Remote Art Director, Brand Creative

Summary

Join Wealthsimple, a fintech company in Canada, as an experienced Art Director to create innovative and human work for integrated brand campaigns and projects.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as an Art Director (some agency experience preferred, but not necessary)
• Extensive experience with integrated campaigns, from strategic development
through creative development and delivery
• Strong design skills
• Production experience across all platforms - film, digital, social, and printed
• Well-versed in Adobe Creative Suite and able to be a hands-on creative delivering
comps, layouts, and assets across all media types as well as give direction to studio
designers where applicable
• A truly collaborative creative approach
• Ability to travel when necessary

Responsibilities

• Be a highly conceptual thinker with strong design and storytelling skills
• Develop big ideas and bring them to life through every stage of production
• Own large and small brand projects and campaigns from kickoff to completion, often balancing multiple projects at once
• Be a maker-owner, but also a director-delegator, and find the right balance between those two roles for each project
• Provide art direction on visual design for integrated brand campaigns and projects of various scales and types – from film, social, digital, to interactive experiences
• Be a creative and strategic thinker who can see how creativity can solve business problems
• Present work in a clear, passionate and dynamic way, championing the creative and vision to internal stakeholders
• Manage relationships with outside production partners when necessary

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
• Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work
• 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
• Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
• 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year
• A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
• Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year