Job Description
Overview Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary (USD):
$38 Hr W2 + benefits + matching 401K
Start Date:
08.12.2024
Our agency client based in Richmond, VA is looking for a versatile Art Director to join their team! Our client is a strategic, marketing communications agency that specializes in the financial services, internet service provider (ISP) / telecom and B2B software sectors. While the sector may vary, our client has a "people-first" approach that allows them to adapt their process to most any industry through a firm understanding of buyer journey. It's a small but mighty team that handles a range of marketing components including mail, email, collateral, PPT presentations, web content, landing pages, display ads, social, event signage, and so on!
The ideal candidate for this role will be a self-starter, able to work with a lot or a little information and collaborate with the Account and Creative Teams to develop engaging and actionable marketing communications campaigns. They will work closely with the ACD (copywriter) to develop concepts that translate into captivating and relevant visual communications targeting specific audiences. The ability to understand marketing and communication objectives are essential.
More characteristics of a successful candidate: - Experience in providing creative rationale for visual communications to internal and client teams
- Ability to quickly change focus when a deadline or priority shifts
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptive and calm in a fast-paced environment
- Keeps up to date with latest design and marketing trends and conduct research to inform creative when appropriate
- Is experienced in team environments and has the professional maturity to be open to other's perspectives
- Understands a variety of disciplines / channels including direct mail, email, digital, social, print, outdoor
- Ability to interpret and translate client's branding into engaging and fresh visual communications
- Maintain a keen eye for detail, a positive outlook and attitude in a high expectations and deadline-driven environment
Responsibities: - Attend and participate in client and agency status meetings
- Attend and participate in client project kick off meetings and ask questions as they arise
- Collaborate with Copywriter on campaign / communication concepting
- Collaborate with Account Managers on concepts, specs and deliverables
- Design campaign components which can include direct mail, email, social media posts, mobile
- and online banking banners, in-branch videos storyboarding, OOH (billboards, in-branch posters, etc.), brochures, bucslips, etc.
- Collaborate with Production Manager on direct mail and print specs when necessary; set up
- production specs and confirm specs are within budget and timing
- Develop creative presentation books and participate in the presentation of our thinking to the client
- Make time-sensitive revisions to campaign components
- Create production-ready files to send to print vendors
- Create programming-ready files to send to the programmer
- Organize files in respective client folders
- Keep track of time spent on each project
- Review print proofs from vendors for color layout, and content accuracy
- Review email and video tests from programmer to ensure color, layout, and content accuracy
- The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Strong concepting, ideation and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate
- The ability to communicate ideas and rationales to internal and external clients
- Interpret client creative briefs and translate ideas into execution
- Understands the importance of translating a concept or a specific idea into other forms of communications making them campaign-able
- The ability to work on multiple clients and client campaigns simultaneously
- Direct mail marketing experience
- Email marketing experience
- Channel marketing experience
- Job qualifications and skill sets
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat
- Knowledge with Microsoft Products including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Skilled with stock image research using Getty Images
The target hiring compensation range for this role is the equivalent of $28 to $38 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.
Client Description About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium . More information on our awesome benefits ! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive
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