Associate Creative Director, Studio 53, Ruder Finn

Studio53, the creative studio of Ruder Finn, is renowned for crafting compelling creative experiences across graphic design, moving images, interactive content, and more. We collaborate with leading businesses and industry associations, focusing on communicating innovation and change. Our expertise spans brand communications, advocacy, corporate storytelling, employee engagement, brand strategy, paid media, and a comprehensive range of other services.

We are seeking a talented and articulate Associate Creative Director who possesses big ideas, energy, and enthusiasm for creating aesthetically pleasing and impactful designs for print, branding, and digital projects. If you have a keen eye for detail and a knack for producing visually stunning campaigns that meet or exceed our clients' high expectations, along with experience in providing creative direction and managing workflows within the studio, this role is ideal for you.

We are looking for an inspirational design leader and team player with exceptional communication skills. If you are prepared to embrace the next step in your career and contribute to our mission of delivering excellence, we invite you to join our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead by example and mentor a team of art directors and designers to produce innovative and effective campaigns for a variety of clients

• Provide ongoing professional development support and feedback throughout the year with direct reports, including weekly meetings and annual reviews

• Supervise the development and execution of creative concepts and campaigns across various media platforms, ensuring they meet the clients' goals and expectations

• Present and sell creative work to clients and internal stakeholders, and solicit feedback to refine and improve the work

• Proven experience working on branding projects (including brand identity/guidelines)

• Solid typographic/layout design skills, with a high level of crafting and attention to detail

• A good understanding of messaging and how it can be used to drive communications

• Experience working on digital deliverables and a keen interest in digital trends

• Ability to interpret and visualize complex information

• Foster a collaborative and productive environment among the creative team

• Research and analyze the current market situation, consumer behavior and competitive landscape, and inspire the team to develop cutting-edge and relevant ideas

Qualifications

• 12+ years working on print, brand and digital projects; agency experience preferred

• Industry experience using a variety of tools including the full suite of Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma and Microsoft Office, including Power Point  

• Experience working with different workflows and overseeing process

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to multi-task

• Ability to contribute to strategic thinking and the development and execution of programs 

• Experience or knowledge of healthcare or the tech industry is desirable but not essential

Benefits and More

• You will receive a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity 

• You will also be able to enroll in our Health, Dental, Vision, company paid Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, as well as 401k (match) plan 

• Monthly allowance for cell phone, office equipment, etc. 

• Generous PTO policy with paid maternity/paternity leave 

• Transit benefits 

• Professional learning and development opportunities 

• Workplace flexibility 

• On-site and off-site social gatherings  

Ruder Finn provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Ruder Finn will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Ruder Finn believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.