabajo, dentro de casa, y nuevas habilidades de gestión profesional Los equipos profesionales desarrollan capacidades artísticas completadas y logran llevar a cabo proyectos de forma efectiva entre sus empleados y otras áreas de trabajo. Promueve fuertes relaciones de colaboración con la gestión de cuentas y otras áreas. Ejecutará conceptos iniciales hasta su finalización final. Gerencia y lidera a diseñadores/directores artísticos de nivel inicial. Asigna personal apropiado y externaliza trabajadores independientes, según corresponda, para todas las tareas creativas. Comienza a aprender a presentarse creativamente en reuniones del cliente como se solicita. Realiza otras funciones asignadas Habilidades de presentación comprobadas Calificaciones mínimas: Licenciatura en publicidad, marketing, artes gráficas o área equivalente de estudio. Un mínimo de 3 - 5 años Experiencia en administración creativa / creativa.