Freelance Art Director

🔥 12 hours ago

🏄 California, New York – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote

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🧑‍🎨 Art Director

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We Are Social

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1001 - 5000 employees

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

📱 Media

💰 $900k Funding Round on 2012-03

Consulting • Marketing • Media

We Are Social is a global socially-led creative agency with unrivaled social media expertise. With over 1,100 people across 16 offices worldwide, the agency delivers a global perspective to its clients, particularly in an era where social media is shaping culture. They specialize in marketing, advertising, influencer marketing, advocacy programs, and brand-building strategy, among other services. Working with major brands such as adidas, Samsung, Netflix, and Google, We Are Social focuses on creating ideas that resonate and engage with consumers effectively across diverse online communities and cultures.

📋 Description

• Concept and create strong, compelling ideas that resonate with target audiences • Design for clients and agency new business efforts, working within brand guidelines while pushing for design excellence • Develop creative concepts aligned with strategic client objectives and maintain high agency standards from ideation to final delivery • Present and defend art direction to internal leadership and external clients, translating feedback into actionable creative tasks • Navigate tight deadlines and evolving budgets while preserving the original vision • Manage multiple concurrent projects of varying complexity under pressure • Mentor junior and mid-level creatives through constructive feedback and visual improvement • Implement advanced AI tools throughout the creative lifecycle, including visual identities and video asset creation • Use generative AI in client pitches and prototypes to create product shots and campaign mockups • Research emerging AI trends and tools, lead ethical discussions, and establish AI usage best practices • Ideate and build stories suited to each social platform • Articulate ideas from storyboard to final work • Design presentations, create mockups, and perform light retouching to sell creative ideas • Collaborate with a large creative team from ideation through execution

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in art direction within a fast-paced agency environment • Portfolio demonstrating sophisticated creative thinking, nuanced typography, and expert-level composition across digital and traditional media • Experience presenting and working directly with clients • Comfortable working in a fast paced environment, and managing multiple projects at once • Proficiency across Adobe Design suite; fluency in both After Effects and Premiere • Deep familiarity with ethical AI frameworks and the legalities of AI-generated content in a commercial setting • Excellent attention to detail