| Title: Art Director |
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| Location: Chicago, Illinois 60290 |
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APICS (apics.org) is an international membership association, offering certification programs, training tools and networking opportunities to increase workplace performance. We are currently searching for an Art Director.
On top of being an excellent place to work, we offer a great benefit package that includes 401(k) with generous match, medical/dental, and a tuition reimbursement program!
Essential Duties:
The Art Director is responsible for the creative output of APICS by supervision of the creative team and creative processes; the ideation, presentation and execution of branding and marketing communications campaigns; the creative quality of projects, and the operational readiness of the creative team as well as fulfillment of brand standards. Responsibilities Include:
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Directs the creative function so that the environment, culture, team, capabilities, tools,processes, expectations, work style, schedule and other elements support the organization’s strategic and financial priorities.
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Leads creative development for marketing campaigns and communications vehicles including interactive advertising, websites, landing pages, e-mail marketing, product design, brochures, magazines, publications, and direct mail is desired.
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Pitches creative concepts to leadership and stakeholders and can manage large-scale, cross channel deliverables.
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Manages creative development of integrated cross channel campaigns and promotions targeted to consumers, B2B, and strategic and channel partners.
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Set branding and design standards and ensure creative quality across channels, platforms, and media.
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Employs latest technologies to meet marketing and communications campaign goals.
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Employs collaborative leadership skills to solve problems, resolve conflicting priorities, manage workload of the creative team, meet production schedules, meet deadlines, and achieve marketing and communications goals.
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Manages the flow of work to ensure graphic design staff, in-house project teams, and outside resources meet product and contractual obligations.
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Works closely with project managers and marketing managers to determine the need for outside design resources.
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Possesses solid management experience to lead, mentor, manage, motivate, and develop a seasoned creative team.
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Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training staff; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance.
Qualifications:
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Must possess a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in design, art, or illustration.
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Must possess knowledge of the most recent versions of off-the-shelf software applications such as Photoshop, PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Microsoft Word.
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Must possess strong digital design skills (including Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML, and multimedia).
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Must possess experience in art direction for both online and offline design.
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Specialized training in design software in Macintosh and PC environments.
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Extensive experience and training in interactive design and user interface design for Web sites.
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Advanced Flash and HTML skills.
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5-7 years of team supervisory experience.
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Excellent leadership, interpersonal, supervisory, vendor management, and editorial skills.
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7 years of experience in design, illustration and image-building.
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Experience collaborating with external resources, such as printers and web designers.
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Experience developing themes, ideas, and concepts and depicting them graphically.
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Knowledge of disk processes, printing processes, mailing regulations, and print scheduling, as well as typesetting, typography, and the design of brochures and publications
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Background in interactive agency is a plus.
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Business to business design experience is strongly desired.
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Experience in designing promotions for adult education programs is preferred.
Resume and cover letter, including salary requirements, should be submitted to Resumes@apics.org. Please put AD in the subject line of the e-mail. |
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| Industry: Advertising - Creative |
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| Career Level: Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience) |
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| Minimum Education: Bachelor's |
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| Job Status: Full Time |
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