Art Director

Title: Art Director

Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid – 3 days a week)

Duration: 6+ Months of Contract

Job Description:

Ideally, you’re a visual storyteller. You can take facts and data and craft compelling designs to turn them into a great story. You have a great eye for photography. And while you’re great at sky-high concepting, you’re also ok with detail oriented, day-to-day marketing work. Finally, you have the strategy chops to provide consultative design guidance to the creative and not-so-creative alike.

bank Auto is seeking an experienced Digital Art Director who will be working in a classic creative team, as well as partnering with larger groups (including business partners, project managers, strategy teams, etc). You’ll have a strong understanding of B2B and B2C advertising, web, and be up on current trends in the marketplace.

In addition, you must have strong communication skills and be able to manage your own workload to achieve tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

The nitty gritty:

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid – Monday & Friday remote, Tuesday through Thursday in office.
• On-site in Plano, TX is required
• Works well under pressure; effectively handle tight deadlines, unexpected delays, revisions, ad hoc requests and changing priorities
• Work is primarily B2B focused

Type of work:

• Developing print and digital communications for acquisition and customer management, sales collateral, experiential design, event design, large format design, digital storytelling, web-design – working with developers, design thinkers, brand strategists and business partners.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or Web Design; or Military Experience – At least 3 years of experience in Adobe Creative Suite CC (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Acrobat)
• At least 2-3 years of experience in design for Digital and Mobile (Figma is strongly preferred, Dreamweaver or Adobe XD)
• At least 2-3 years of agency or in-house creative experience demonstrated through a strong portfolio of work
• Expertise in email, mobile and digital design trends and best practices
• Ability to multitask, conceptualize, manage one’s own time, create and work directly with other employees – Strong creative problem-solving skills
• A strong portfolio with a range of digital and print work

Preferred, but not required:

• Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere and After Effects
• Working knowledge of DSLR camera, photography and videography

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.

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