Art Director

Williams Lea is hiring for an Art Director for our New York City office to work Monday to Friday 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm!

Pay: $94,500 - 110,000/year

Benefits:

• Various health insurance options & wellness plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug)
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan Including Employer Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short-term & Long-term Disability
• Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Domestic Partner Coverage
• Commuter Benefits
• Legal Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Additional Employee Perks and Discounts

At Williams Lea, our diversity makes us stronger. We continue to build a workforce that champions racial equity, values different backgrounds and celebrates unique perspectives. Our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion helps us better address societal challenges and unlock innovation. It’s integral to our success.

The Art Director works with the Creative Director to conceptualize all visual output for projects, establishing the visual language and setting the tone and animation style. This position helps to guide execution of all projects.

Job duties

(* denotes an “essential function”)

• * Conceptualize and execute high-quality visuals for commercials and other clients
• * Conceive and design storyboards for pitches and for pre-visualizations
• * Work with Creative Director and other designers to create and design high-caliber motion graphics and other visuals
• Supervise Designers and others involved in creative process
• Carry out projects from concept to delivery
• *Bring forward new and unique ideas and approaches
• *Design storyboards to develop visual style concepts
• Interact with different levels of management, production and design teams
• *Leverage deep design expertise to elevate client requests, translating their needs into compelling, branded creative outputs that align with their goals, even if not strictly following their initial specifications.
• *Build strong client relationships, using effective communication and soft skills to establish trust and guide clients toward better design solutions.
• *Act as a subject matter expert, helping clients move beyond content and focus on creating visually impactful and innovative designs that enhance their message.
• Influence and guide clients by translating briefs into elevated, strategic design concepts that align with objectives while pushing creative boundaries.
• Establish credibility and trust through expert communication, ensuring that designs not only meet expectations but also enhance the effectiveness of client deliverables.
• Provide leadership within the creative team, applying design expertise and interpersonal skills to navigate client relationships and drive exceptional visual solutions.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Art, Design, or Animation
• 8+ years’ experience in Art, Design & Animation
• Mastery of Adobe Suites Software
• Ability to prioritize under tight time constraints and to work successfully in a fast-paced environment
• Effective interpersonal skills across teams and when liaising with clients
• Understanding of Advertising business, conceptual creative process, idea explorations
• Knowledge of digital platforms, including online, mobile, tablets, and other emerging technologies
• Knowledge of designing for print and print formats
• Ownership of projects, with the ability to carry out projects from concept to delivery Understanding of narrative structure and storytelling
• Excellent communication skills
• Possession of superior presentation skills – both in creation and verbalization

Who we are: In a rapidly changing world, the ability to innovate and break new ground drives progress. Williams Lea has harnessed this ability for more than 200 years.

Our 5,200+ talented employees worldwide are experts in delivering efficient business processes in complex and highly regulated environments.

We’re always progressing. Connecting technology with expertise and strong processes to transform support services. As we enter our third century, we continue helping businesses thrive in a future driven by digitization and virtualization.

It is the policy of Williams Lea to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity of expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Williams Lea is a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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