Art Director
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Job Overview

We are looking for a design-savvy individual to join our team as an Art Director for the Media Department. 

As an Art Director, you will be responsible for the visual design and style for newspapers, magazines, television, etc. You will also be responsible for approving and reviewing the designs and images.

Besides this, you should be meeting clients to know their needs and requirements. You should be ensuring that the art department is designing as per the client’s budget. Your ultimate goal for this position will be supervising the work of the Graphics Designers.

You should possess excellent communication skills and the ability to pay close attention to details. You should have excellent presentation skills with a creative mindset. Prior experience working as an Art Director will be an advantage.

If you are ready to take up these duties and responsibilities of Art Director, then apply right away. We will love to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Attending meetings with clients and noting down their specific needs.

• Understanding business objectives.

• Implementing creative and innovative ideas.

• Drawing rough sketches if needed.

• Targeting the right audience for marketing initiatives.

• Conceptualizing the story idea and other marketing materials.

• Taking feedback from the team members and responding to them.

• Conducting brainstorming sessions to come up with innovative concepts.

• Developing the final look of the advertisement campaigns.

• Assigning tasks to the Graphic Design team.

• Explaining the workflow to the team member in a productive way.

• Preparing budget and timelines.

• Approving designs and artworks.

• Collaborating with creative and artistic team members.

• Presenting the final design to the client.

• Staying up to date with the latest developments in designing innovative concepts.

Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Graphics Designers or a related field.

• Work experience as an Art Director or a similar position in the Media Department.

• A strong portfolio of designs.

• Knowledge of designing software applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.

• Demonstrate the ability to take feedback in a constructive manner.

• Strong understanding of the prototype.

• Knowledge of typography and image layouts.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Incredible leadership skills.

• Creative and enthusiastic individual.

• Excellent project management skills.

• Strong organizational skills.

• Ability to work in a team or individually as and when required.

• Ability to manage and handle multiple tasks.

• Outstanding problem-solving skills.

• Exceptional attention to detail.