Art Director

This is a Full Time Job

Who You Are

We want you if you are a brilliant, happy (87.5% of the time), energetic, passionate, design focused, creative talent who loves all visual media and especially likes the challenges of creating stunning print, digital and audio/visual creative for all platforms. You are the right person for this job if you love both the big picture and the tiny details that make great design work, have an attitude of gratitude, like to work under deadline pressure, enjoy working on a team, graciously take direction and believe that the first idea is never the best idea - and that the best part of any job is the challenges that make us stretch, grow and create ever more stunning and brilliant work. 

The Role
The Art Director is an integral role at eclipse advertising. The Art Director must have a passion for art and entertainment, with a broad understanding of entertainment marketing. The Art Director will design key art for a variety of projects within the theatrical, broadcast, streaming and gaming spaces. The Art Director is a big thinker who can take concepts from ideation to execution. The Art Director is highly organized with a natural ability to collaborate with all members of the eclipse team. The Art Director is able to juggle multiple urgent deadlines in a calm and cool manner. The Art Director is a self-starter and detail-oriented, with expert knowledge of the Adobe CC Suite.
Roles & Responsibilities
• Big Idea concept thinking
• Create effective, eye-catching, best-in-class creative design across all print creative from ideation to execution
• Collaborate with Art Directors and Creative Directors in all design projects
• Photo retouching, masking, compositing and other photo manipulation
• Participating in campaigns at any and all phases
• Maintain quality, organization and optimization for all platforms
• Understand and maintain brand direction/voice on campaign and client level
• Maintain clean workflows, transparent planning, meticulous asset management and clear communication
• Manage multiple assigned tasks simultaneously
• Ensure deadlines are met and standards and budgets are maintained
• Participate in brainstorms, crit reviews and meetings as needed
• Remain current in graphic design, marketing and entertainment industries by identifying trends, new traits, techniques and workflows
• Other responsibilities as needed

Skills
• Expert level Adobe CC Suite required
• Detail-oriented and extremely organized (multi-tasking is second nature)
• Excellent understanding of composition, color, imagery, typography and layout design
• Ability to work under pressure while managing multiple deadlines
• Ability to provide accurate ETAs and meet deadlines
• Strong communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate creative ideas
• Management of high volume projects
• Flexibility and availability to support creative requests at all times
• Strong team player comfortable collaborating and participating with all departments/levels within the organization in a highly professional manner
• Available to work a flexible schedule including late nights and weekends as needed
• Independent self-starter
• Positive can-do no-job-is-too small attitude
• Understanding of print creative process
• Illustration and/or photography skills a plus
Qualifications
• 3+ years of Art Director experience working on theatrical, TV and/or streaming Key Art
• College degree preferred
• Must have portfolio with relevant finishes/work