- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Remote: Remote
- Type: Contract
- Job #46128
Technology Partners is currently seeking a talented Senior Art Director. Do you have experience in leading omni-channel campaigns and social media creative strategies? Let us help you make your next big career move a reality!
What You Will Be Doing:
We are building a world-class creative team to support our transition into a full-service in-house model, with a strong focus on creative and visual excellence in the social media space. We’re seeking an experienced Senior Art Director who excels at every phase of the creative lifecycle—concept development, design, and execution—with an emphasis on delivering pixel-perfect visuals.
As a creative problem solver, collaborator, and craft expert, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our business and people through strategic and creative excellence. We are looking for individuals ready to inspire, lead, and bring impactful ideas to life while advancing their careers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of visual creative concepts and provide high-impact art direction and design in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Drive the visual ideation, development, and execution of social media creative strategies, working closely with copywriters, strategists, and key stakeholders.
- Present creative concepts and visual approaches to business areas and key stakeholders, incorporating feedback to refine and enhance concepts.
- Align visual direction and thematics with business objectives, audience needs, brand strategy, messaging, and technology.
- Oversee the organization of visual systems and bespoke campaign elements, ensuring consistency throughout the project lifecycle.
- Contribute to creative process improvements that enhance quality, efficiency, and value within the department.
- Collaborate with creative production, brand, marketing teams, external agencies, and strategy partners to ensure project and brand-level goals are met.
- Utilize research to inform visual concepts and strategies, ensuring harmony with copy and content.
- Manage project information and updates through project management tools and other channels across multiple projects.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, connecting project teams and strategic partners as needed.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 7+ years of Art Director experience, with a focus on omni-channel campaigns and social media, including experience in video or animation direction/creation.
- A well-rounded portfolio showcasing a broad range of design work, conceptual thinking, and media execution. Include a portfolio link in your application.
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Communication, Motion Design/Animation, Film/Video Production, or a related field.
- Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Proficiency in After Effects, Premiere, or other animation software is a plus.
- Advanced knowledge of design principles, social media-specific design, brand development, and creative strategy, with an eye on emerging trends.
- A growth mindset, actively seeking self-improvement, and fostering improvement within the team.
- Strong passion for design, including typography, interaction design, motion design, and social media trends.
- Familiarity with waterfall or agile project management environments.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience collaborating with project teams, creative and brand leaders, and external vendors.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize, manage, and execute multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
- Highly self-motivated with meticulous attention to detail, committed to producing exceptional work that elevates the brand.
Pay: $50.68 – $72.40 /hr.
We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to provide sponsorship at this time or accept candidates who would require a corp-to-corp agreement.
If this position sounds like you, WE SHOULD TALK!
We realize our people are our most valuable asset, that is why we offer the following benefits:
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Long and Short-Term disability
- Life insurance
- Direct deposit
- Referral program
Your better future is ready, and we want to put the right tools in your hands to get you there. Let's go!
Keywords: Senior Art Director, Omni-channel Campaigns, Social Media, Creative Strategy, Adobe Creative Suite, Design Principles, Visual Excellence, Brand Development, Motion Design
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Technology Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Technology Partners does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal civil rights laws.
All offers of employment at Technology Partners are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and drug screening that meet corresponding laws and regulations at the city, state and federal level.
Pay ranges are influenced by candidate qualifications, experience, and role specifics, with the actual rate determined considering skills, market conditions, and are subject to change by the employer; pay negotiations follow all state and federal legal guidelines.