Art Director - Cella

job summary:

We are looking for an experienced Art Director for an exciting new role in Chicago, IL. This role will work mostly remotely but will need to report to the office for staff meetings.

The Art Director provides art direction and creative solutions for the Marketing and Sales needs of the business unit. This individual works closely with Marketing in executing a strategic marketing plan as delivered by the Marketing Director.

The ideal candidate has:

• Advanced working knowledge of digital/social, photography, photo shoots, and printing processes.
• Advanced skills at conventional design and illustration abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organization and project management skills.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively present information, respond to questions and work with the cross-functional teams.
• Proven outstanding ability to work under pressure, be flexible with work hours, prioritize and meet multiple deadlines.

 
location: Chicago, Illinois
job type: Permanent
salary: $100,000 - 110,000 per year
work hours: 9am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
 
responsibilities:

• Drive the creative execution of key Golf Business Unit strategic plans related to marketing and communications (i.e. new campaigns, product launches, product sub-brand names & logos, National Sales meetings, events, trade shows, etc.).
• Work with all shareholders on Marketing, Product and Creative team contacts.
• Work with Project Manager to capture, organize and prioritize all projects for tracking and budgeting.
• In addition to directing designers, the Art Director performs daily hands-on design tasks from start to final production such as advertising, brochures, catalogs, logo designs, packaging, point-of -purchase, product cosmetics, product design, digital content (web, tablet/mobile app mobile & social), sales & marketing presentations, video story boarding and art direction.
• Handle other specialty projects as assigned by Marketing, Sales and Brand.
• Collaborate with Director of Marketing to develop and maintain a Golf Brand Style Guide and Identity system. As part of this development, the Art Director should monitor design styles that distinguish the brand and product categories within divisions and to consumers, keeping a consistent look and message to solidify advertising messages and brand equity.
• Work with marketing team, product, sales, internal designers and outside designers and ad agencies to collaborate on creating designs and gathering information for layouts and concepts, all the way through final production phases.
• Provide creative leadership and design direction for the designers, copywriter and photographers within the Creative Group department as needed.
• Help to develop larger Brand initiatives with VP Creative and Marketing Director as assigned, such as company meetings and overarching brand projects.
• Responsible for the collection and transfer of files for all types of projects with foreign and domestic venders to sample and produce.
• Coordinate with Project Manager to define specifications for quoting and bidding of various projects within defined design perimeters of project to ensure quality and proper execution.
• Work with Staff Photographer on coordinating and providing product, photo & video layouts and background concepts for various projects. Also engages, sources, art directs and works with outside photography and video resources as needed for shoots.
• Coordinate with Copywriter on providing details, background, layouts and client direction for various projects.

JOBID: 984998

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qualifications:

• Experience level: Director
• Minimum 10 years of experience
• Education: Bachelors

 
skills:

Graphic Design

Styling

Illustration

InDesign

Project Management

Art Direction

Adobe Creative Suite

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Cella, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).



For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Cella's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Cella representative for more information.