Associate Creative Director, Art

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October 22

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HOOK

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Advertising • Marketing • Media

HOOK is a creative advertising agency known for its remarkable creativity and ability to capture attention through innovative marketing strategies. They pride themselves on providing bespoke, award-winning services, including logo design, brand strategy, campaign creation, digital display, media planning, social strategy, and more. With a reputation for delivering creative excellence, HOOK has received numerous accolades, including being named Ad Age Small Agency of the Year for the Southeast. The agency emphasizes a disciplined development process and is valued by clients for its dexterity, talent, and engaging creative work. HOOK remains agile and adept, offering the advantage of a larger network agency while maintaining the personal touch of a smaller firm.

2 - 10 employees

Founded 2005

📱 Media

💰 Seed Round on 2016-05

📋 Description

• With a very hands-on approach, lead the development of insightfully driven creative concepts and their production to the point of exceeding client expectations • This particular position requires a deep emphasis on Visual Design and Art Direction, especially while concepting and producing for social and digital projects or campaigns without the use of large budgets • Establish and maintain positive relationships with all relevant client contacts, becoming an expert on brand culture, politics, products, preferences, and expectations • Work closely with Design and Motion teams to create optimal processes resulting in excellent craft forward work • Be a clear and effective communicator to the team and trusted partner to the production team • Partner with an ACD, Copy and create inspiring work that drives storytelling across media • Lead the development and presentation of pitch materials for all major and complex campaigns associated with a brand or brand group • Ensure the highest possible quality of all strategic, creative, and design deliverables within the scope of one or more brand relationships • Elevate overall work quality by setting increasingly high standards and articulating ambitious creative opportunities (without sacrificing baseline deliverable requirements) • Maintain a positive relationship with Art, Copywriting, Motion and Production staff, ensuring that concepts meet the requirements of all departments • Mentor and support junior creative staff toward the goal of accelerating skill progression through a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing • Promote a positive creative culture through teamwork and leading by example

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of creative agency or production company experience working toward the creation and development of successful ad campaigns • 2+ years of leadership experience directly managing individuals or teams • Hands-on design experience is a must. This person will be expected to step in on the design side of things when needed and be able to give pixel perfect design feedback to other members of the team • Bonus points if you also have hands on brand design and/or motion design experience • Showcase a strong portfolio that demonstrates your ability to solve complex marketing challenges with diverse tones and for various industries, especially with digital and social-first projects. Broadcast experience is a plus • Deep understanding of how UI features define the product experience and their impact on users • Understanding of the ever-so-changing AI landscape • Ability to come up with big idea thinking promoting tech services and products is a plus • Experience working with tech or well recognized domestic or international brands is a plus • Willingness to travel occasionally for video shoots and other events (estimated at less than 10% of the year). Overnight travel may be expected • Ability to work around Pacific Standard Time (PST).

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, dental insurance • Matching 401k • Paid vacation and holidays • Work from wherever (within the US)