Employer: DonerNorth
Position: Art Director
Terms of Employment: Full-time / Permanent
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Employment Address: 121 Bloor Street East, Unit 300, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3M5
Hours of Work: 40 hours/week
Language: English
Benefits:
• Eligible for salary increases in accordance with company policy;
• After probation period of 90 days eligible for employer paid extended medical and dental benefits (after 90-day probationary period);
• Eligible for Employee paid Life insurance and long-term disability (after 90-day probationary period)
Salary: $70,000 CAD per annum
Contact: Please send resumes to hireme@donernorth.com and include “Art Director” in the email subject line.
Duties:
• Engage in consultation with clients to determine their needs and ultimately establish the overall look, graphic elements and content of communication materials
o Generate strategically sound ideas and concepts solo, or in tandem with a Copywriter
o Determine the medium best suited to produce the desired visual effect and the most appropriate vehicle for communication
o Prepare sketches, layouts, story boards, art layouts, and graphic elements based on approved concepts using various tools and software
o Use existing photo and illustration banks and typography guides to produce images
• Oversee consistency, compliance with regulatory bodies, and manage evolution of brands from creative perspective
• Understanding our clients’ marketing and business strategy and target audiences
• Responsible not only for developing visual styles, and guides, but designing final creative as well
• Able to delegate responsibilities to designer(s), as well as provide clear direction on final artwork
• Develop guidelines for illustrators and/or photographers
• Responsible for presenting and selling work to clients and internal team members
• Responsible for keeping on top of all trends and best practices
• Work in a multidisciplinary environment
• Perform any other reasonable duties as required
Requirements:
• A university degree in visual arts with specialization in graphic design, commercial art, graphic communications or cartooning OR completion of a college diploma program in graphic arts, art direction or a related field
• 1-3 years of experience with a marketing or advertising company in an art director or graphic designer role
• Proven ability to develop and translate brand identities across multiple platforms
• Solid understanding the production process including casting, partnering with production
• A conceptual thinker with a friendly, positive, can-do attitude
• A keen eye and technical ability to create well-crafted layouts and artwork using Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint
• Creative and conceptual while remaining focused on the client's objectives and goals
• Results-focused, self-starter, highly motivated and detail-oriented with a high level of energy/high sense of urgency, with an understanding of time-sensitivity
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects in a timely manner and flexibility to adapt to changing workload in a fast-paced collaborative environment
• Strong interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
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