Sr. Art Director - PointRoll
Company:
PointRoll
Location:
Chicago, IL
Position Type:
Full Time
Salary:
Not Specified
Experience:
5 to 7 years
Benefits:
401(K), Bonuses, Health, Dental, Vision
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PointRoll, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc., is a leading provider of rich media marketing services. Founded in 2000, the Company enables advertisers, agencies and online publishers to measurably increase conversion opportunity, brand awareness, creative expressions, and message content without disrupting the users' online experience.
PointRoll is a fast paced, high energy organization with explosive growth potential. Our clients are advertisers and agencies including over half of the Fortune 500 companies. The people we invest in and reward must be progressive thinkers and day-to-day doers, rather than those that get pulled along. We are always looking for great talent to join our team! Our corporate headquarters is located in Conshohocken PA, but we also have offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, United Kingdom, Toronto, Washington DC, and Detroit.
PointRoll was recently the latest addition to Adobe’s Customer Success Program! Follow the link below to find out what we do and who we are:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/csvideo/pointroll/
We are currently looking for a Sr. Art Director in our Chicago Office
Job Summary
Senior Art Director is responsible for managing the quality of output of their team, as well as training new members of the department and the development and implementation of new policies and procedures. Secondarily, the Senior Art Director is also responsible for developing (or assisting with the development of) the concept and overall goal for a rich media advertising campaign, and directing a group of Art Directors and designers in the execution of that goal.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervise team of Art Directors and Designers
- Coordinate with Project Mangers to manage individual team member priorities
- Provide scope of work and timeline estimates to Project Managers for incoming projects
- Ensure that the designers under them are maintaining the highest level of quality
- Manage emergencies and other urgent situations as they arise
- Coordinate training for new team or departmental members
- Share knowledge of internal and external PointRoll procedures with other members of the department and company as needed
- Assist departmental management in developing and implementing new processes and procedures.
- Run regularly scheduled team meetings to distribute new information, processes and procedures
- Review team members’ work to ensure compliance with procedures and Best Practices
- Take lead on interviewing new Creative Services candidates
- Handle highest priority or most complicated campaigns
- Coordinate with Account Managers, Project Managers and Campaign Managers to interface with clients regarding the creative development of a campaign
- Utilize past experiences to develop a campaign vision and creative strategy that is unique, of high quality and suits the client’s wants and needs
- Direct Art Directors and designers in the execution and production of campaign creative to ensure it meets the campaign vision and creative strategy
- Evaluate the overall flow and quality of work from the team and identify areas of improvement for both the overall process and individual team members
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
- Minimum 5 years experience designing and developing online/offline creative for industry-leading clients
- In-depth knowledge of design principles, composition, color theory and brand adherence
- Solid understanding of interactive technologies and applications
- Experience with ActionScript 2.0/3.0 and XML
- Ability to clearly communicate with internal and external clients
- Candidate must be self-motivated and pay meticulous attention to detail
- Strong organization skills
- Ability to instruct team members effectively
Computer and Software Experience
- Adobe Flash CS3, Photoshop, and Illustrator
- Microsoft Office: Excel, Access, Word, Outlook
- Experience with Final Cut Studio, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Extensis, Quark Express, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Acrobat are pluses
Education and Business Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Experience working with external clients in creative matters
Benefits
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Semi-annual and annual incentive plans based on individual, departmental and company goals
- Company-subsidized Health and Dental insurance
- Company-paid short-term/long term disability and life insurance
- 401(k) with a company match
- Paid time off
- Catered lunch twice a week
- Online training course library covering a large number of topics
- Expansive personal growth potential – we believe in promoting from within
- Excellent professional growth opportunities including Six Sigma, Leadership Training and the PointRoll University series of classes
- Flexibility in work times – our shifts cover 24 hours a day
- Corporate Perks™ - access to savings and privileges at top brand-name retailers, online stores and local merchants
- Casual and friendly work environment
To apply for this position please follow the link below:
https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=187315
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