Senior Art Director

What We Believe

Carmichael Lynch is an integrated creative agency built on the belief that the strongest brands are brave enough to define their true purpose. Since 1962 weve helped clients uncover their singular brand truth and turn it into work that cant be ignored. Its the hard work ofsimpleideas strengthenedthroughintegration where disciplines converge and diverge seamlessly around one compelling truthto cut through clutter and drive real business impact.

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Carmichael Lynch is committed to creating a diverse safe and welcoming workplace with opportunity for all. We strive for inclusion equity and diversity in both our words and actions. BIPOC women marginalized communities LGBTQIA veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To learn more please visit: In It for You*

• Professional Development (performance reviews 2x annually training opportunities related to your field of development one-on-ones with managers etc.)
• We offer competitive equitable salaries (reviewed annually to ensure equity and competitiveness)
• A strong vibrant continually-evolving Diversity Equity and Inclusion belief (in thought and action) encompassing our agency and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Recognizing the voices that need to be heard.
• Competitive company and employee sponsored benefits including: Medical Dental Vision 401k PTO (vacation/sick time) allowance maternity leave parental leavepaid company holidays Family Building Benefit (adoption surrogacy benefit) and much more.

*Please note that these benefits only apply to full time roles

We are currently seeking a Senior Art Director to join our team!

Summary of the Job:

We are looking for a Senior Art Director to join our Subaru of America client account. This candidate will bring a a high level of craft and experience with pushing conceptual boundaries that will continue our client and agencys legacy of award-winning work. We are looking for a strong collaborator that is comfortable concepting and executing creative campaigns with copywriter partners who hold a range of experience (mid-level senior ACD and sometimes directly with your CD(s)). This candidate has an exceptional eye for detail design and composition across traditional media channels (online video social influencer digital media experiential PR). Our next Senior Art Director will have demonstrated experience creating strategically-sound creative with an emphasis on social and OLV production. This candidate must be self-driven and invested in pushing their personal and professional skillsets to continually advance their craft.

Essential Functions/Principal Accountabilities of the Job:

1. Day-to-day responsibilities of the Senior Art Director include but are not limited to:

• Own creative assignments including (but not limited to) video digital media social influencer and experiential work in collaboration with our copywriter roster assigned full-time to Subaru of America.
• Ability to prioritize craft and execution that is in-line with client visual-ID strategic insights and cultural relevance.
• Develop a strong understanding of Subaru of Americas business with guidance from your ECD CDs account managers planners and social experts.
• Have great creative taste presentation skills and ease of
• Comfortably manage and participate in collaborating with outside suppliers; director/photographer selection talent and sound design/music as required.
• Collaborate effectively with ECD CDs project management account management brand planning and social strategy.
• Ability to effectively translate client and director feedback to implement into creative work.
• Actively ideates and pitches integrated campaign ideas for designated client(s) to Creative Directors.
• Actively participates in the Minneapolis advertising community by attending seminars volunteering for CL-sponsored events and referring your best and the brightest creative peers to the agency.
• Actively participates in and contributes to Carmichael Lynchs culture by attending company-wide events jumping at opportunities to celebrate your colleagues and maintaining a positive inclusive all-in attitude.

Note: These are the major functions and accountabilities required of the position and are the predominant criteria by which performance will be assessed. OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.

Working Relationships Autonomy and Supervision:

Our next Senior Art Director must interact with and effectively collaborate with all employees of Carmichael Lynch. For this role you will regularly work with the following teams: Creative Project Management Account Management Social Strategy Brand Planning Production Studio and Content Lab.

Management/project oversight comes from: Creative Director(s) and/or Executive Creative Director

Assigned projects come from: Director of Creative Operations.

Required Qualifications Experience & Knowledge:

1. Education:
   1. A bachelors degree or equivalent work experience in advertising visual art or a closely-related field.

1. Skills and Experience:
   1. A minimum of 5 years experience and a portfolio that makes creatives do a double take.
   2. Strong ability to work as a team and independently.
   3. Production/on-set experience is required for the senior position.
   4. Strong leadership abilities with a desire to mentor junior creatives.
   5. Some supervisory experience preferred.
   6. Associated with highly-awarded creative output

The salary range for this position is listed below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on a variety of factors including but not limited to budget relevant experience qualifications and tenure in similar roles. Consideration may also be given to internal salary data for current or former employees in the same or similar positions.

Salary Range: $90000 - 110000 annually