Art Director - Freelance To Part Time

Likeable is looking for an art director that will concept and execute creative for a breadth of social content and inspire, lead and drive the creative process—from collaborative ideation to design execution, through to final delivery. You should have a strong understanding of social media culture, a desire to think differently about what advertising can be, and an ability to create breakthrough work that inspires our team and our clients with budgets both big and small.

Essential Job Functions:

• Design a wide range of creative deliverables, from day-to-day social content to 360 social campaign ideas; develop conceptual directions, both independently and as part of the team
• Act as lead on multiple projects, adapting visual style and tone based on audience, channel, and industry
• Collaborate with Content Director and Associate Creative Director to help produce creative guides for shoots- including location, styling, talent and photo/video style samples
• See creative vision through from concept to completion on photo and video shoots, reviewing production documents, articulating vision to video and photo teams, and being on set for shoots
• Stay up to date on social media, culture and other aesthetic trends to ensure clients are staying up to speed and relevant in both content post types but also aesthetically
• Develop and oversee the art direction and design language for everything from campaign identity to video, to photography, social assets, and physical collateral
• Partner with Copywriters to lead client-facing creative presentations, provide strategic solutions and design rationale in a persuasive, professional manner, showing you understand their vision and needs
• Depending on experience level, this candidate may manage junior team members
• Work closely with content strategists and copywriters to brainstorm concepts
• Collaborate with creative and production team to produce a wide range of creative deliverables (still images, gifs, cinemagraphs, presentations, stop motion, narrative video)
• Art direct photo/video shoots for online distribution

Competencies:

• A great communicator, both verbally and in writing
• Able to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills—must possess a positive attitude and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced agency environment
• Strong sense of visual style; strong layout, typography and graphics standards.
• A great presenter who knows how to articulate their vision in a way that will excite and inspire clients

Requirements:

• A multi-disciplinary design background: strong typography, layout, photography,
• Ability to communicate clear creative direction, both conceptually and aesthetically
• Proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, PowerPoint; UX/web knowledge a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, interactive design or advertising
• Illustration and motion skills (working knowledge of interaction and UX design a plus)
• Experience in fashion and beauty highly desired
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and creative execution
• 3-7 years of related industry experience
• Awareness of client budgets, costs and general management of financial concerns associated with projects

Benefits:

Generous vacation policy, comprehensive healthcare plans, and amazing company culture!

About us:

Likeable is one of the first-ever pure-play social media agencies and remain rooted in social-first thinking to this day. With a strong expertise in finance, food, and fun, we’ve been named a Top 50 Ad Agency and Top 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned Businesses by WPO and American Express OPEN as well as Crain’s 6th “Best Place To Work in NYC.”

Powered by JazzHR

RIzHuDIaAB