What are the responsibilities and job description for the Art Director position at Brand New School?
What we're looking for
Leading design and creative studio Brand New School is seeking an Art Director. Our team is creative, energetic, widely respected and full of talented, intelligent artists of all kinds. With ~50 employees across the United States, we are a tight community with one common goal - Making great work.
Responsibilities
- Leading and inspiring teams of creatives from conception through completion.
- Conceiving design strategies for pitches and projects for a variety of platforms.
- Articulating ideas and leading a group of creatives to create inspiring work.
- Working closely with creative directors and directors to usher projects through production.
- Assembling presentation decks and comfortably presenting ideas to clients.
- Creating designs, styleframes, and motion concepts for a variety of content.
- A genuine awareness of the creative challenges associated with producing exceptional work while satisfying the demands of clients.
- Interested in working and learning in a collaborative, creative and potentially fast-paced environment with like-minded individuals.
- Conceiving and visualizing forward-thinking ideas that push the creative boundaries of our projects.
- Being an active participant of the team and contributing to the creative culture of the studio.
Qualifications
- Articulate, wildly creative and a problem solver.
- Ability to think through sequences and a variety of narrative structures.
- Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects is a bonus but not a mandate
- Must be efficient, detail-oriented, organized, and able to work under tight deadlines
- A portfolio/reel of work that conveys an ability to art direct high-level work for a variety of content types.
- Take creative direction, respond to feedback in a timely manner and be respectful of project deadlines.
- Awareness of the creative challenges associated with producing exceptional work while satisfying the demands of clients
- Is nice and friendly
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- One Medical account
- Company sponsored continued education
- Peer bonus system
- Generous PTO / sick leave
- Company administered 401(k) plan
- Peloton digital membership (12 months)
- Dog friendly work environment
About Us
We are creators who live to be original.For the past two decades we've been building a playground for the creation of original work. A place where a diverse collective of artists, thinkers and makers can express themselves, be bold, and experiment freely. A place where brands come to be authentic, challenge conformity and stand out from the crowd.
We're not simply a design studio, production company, or visual effects house. We're a modern creative company. We strategize, we ideate, we design, we create, we make. We go wherever our pursuit of originality takes us.To be original requires a new school of thought. We are Brand New School.