Position: Art Director
Company: Don't Panic Recruitment
Experience required: 5y
Category: Marketing
English level: upper
Published: 2023-08-01T00:00:00+03:00

Hello! We, Don't Panic Recruiting Agency, are looking for an **Art Director** for Fedoriv Agency. (Full-time, remote, Kyiv)

Our client creates and builds brands that help businesses grow radically. They have devised a unique approach combining creativity, technology, and business — a full-scale ecosystem to fuel radical growth. They innovate faster, more cost-effective, and more efficient ways to tackle challenges. 

We are looking for someone who has at least 2 years of work experience in a similar position. This person should have a clear understanding of marketing and its processes; experience in TV, non-TV, and content projects; the ability to not only implement but also come up with ideas; responsibility for the final product and be a team player. 

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Readymag, Figma, C4D, and Keynote skills are welcome. Upper-Intermediate English is mandatory.

**Key Responsibilities:**
- Lead the creative direction and design execution of projects, ensuring they align with clients' objectives and brand guidelines
- Collaborate with the strategists, designers, and copywriters to develop creative strategies and concepts that align with clients' marketing objectives
- Generate ideas and supervise their visualization
- Provide art direction and guidance to the design team, fostering a creative and collaborative environment and ensuring high-quality output
- Develop and maintain consistent visual identities and brand guidelines across various marketing channels and platforms
- Manage the process of creating compelling and visually engaging designs for multiple mediums, including print collateral, digital assets, social media graphics, websites, and more
- Collaborate with the copywriters to ensure the integration of design and copy that effectively communicates clients' messages
- Work closely with the Strategist to ensure that design concepts and visual elements align with the overall marketing strategy
- Stay updated on industry trends, emerging design techniques, and new tools, and share knowledge and insights with the team
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines while maintaining design quality and consistency

**Hard Skills:**
- 2+ years of experience in art direction and leading a creative team, providing guidance, feedback, and ensuring high-quality output with a portfolio of brand-building projects
- Proficiency in graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Readymag, Figma, C4D, Keynote and other relevant tools
- Fluency in English (Upper-Intermediate+)
- Strong understanding of design principles, typography, color theory, and composition
- Experience in creating a wide range of design deliverables, including print collateral, digital assets, social media graphics, website designs, and more
- Understanding of branding and ability to develop and maintain consistent visual identities across various platforms and channels
Ability to create visuals and presentations independently

**Soft Skills:**
- Exceptional creativity and the ability to think outside the box to develop innovative and engaging copy
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain high-quality standards in all written content
- Excellent time management skills to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- A broad outlook, the ability to quickly and qualitatively understand new topics, work with large amounts of information, the desire to constantly learn
- Effective communication and collaboration skills to work closely with clients, designers, art directors, and other team members
- Adaptability and flexibility to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
- Self-motivated with a passion for staying updated on industry trends and emerging copywriting techniques

**Recruiting Process**
1) Screening interview with recruiter;
2) Technical interview with team.