Art Director, Digital

Summary

Join M Booth, a culture-first creative agency, as an Art Director and become a key senior member of our creative team. You will lead and guide designers, illustrators, and motion designers while working closely with clients, primarily in the tech sector. Responsibilities include client leadership for creative work, guiding content creation from concept to execution, hands-on creative contributions, and clear communication of visual direction. You will mentor team members, improve processes, and foster a collaborative environment. This role requires 6+ years of relevant experience, a strong digital design portfolio, client-facing presentation skills, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud. M Booth offers a hybrid work environment, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

• You have 6+ years' of relevant work experience, with a strong background in design and conceptual thinking
• You have a portfolio with an emphasis in digital creative work. Social + tech experience is another bonus
• You are client facing and at home leading presentations
• You possess a genuine interest in and knowledge of emerging technologies, disruptive trends, and cultural tentpoles, and how to experiment with them
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills that enable you to convey ideas or provide critiques clearly and concisely. You have a keen eye for detail
• You’re very familiar with branding systems but they don’t define your work. You’re always thinking about ways to push the creative
• You know your way around Adobe Creative Cloud: (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) and are able to jump in to help the team out in a pinch. As an Art Director, your main tools of the trade are presentation software (Slides) to communicate concepts and project management software to share feedback
• In addition to having a strong design sense, you should have a general knowledge of different types of creative mediums (illustration, animation, photo editing, copywriting, branding, video) and have a secondary skillset in one of those areas

Responsibilities

• Client Lead all expressions of creative work for a number of digital and social-first clients, especially those in tech. Know their branding, content, and audience inside and out
• Guide content creation from soup to nuts. This might entail brainstorming ideas, fleshing out those concepts and copy with a strategist, presenting the concept to clients, and providing oversight and direction to a team of designers, illustrators, and motion designers
• Be prepared to be hands-on, when needed, to create. Examples include: deck design, illustrations, layouts, comps, storyboards, etc
• Clearly articulate ideas and visual direction to the team and clients. Examples include: writing, moodboards, and/or sketches
• Develop visual systems and scalable design guidelines for digital campaigns
• Stay informed about social media and industry trends, as well as staying current on digital guidelines and specifications. Maintain a digital library of visual inspiration and digital references
• Mentor and guide team members in achieving their professional goals
• Work closely with project managers on improving processes, planning scopes, timelines, and resourcing
• Help build comradery on your team while fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and creative environment
• Guide other teams on creative processes and best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Do you have management and leadership experience? That’s a plus!
• Intellectual curiosity is rewarded. If you love to read, consume media, tinker and make cool things, we’d love to chat
• If you have additional skills or experiences not listed in this job description that you could bring to our team, we’d love to hear about them!

Benefits

• A workplace that’s alive with courage, ideas, respect and humanity
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• A 401(k) Savings Plan and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid holidays, Unlimited Paid Time Off (Personal, Sick, Vacation), and Summer Fridays
• Additional Perks: Family Leave, Well-Being Programs, and Commuter Benefits