Associate Creative Director Jobs

Description
Our Company
Congo Brands is a health and wellness brand that sells supplements, fitness snacks, hydration drinks, energy drinks, and many more through ecommerce and retail partnerships. Congo Brands houses some of the World’s most noted brands including Alani Nu, Prime Hydration, Prime Energy, and 3D Energy only to include more within in the coming years. Congo Brands is on pace to become one of the World’s most noted consumer product brand companies, with revenue growth increasing exponentially year over year. Congo Brand’s goal is to be the go-to ‘Better for You Brand’ for everything from nutritional supplements, energy drinks, snacks and much more.

What we need from you:

• Help establish and steer brand voice and tone
• Align with the GCD to ensure a consistent direction, style, and methodology
• Present visual concepts and ideas in an organized, compelling, effective manner
• Concept campaigns and promotions
• Work closely with the GCD and VP of Creative on establishing big picture thinking
• Set the bar high and get there fast without sacrificing quality for speed
• Close collaboration with Print/Brand, CG and Content teams
• Continue to learn new tools and techniques that can be applied to your design, typography, composition, and storytelling abilities Have no problem rolling up your sleeves and hustling to get the job done
• Communicate clear vision of the brands
• Manage and motivate team members and delegate tasks to complete projects
• Assist in overseeing quality control of brand assets and concept execution
• Work closely with the GCD and VP of Creative on creating the highest-quality brand executions possible
• Be comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment where ambiguity and short turnaround schedules are the standard Exhibit a high degree of ownership and accountability
• Help establish a strategy for positioning a brand in the market
• Innovate and present new creative direction that pushes new brand standards and expectations
• Strong illustration and pre-press production skills
• Build brand guidelines and standards for all brands and help enforce those guidelines across each brand
• Participate in competitor research/analysis
• Recommend campaign strategies during marketing windows
• Give insightful and constructive feedback for Art Directors to help grow their creative abilities
• Excel in managing multiple projects, priorities, and people concurrently
• Have creative vision, and provide feedback and mentorship to a wide array of creative and production teams
• Produce sketches and storyboards, to visualize ideas and concepts

Requirements

• Leadership in inspiring team members to create thoughtful and creative work
• Willingness to push team members to achieve the desired results while maintaining positive and encouraging interactions Effective time management and organizational skills
• Independent and collaborative work style
• High level of quality while working with design and deadline constraints
• High degree of ownership and accountability
• Skill in working under pressure and delivering results within tight deadlines
• Strong relational skills when working with team members, clients, and partners
• Solid understanding of prepress print production process
• Strong foundational skills including composition, design, and color theory
• Ability to take and give constructive criticism and maintain a professional attitude
• Strong project management skills
• Fluency in all creative software (ie. Adobe Creative Cloud), prototyping tools, etc. and familiarity with G Suite products Conceptual thinking in understanding the important relationship of business to marketing and creative disciplines
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills

What you can bring to the table:

• Thorough understanding of pre-press production
• Experience in content creation for large campaigns
• Background in visual design
• Exceptional typography and illustrations skills
• Loves color palettes, big ideas, social media, and design that inspires CPG experience is a bonus

Benefits

• 3 weeks PTO + 8 paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Free product
• Competitive Salary
• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, HSA / FSA / Dependent Care FSA
• AND MUCH MORE!
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• 6 weeks paid parental leave