Edelman is looking for a Senior Art director to help us make things that the internet will love. Our growing creative team are the masterminds behind some of the world's most talked about work. From writing a new ice cream truck jingle, to fighting for intersectional environmental justice, each piece of work that we put into the world is designed to capture the attention of the American media landscape. It's not enough to be culturally relevant-our briefs demand that we change culture around us. Now we need a Senior AD with a strong eye for design who can help unlock more of those weird, wild ideas.

We know what you're saying, "But isn't Edelman a PR company?" Sure, public relations was and is part of who we are, but in recent years we've grown our surrounding departments and become a new kind of agency. Now we sit at the intersection of public relations and advertising, with every piece of work getting amplified by the full force of the Edelman global PR machine behind it. If you're looking to create ideas that end up in the pages of the NY Times, ADWEEK and the One Shows shortlist, we do that on a regular basis. And for what it's worth, we're usually WAY more humble.

This Senior Art Director needs to be a creative problem solver for our clients and carry a strong set of skills to make the visuals of each idea pop. We're a scrappy team, so we expect this AD not just to provide direction to a designer, but also to execute your own ideas. From quick comps to dazzling InDesign creations, we want someone who can take an idea from the conceptual phase and bring it all the way to a client presentation. You will be joining a team of diverse creative personalities who are masters of their craft, tapping not only their professional experiences, but also their passion for art and life with every assignment. We will encourage you to do the same and use every tool in your creative arsenal, not just your computer, to create meaningful work that you can be proud of. We build, we draw, we take pictures, we geek out on tech, and we get our hands dirty to bring our ideas to life.

Responsibilities

• Drive high level concepting, tactical program ideation and polished design for a wide range of marketing outputs from short-form video and interactive mobile experiences to unexpected social content


• Own the visual brand story for our clients across all social, digital and PR channels, maintaining a consistent look, feel and vision


• Successfully communicate (present and sell-in) creative ideas, their rationale and the specifics of the solutions


• Collaborate with agency team members from creative, account, production, technology, PR, strategy, planning and analytics to produce smart, powerful work

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in marketing, advertising or social media, with significant emphasis on interactive media


• Killer design chops with proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign


• Animation and video production experienceis a plus


• Literate in the language of the internet and social. Should be comfortable executing everything from an organic TikTok campaign to a stunt that plays out on the front page of Reddit.


• Demonstrated ability to concept across a variety of mediums: social, digital, print, TV, audio, experiential and whatever comes next.


• Ability to think strategically, conceptualize creatively and see the concept through to polished design and build


• Social fluency and a solid understanding of how to drive conversation and engagement across social channels


• Strong communication design sensibilities and an understanding of how composition, information hierarchy, color theory and typography work together to drive home a message


• Proven creativity in the interactive space with successful follow through from concept to build


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills


• Ability to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment

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