Senior Art Director

Company description

Saatchi & Saatchi X partners with our clients to create dynamic solutions rooted in shopper know-how. We are a different kind of creator. We elevate the expected, and embrace the new, the next, and the complex. Our ideas deliver real results for our clients to drive their business and help them evolve. It’s simply what happens when strategy, creative, and execution fearlessly collaborate to create the future.

We partner with our clients to provide marketing programs focused on driving results. Our approach isn’t actual rocket science, but there’s a reason no other agency can execute ideas like we do.

Talent is at the heart of everything we do.

We’ve put together a team of talented and passionate individuals from around the globe.

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A teacher, owner, & master of their craft — perfecting their soft skills and developing their business skills.

• Understands the agency’s vision and how their work contributes to the bigger picture
• Manages their time efficiently, enters it accurately, and ensures their direct reports do the same
• Understand the business behind their craft (revenue, PC ratio, SOW and estimated hours, etc.)
• Leads Track 4 Adaptation work/approves D&D art, and owns project self-sufficiently
• Helps create and craft all tracks of work as required
• Able to think independently and connect the work back to the strategy and brief
• Engages in brainstorms and brings big ideas to the table
• Able to think independently and solve challenges without waiting for others to provide detailed direction
• Presents effectively internally and externally to clients as needed
• Understands and uses our SSX shopper principles and frameworks
• An understudy to the ACD— learning the business, leadership, storytelling, and managerial duties
• Assists the ACD to build effective client presentation decks that tell a compelling, strategic story
• Partners with the ACD to delegate tasks to the team
• Uses internal creative reviews for presentation practice and may present to client (aligned with CD)
• May backfill the ACD on T3 work (aligned with CD)
• Attends Creative kickoffs and able to cover cross-functional team status meetings, communicating direction and next steps with the team (as needed)
• Manages their revision orders and completes them in a timely manner with an attention to detail
• Makes sure all their work goes through proofing, that the files are built properly, and transferred on time
• Drops the creative work into the PPT presentation deck ahead of review, and helps design the deck so that it and our work shines
• A master at their craft who ensures the design and art direction are top notch
• Stays on top of graphic design and industry trends and brings inspiration and art direction ideas to the team
• Knowledgeable and efficient in the Adobe Suite and Power Point
• Detail-oriented, organized, and efficient with file building and asset creation
• Partners with copywriters on concepting, the Multimedia Team, D&D, and able to direct the ADs and Assoc. ADs to push the work to be its’ best
• A pro at understanding designated books of business: knowing the brands’ equity and style guide, competitive brand activities, shopper mindset, and unique retailer needs.
• Teaches more junior creatives, also helping on‑board and train
• Provides constructive, actionable feedback to others
• Has consistent 1:1s with their manager and proactively sets goals for their own growth
• May have a direct report in which they are responsible managing and growing
• Conducting 1:1s, growth conversations, approving time entry, and PDO

• Bachelor’s degree, or portfolio school certificate or equivalent experience is required.
• 5-7 years of experience
• Portfolio required
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong presentation and communication skills

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort…