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Job Location drjobs

Calgary - Canada

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

As a Digital Art Director the conceptual development and execution of creative deliverables is on your shouldersincluding creating and communicating concepts implementing marketing strategies and developing interactive design solutions. Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills you champion creative concepts to clients and project teams alike. Theres a line between creative expression and commercial realitybut youve got that covered. You want to keep learning but you want leadership experience too. Good newsyoull have mentorship from a Creative Director to help you grow and youll lead a team of designers copywriters information architects content analysts audio designers and production specialists to excellence. Most importantly you are driven by a passion for design and visual communication.

You will:

  • Develop concepts and communicate ideas.
  • Balance strategic development with client business objectives.
  • Direct and delegate to core creative services disciplines.
  • Directly contribute to project design and development including creating storyboards and initial graphic concepts conceive functional design solutions create site grids and interface demos and provide QA of all creative deliverables.
  • Mentor and coach teams through project development and performance management.
  • Build relationships with clients partner agencies photographers model agencies and other vendors.
  • Contribute to the innovative development of the creative department.
  • Lead and partner with designers production artists writers content analysts planners and Information Architects.
  • Participate in strategic brainstorming concept development creative brief development and creative execution.

You have:

  • Strong digital design portfolio.
  • Experience leading a team of designers production specialists and writers.
  • Experience meeting clients and presenting your work.
  • Experience with strategic brainstorming campaign development creative brief development and creative execution.
  • An ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
  • A proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines.
  • Knowledge of the latest versions of Mac OS Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Understanding of the strengths and limitations of After Effects QuickTime and Final Cut Pro.
  • Efficient organizational skills and a motivated dedication to the creative team.
  • Eagerness to collaborate with other creative people.
  • Leadership abilities to foster learning and excellence among team members.
  • Illustration skills in both electronic and traditional media.

What We Offer:

  • Global maternity and parental leave
  • Competitive benefits packages
  • Vacation compassionate leave sick days and flex days
  • Access to online services for families and new parents
  • Extensive winter holiday office closures
  • Summer Fridays (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
  • Internal learning and development programs
  • Enterprisewide employee discounts

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization and we want to set you up for longterm success. In an effort to do so we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.

This work model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM. We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

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