Art Director

The Art Director is responsible for conceptual development and the execution of creative deliverables. These responsibilities include creating and communicating concepts, implementing marketing strategies and developing interactive design solutions.Reporting to the Creative Director, the Art Director will workwithand a collaborative team of designers, copywriters and production specialists. Balancing creative thinkingwithinterpersonal skills, this person will demonstrate an ability to justify concepts to both the client and the project team.

You Will:

• Develop concepts, communicateeas, and design solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives in a highly collaborative and iterative studio environment
• Balance strategic developmentwithclient business objectives
• Direct & delegate to core creative services disciplines (design, information architecture, audio design, production and copywriting)
• Directly contribute to project design and development:
• - create storyboards / initial graphic concepts
• - conceive functional design solutions
• - create site grids and interface demos
• Provide quality assurance of all creative deliverables
• Mentor and coach team members through project development and performancement
• Build and maintain a rapportwithclients, partner agencies and vendors
• Contribute to the innovative development of the creative department

You Have:

• Strong design portfolio 5+yearsdesign and interactive work experience
• Experienceing a team of designers, production specialists and writers to creative excellence
• Well-developed communication skills
• Ability to think creatively and justify concepts to clients and team members
• Experiencewithstrategic brainstorming, campaign development, creative brief development and creative execution
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Proven aptitude for quick creative thinkingwithacute attention to detailwithin demanding deadlines
• Solidworkingknowledge of the latest design tools including Adobe CS, Sketch, Principle
• Passion for interactive storytelling, ecommerce, product design, or design systems
• Experience using video, motion samples and/or prototyping to sell your creativeeas to team members and stakeholders
• Comprehensiveunderstanding of interaction and UI design
• Committed to the profession of visual communication

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training,mentorship, and employee experience possible!CM newhires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success.Inaneffort to do so, weexpect our teamto work from an office a minimum of4days a week.The ask stems from our want to:

• Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning
• Improvecollaborationand teamrelationships.
• Increase employee engagement

Weunderstand that not everyone may feel comfortablewiththis expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

We continuallyreview ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined duringour interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include, but arent limited to, acandidates experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position. Forcurrent CM employees, tenure will also be a consideration.

SalaryRange

$135,000$160,000 USD

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, genderentity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusionwithin our pool of candidates,witha target of achieving at least 50% representation fromunderrepresented communities.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs.We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicatingwithyou.We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.