Art Director

Company Description

In Bogotá – Colombia, we are looking for a person for the position of Art Director, with more than 3 years of experience in the role, their mission will focus on understanding and defining the graphic needs of the different assigned projects, in order to trace the creative path that the post-production team should take and thus achieve the audiovisual expectations that the project, client and/or market demands.

Job Description

The Art Director is passionate about developing creative concepts represented by visually stunning designs that create exceptional brand experiences. They thrive in collaborative environments as part of their role in ideas development. Great graphic design skills and creative thinking are essential. Collaborating closely with creative leads and executive teams, they will play an important role in driving business growth through powerful visuals and impactful messaging.

The Art Director supports a culture of creativity, innovation, and learning within the design and art direction team. Strong communication, problem-solving, and self-management skills are essential, as is keeping abreast of design trends and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting briefs and requirements to deliver creative ideas and visuals aligned to a creative strategy, raising the bar on creativity using storytelling to drive action.
• Participate in all phases of creative work, from concept through production and final hand-off.
• Active participation in creative thinking during brainstorming sessions, creative reviews, and project kick-off meetings.
• Produce sketches, storyboards, roughs, and mockups to visualize ideas.
• Be a team player with strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders.
• Be able to present designs and sell solutions to various stakeholders.
• Being at the top of the trends to break the boundaries of conceptual and technical skills.
• Work closely with asset management team/ asset management of incoming and outgoing deliveries (master assets, open files, adapts, etc.).
• Ensure proper taxonomy for all the assets.

Qualifications

• Proven working experience as Art Director for at least 1 year.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with a broad range of internal and external constituents simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about complex issues and develop fresh and effective ideas.
• Must have a portfolio of professional projects that shows graphic design and conceptualization skills.
• Team player with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Stay on top of all trends and maintain best practices.
• Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Firefly, Figma, Office Suite, Keynote.

Additional Information

We have an artificial intelligence-based interaction and connection platform called Marcel, which includes e-learning tools like Udemy and LinkedIn Learning, with more than 30,000 courses on different topics where you can learn according to your interests. You can also connect with Publicis Groupe's more than 100,000 creative minds.

We offer benefits such as hybrid work, an employee fund, life insurance, and birthday leave. You also have the opportunity to apply for various global vacancies within the company and the possibility of working up to six weeks per year from another country where Publicis Groupe has a presence through the global Work Your World initiative.

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