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    Creative Director - San Francisco, United States - Aquent

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    Placement Type:
    Temporary

    Salary (USD):

    $150-$170/hr


    Our Team at Aquent is looking for a Creative Director with a Brand Design background to support our social media technology client.

    This person must have a strong background in design & creative direction (brand agency or in-house brand design team) with a strong, focused experience in Brand Identities, Communication Design, and Marketing.

    This person also should be a highly strategic thinker with a proven track record for leading efforts to execute across digital, print, motion, retail, packaging, campaigns, OOH, and events & experiential.

    The ideal candidate will have extensive experience and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, iterative, semi-structured environment.

    This person must be comfortable guiding teams, freelancers, agencies, and production partners, but should be willing to roll up their sleeves to get into the work.


    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Oversee the design direction and execution of brand design strategy
    Evolve the visual language of brands and continue to hone in on the brand systems to create styles that become iconic
    Develop original breakthrough ideas and conceptual and expressive brand design for a variety of touch-points across digital, print, motion, retail, packaging, campaigns, OOH, and events & experiential
    Manage development of executions that strongly resonate with a range of audiences while maintaining consistency for the brand
    Sketch, ideate, and generate new concepts quickly based on stakeholder direction and self-driven research
    Work cross-functionally, balancing the needs of stakeholders and breaking down complex briefs into simple, compelling ideas and highly-engaging, world-class design
    Create and sustain a culture of excellence as a beloved leader of designers and partner of producers, program managers, product marketing managers and cross-functional partners in product and industrial design
    Inspire, enable, energize, and manage world-class designers, freelancers, and agency partners

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
    8+ years experience as a creative leader with an emphasis on brand design
    Experience across the full palette of brand expression: digital, print, motion, retail, packaging, campaigns, OOH, and events & experiential
    Experience developing and managing holistic consumer-facing brand systems in an integrated environment
    Experience leading creative work and overseeing creative teams and/or agencies
    Experience recruiting talent and mentoring creatives

    The target hiring compensation range for this role is the equivalent of $150 to $170 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.


    Additional benefits offered may include; medical health insurance and dental insurance, life insurance, and eligibility to participate in 401k plan with company match.

    Client Description

    Based in Menlo Park, California, this top social media company builds technologies that help people connect. Their mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.


    With a culture of constantly iterating, solving problems and working together to connect people all over the world, it's important that their workforce reflects the diversity of the people they serve.

    Hiring people with different backgrounds and points of view helps make better decisions, build better products and create better experiences for everyone.


    Working here, you'll:

    • Be part of their mission of community building
    • Work on the most visible apps and services in the social media industry
    • Work in an Agile environment, in constant iteration and problem-solving mode
    • Have a hand in developing products that empower more than 3 billion people around the world to share ideas, offer support and make a difference
    Why work with AQUENT? Check out our awesome benefits:

    Aquent is an equal opportunity employer.

    We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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