Job Order: 5082
Staff Representative: Tim Jadwin
Position: Creative Director
Location: Connecticut
Company Summary:
Full-service, Continuing Medical Education (CME) agency that services strategic development and implementation of long-term medical education programs.
Description:
Internal Job Responsibilities:
- Develop concepts for media advertising, collateral, sales promotion, and other communications needed by clients.
- Work closely with Copy and Account Service as a cohesive team player to ensure that strategic goals and objectives are met.
- Prepare layouts for concepts approved by the Client. Select and place all visual elements of the project, including type, illustration, and photography necessary to produce the intended image.
- Layouts should contribute visual ideas, enhance the attractiveness of the message, and help to clarify and accent its meaning to the reader.
- Supervise art direction of multiple accounts as a liaison between Senior Art Director/Art Director and Creative Director. Act as an advisor to junior art staff. Maintain awareness of issues in-to-day functioning of team dynamics.
- Interview possible candidates for new employment. Discuss possible candidates with Creative Director and other key decision makers to obtain approval for hire.
- Review reporting staff on a consistent and timely manner following corporate guidelines.
- Assist Art Buyer in the selection of photographers/illustrators and work closely with them, supplying direction, to insure the original concept approved by the client is carried out.
- Maintain awareness of budget requirements. Insure the best visualization of the product while staying within budget limits. Advise Account Service in advance when work exceeds budget and obtain appropriate approvals to follow through.
- Insure that time and workload is managed efficiently.
- Secure approval for layouts and final art from the Account/Creative Director and keep product team and creative management aware of pertinent account activity.
- Contribute to growth of agency by staying alert to opportunities for increased profitability and market share on assigned accounts.
- Make best/prudent usage of production art photographic facilities, and other agency resources. Work closely with Art Buyer and abide by proper procedures as relayed by Art Buyer. Contribute to proper safekeeping of artwork, photos, slides, etc.
- Maintain personal graphic resources, visual data, samples, graphic standards, and manuals, etc.
- Check and approve all visual materials through all stages of pre-production and production.
- Meet deadlines, or inform appropriate authority in advance to obtain extra time in which to complete assignments.
- Prepare new business presentations work as required.
- Maintain accurate records of time and expenses.
- Establish rapport with client and be able to present ideas in an organized, professional, and effective manner. Contact client directly when asked to do so to discuss and successfully resolve art problems.
- Continue to gain more knowledge in the field through ongoing education and training.
- Minimum 5 years experience at an advertising agency.
- Must have a solid and creative portfolio.
- Degree in Art Design/Advertising or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong knowledge of Quark, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
- Should have experience creating style sheets in Quark and spec sheets for Quark layouts.
- Experience with photo retouching desired.
- Basic supervisory skills.
- Must be team-oriented.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Demonstrate outstanding creative conceptual and design skills through a portfolio that is clean and visually strong.
