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- What is a day in the life of an Art Director?
- Use creative expertise to identify problems and develop data-driven solutions
Oversee and help design awesome visual content within client’s style guides
Direct a team of designers to execute visual concepts through final production
Present work to brands, bringing a strong design point of view with data-driven strategy
Efficiently own large scale production projects that involve hundreds of deliverables
Create presentation materials to confidently pitch your concept to clients
Art direct and be involved with photo shoots/video shoots/shot lists/production/styling etc.
Develop comprehensive and detailed creative briefs for all production projects
- Lead and mentor junior team members to help them build their design skills
- What will I need to thrive in this role?
- BFA degree in Graphic Design or related field
4-7 years of progressive professional graphic design work, at least 2 years in a senior role
Advanced typography skills are a must
Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop , Illustrator, & InDesign), Figma, Google Suite, and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy, quality, and organization
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Ability to handle multiple, large-scale projects in a fast-paced environment
Styling interest or experience is a bonus
- Creative strategy or E-commerce conversion optimization background is also a bonus
- What does high performance look like?
- You proactively search for ways to solve problems for brands and internal teams.
You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner
You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given
You actively comment and participate in group collaborations
You embrace autonomy, take full ownership of your projects, and follow through to completion
You work well within the bounds of client’s style guides
You have a passion for design and creative problem solving
- You provide our brand partners with a world-class client experience
- What is my potential for career growth?
- This role will provide opportunities for professional growth and networking. We love to promote internally and have several opportunities for growth within our company.
- What does success look like in the first 30, 60, 90 days?
- 30 Days - You are familiar with your brand partners’ needs, you have established great relationships with your team members and a comfortable workflow
60 Days - You have coordinated your team’s efforts and pitched ideas to brand partners
90 Days - You hold regular sessions with each of your team members for mentorship and development, you have received and implemented feedback from your brand partners, you have contributed to revenue growth via optimized creative assets What is the team like? You will work with the other full-time Art Directors, Graphic Designers, Writers, Photo and Video Directors and members of our creative team. This team is data driven, results oriented and highly focused on autonomy and action. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team and partner executives to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members. We are looking for individuals who are: Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners. What is the hiring process? Initial phone interview with Pattern’s talent acquisition team
Video interview with a hiring manager
Onsite interview with a panel of team members
Professional reference checks
Executive review
- Offer
- How can I stand out as an applicant?
- Discuss professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
Provide insights on how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
Focus on mentioning how you would be partner obsessed at Pattern
Share experience on any side projects related to data and analytics
