Art Director - Chicago, United States - Current Global

Current Global

Verified Company

Chicago, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Current Global is an award-winning global communications agency that puts humanity at the heart of everything we do, from our internal culture to the way we help clients understand that people want to connect with companies and brands as real and human as they are.

A member of the Interpublic Group of Companies (

NYSE:
IPG) and The Weber Shandwick Collective, our footprint spans Asia, Europe, MENAT, North and South America with strength and depth across corporate, consumer, health, and technology communications.

Our dynamic team of public relations, marketing, and integrated media experts works with some of the world's most iconic companies and brands to develop highly strategic and creative campaigns, collaborating across four talent communities:
Client Experience, Insights, Creative, and Integrated Media.

The best ideas come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds, and experiences, which is why we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are mission critical to building strong teams, cultivating great leaders, and creating an agency where everyone can do their best work.

At Current Global, difference is valued, equality is a mandate, and inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative.

A Fast Company World Changing Idea, Accessible by Design is our commitment that all communication we create will meet the highest accessibility standards to reach people with sight, hearing, and cognitive disabilities.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES.

Create wildly creative and strategic earned media campaigns for a variety of consumer brands.
Develop original concepts with the intention of sparking conversation and engagement in media.
Collaborate with creative directors, copywriters, producers, strategists, media specialists and other team members to flesh out the creative development of your executions.
Proactively bring new ideas, creative concepts and design solutions to client work.
Create productionready designs and layouts, establish the look/tone/feel for campaigns and executions, and convey ideas through welldesigned presentations.
Sell through content and videobased ideas through storyboards, mood boards, etc.
Ensure all visual design adheres to existing brand guidelines.
Thrive on wearing multiple hats; depending on your skills, there will be times when you must drive the creative/design process by playing the role of producer, art buyer, retoucher, photographer, etc.

QUALIFICTIONS.

3+ years of art direction and/or design experience in a related agency or department (public relations, advertising, digital, social media, or publishing/content).
Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately within all required aspects of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) as well as presentation software such as Keynote and PowerPoint.
Ongoing drive to understand emerging techniques, trends and philosophies in design, technology, interaction and social media.
Art education in advertising design and conceptual thinking is preferred.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Current Global recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. We offer a full suite of benefits including medical; dental; vision; 401k (with employer match); tuition reimbursement; $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards nourishing your health; flexible time off policy; flexible holiday schedules; shortterm disability; paid employee family leave; family building benefit._

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