Our client, the fastest growing and highest performing network of charter schools in the nation, is looking for an accomplished Associate Creative Director to join their growing team! Our client is going through a period of impressive growth, working to overturn the vast educational inequities that block opportunities for children by providing them with exceptional public education.
The Associate Creative Director is a problem-solver who thrives on delivering conceptually powerful, compelling, on-strategy, and detail-oriented executions against creative briefs. Beyond a mastery of design skills and software, the designer is proactive, self-motivated, passionate, a team-player and hungry. They are constantly cultivating a strong knowledge and mastery of the education sector, design and advertising industry practices and technical skills alike.
This is a hybrid position based out of New York City.
Responsibilities
Develop strong, strategically sound concepts from brief to production for small and large campaigns
Excellent communication skills; engages right team members at the right points, manages up as needed
Consistently deliver work on time, to the right degree of finish at each stage, and high quality
Efficiently manage project workload for day-to-day needs
Effectively expand upon the boundaries of our design work with respect for the core tenets of our brand to deliver inspired, fresh creative that still maintains brand consistency
Collaborate with other agency teams including digital, social, video, and project management
Maintains strong working knowledge of media as appropriate to ensure work maintains best practices by platform
Effectively manage and direct copywriters, photographers, illustrators, printers, retouchers, and other vendors as needed on a per-project basis
Effectively manage and direct freelance and junior designers in support of the organization’s short and long term goals
Strong presentation skills, clearly explaining how concepts will deliver against the strategic/ business/ creative goals to senior stakeholders
Liaise with stakeholders and project managers to ensure deadlines are met
Requirements
A minimum 3-5 years of experience, ideally in an agency environment
Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
Strong conceptual and design thinking skills
Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite, designing for Google Suite, and relevant design software
Strong knowledge of best practices for digital (web, landing pages, email), print, social media, and video formats
Excellent organizational and communication skills; attention to detail, multitasking, prioritization and project management
Thrives in a fast-paced, self-motivated, deadline-driven environment.
Problem-solves with enthusiasm
Addresses feedback quickly and collaborates effectively
Stays up-to-date with industry developments and tools
Base salary: $75k-110k DOE + benefits
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Art/Creative, Design, and Marketing
Industries
Primary and Secondary Education and Education
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