Art Director
Warner Music Group
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Department Description:
The Creative department at Atlantic Records is responsible for creating all visual elements
that are used to brand, identify and market the majority of Atlantic artist through album packaging, ads, style guides for web, promotional materials and special edition packaging, the department is also responsible for creating brand identity for Atlantic Records as a label and pitch campaigns that create revenue streams for the marketing and sales departments.
High Level Job Description:
Conceptualize, produce and manage imaging for album packaging, web assets, marketing, merchandising and publicity materials. The position requires the Art Director to always be current on all visual trends and to be one step ahead of competitive labels. The Art Director must direct and manage creative talent (photographers, illustrators, stylists, designers and recording artist) to complete projects.
Detailed Job Description/ Responsibilities:
• Conceive, direct and produce photo shoots and illustrations for album packaging and related advertising, publicity campaigns and marketing and web campaigns.
• Collaborate with the recording artists, management, internal marketing, publicity, new media and product management
• Communicate / Direct imaging and branding specifics for each artist / project to key business departments: Marketing, Publicity, New Media, and Sales
• Commission and direct designers, illustrators, photographers and stylists
• Edit photo shoots and direct the retouching of images
• Negotiate fees for illustrations and photo shoots including photographers, stylists, make-up artist and hair stylists
• Design / Oversee the design and corrections of album packaging, marketing tools, advertising, and sales tools.
• Communicate directly with production on all assigned artist project
Required Competencies/Skills:
• Team player
• Strong communication skills
• People management ability
• Organizational skills
• Creative Thinker
• Goal Oriented
• Time / Deadline Management Skills
• Relationship Builder and Maintainer
• Trend Setter / Forecaster
Special Requirements/Preferences:
Graphic Design and Art Direction
Macintosh computer skills
Adobe Creative Suite: PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign
Quark XPress
Microsoft Office Suite: Entouage, Word, and Excel
Our Company is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national Origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, familial status, military or veteran status, or any other legal recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws and the Company complies with all applicable reasonable accommodation requirements which such laws may require. Accordingly, please inform the Company’s Human Resources representative if you need an accommodation in order for you to complete any employment application-related forms or otherwise to participate in the application or selection process for the position for which you are applying. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity and will enable applicants to participate in the application and selection process and for employees to perform the essential functions of their jobs without imposing undue hardship on our Company. The Company also will make reasonable accommodations to an applicants or employee’s religious beliefs and practices as may be required by law, unless an undue hardship would result. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.