Weber Shandwick is looking for an Associate Creative (Design) Director to lead design efforts for our growing creative team across our automotive accounts. The candidate will need to be a world-class designer and visual storyteller with impeccable craft, comfortably and consistently superb in execution across a range of visual styles and mediums. An expert at all things digital, particularly social media and video production.
Requirements
- Responsible for elevating both the level of craft and the quality of our design solutions across our clients and functions.
- A world-class designer and visual storyteller with impeccable craft, comfortably and consistently superb in execution across a range of visual styles and mediums.
- An expert at all things digital, particularly social media and video production.
- Able to define strategic and creative points of view on Brand Character, Brand Image, and Design Themes.
- Not just a stellar designer but enjoy nurturing those with less experience, helping to mentor other designers within the team to foster their talents, create world class creative solutions and achieve their career goals.
- A collaborator. You will collaborate closely with various internal and external teams to create new brands, define style guidelines, prep artwork for production and craft beautiful presentations.
- Very (very) hands-on, always perfecting the tiniest details. You don’t just lead by example. You’re comfortable rolling up your sleeves and taking on any task.
- Execute and manage original, persuasive, conceptual and visually compelling design work in line with agency and brand standards, including (but not limited to): iconography, brand guidelines, typography, illustration, digital materials, video materials, organic and paid social media assets, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
- Establish a design practice within our creative team, providing oversight to our Designers, with the goal of developing a culture of collaboration, experimentation and knowledge sharing
- Fluently speak about design concepts with clients, as well as internal teams of creatives, producers and editors, to enable effective collaboration, feedback and direction
- Maintain and promote an internal awareness of industry design trends and standards, particularly on social media
- Cultivate a sense of ownership that elevates the standards and quality of all work achieved by the designers
- Be a natural teacher - encourage designers to approach problem solving differently, always with the goal of learning and growing
- From concept to execution, bring an enthusiasm for solving design and marketing challenges throughout the life of a project, and amid stakeholder revisions
- Have mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Powerpoint, as well as emerging interactive design trends. Knowledge of AfterEffects and Sketch is a plus
- Build ongoing relationships with partner agency design teams, and other design teams within the Weber Shandwick network
- Display a cohesive understanding of digital and interactive design principals; we do not produce many websites or mobile apps, but need someone who can speak to and direct those UX/UI needs when necessary
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401k matching
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Relocation assistance
