The Art Supervisor is responsible for managing the brand work and overseeing junior members of the art team. He/she will work closely with copywriter(s), project managers, other art directors, developers, information architects, and account services to maintain brand consistency and excellence on all jobs.
Requirements
- Execute and direct creative that encompasses all media across print, video, 3D, interactive, and social
- Demonstrate leadership qualities as evident by ability to motivate team, facilitate great thinking, and keep the morale high
- Bring interactive trends to your team’s attention and find ways to employ technology to meet your Client’s business needs
- Establish credibility with Clients at all levels by developing knowledge of Client’s business, brand, and competitive marketplace(s) and technological advances
- Manage outside vendor/resources effectively from both cost and creative standpoints
- Demonstrate ability to design and advocate from the user’s perspective
- Demonstrate the ability to work in various forms of media including a working knowledge of the print and digital production processes
- Act as a brand steward maintaining the integrity and excellence of the brand in all materials developed both online and off
- Manage and oversee the daily work for all brand projects and jobs
- Provide comprehensive design overview and brand consistency throughout each project and for each assigned account as a whole
- Work as a team with copywriters to develop conceptual approaches to meet Client objectives for all designated projects
- Collaborate with other Art Director(s) to establish a visual consistency throughout the brand, both online and off
- Demonstrate ability to “zoom in and out” (big picture thinking as well as attention to details) as necessary
- Collaborate with Client/Agency Creative/Account teams
- Help create a collaborative work environment between all departments and demonstrate ability to handle conflicts in a positive, professional, and productive manner
- Advocate the use of technologies that meet the budget of interactive projects
- Maintain positive relationships with and utilize the internal business group departments (electronic studio, editorial, traffic, imaging, and production) appropriately
- Demonstrate, through action, the best practices for interactive production and prepare files for handoff to development
- Interact and communicate regularly with project management and development staff to ensure deliverables are on-time and on budget
- Communicate effectively and professionally both internally and externally
- Demonstrate good problem-solving and interpersonal skills
- Remain calm despite high pressure situations
- Project a professional attitude and foster a positive team atmosphere demonstrating respect for peers and supervisors and establish credibility both internally and externally
- Assist other members of department/team as needed when workload allows
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager
- Execute and direct interactive art for online campaigns and provide guidance in understanding these materials when appropriate
- Manage time and prioritize all jobs effectively, as well as oversee junior members of the art brand team by monitoring projects, delegating assignments, and approving work
- Monitor overall workload to effect efficiency and assure that waiting or downtime is minimized
- Help supervisor manage and resolve staff issues including performance, personal presentation, and internal interactions
- Mentor interactive development of reports and serve as brand’s interactive evangelist
- Recommend adjustments/additions to the roles and procedures of the department to achieve continuous improvement and efficiency across all accounts and/or specific accounts
- Help digest and apply appropriate heuristics indicated in wireframes and sitemaps as well as results of usability studies to existing and developing interactive materials
- Help interview, train, and orient new team members to the agency, department, and account(s) at the direction of supervisor
- Provide constructive, ongoing feedback to direct reports as well as completing annual performance reviews
- Provide ongoing guidance to all team members and be available to them as a resource for account/agency/departmental policies, procedures, etc.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
