Art Director

Art Director 

Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading marketing and communications agencies, is seeking a creative, passionate and unique thinker to join our Chicago office as an Art Director. You'll join a growing and innovative team of art directors, designers and writers, working primarily with a global consumer electronics client.

We are looking for someone with the right combination of social platform knowledge, conceptual approach, self-motivation, and artistic skills necessary to develop and execute impactful campaign content. 

A passion for typography and design, the ability to visually convey your ideas through beautiful comps, and an appreciation for brand consistency must be in your DNA.  

You will also be asked to think ‘earned first,’ in other words, develop ideas that are designed to travel organically through media and get people talking.

You'll have the chance to work closely with the brightest minds across the North American Weber Shandwick network, solving provocative client challenges as you develop in your creative career. 

RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Develop refined, production-heavy concepts and executions with a focus on social and digital media. Use experience in social media to incorporate creative/design/layout best practices for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn, YouTube and others.
• Develop strong video, print and digital design for a wide range of assignments, including branding, layout, storyboarding, mockups, infographics, presentations, print collateral and signage.
• Ensure all visual design adheres to existing brand guidelines.
• Be extremely comfortable creating iterative digital executions, such as resizes of campaign assets for various channels.
• From concept to execution, bring an enthusiasm for solving design and marketing challenges throughout the life of a project, and amid stakeholder revisions.
• Display an understanding of digital and interactive design principles.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across teams.

Present your work in internal meetings.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 

Minimum of 2+ years of art direction and/or design experience in a related agency or department (advertising, digital, social media, publishing/content or public relations).  

Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately within all required aspects of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) as well as presentation software such as Keynote and PowerPoint.  

Ongoing drive to understand emerging techniques, trends and philosophies in design, technology, interaction and social media.  

Basic or advanced knowledge in After Effects is preferred but not mandatory.  

Must have a portfolio (share anything that conveys the way you think or approach assignments, even if it was never produced).

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Education in advertising design and conceptual thinking is preferred.
• Bonus skills: illustration, photography, retouching, filmmaking, etc. Any artistic passion points are always a plus.
• Knowledge of or strong interest in consumer electronics a plus.

NOTE: If you are selected for an interview, please come prepared to discuss and showcase your art direction portfolio and walk through your conceptual/strategic creative approach to assignments (show us how your brain works). Use whatever work or case studies necessary to best represent these areas of expertise.

ABOUT US

Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications and marketing services firm in 78 cities with a network extending to 128 cities around the world. The firm's diverse team of strategists, analysts, producers, designers, developers and campaign activators has won the most prestigious awards in the world for innovative, creative approaches and impactful work. Weber Shandwick was the only public relations agency included on the Advertising Age Agency A-list in 2014 and 2015 and the only PR firm designated an A-List Agency Standout in 2017 and 2018. Weber Shandwick was honored as PRWeek's Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, The Holmes Report's Global Agency of the Year in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017, and The Holmes Report's Global Digital Agency of the Year in 2016. The firm deploys deep expertise across sectors and specialty areas, including consumer marketing, corporate reputation, healthcare, technology, public affairs, financial services, employee engagement, social impact, financial communications and crisis management, using proprietary social, digital and analytics methodologies. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com. 

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (with employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
• MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Employee Family Leave
• Family Building Benefit

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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