Associate Art Director

Full Time Job
Overview & Responsibilities

ViacomCBS is looking for an enthusiastic & multifaceted Associate Art Director with 3-8 years of experience to join the MTV Entertainment Group digital design team. Reporting to the VP of Digital Design, he/she will collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Writer / Producers, Copywriters and others to develop on-brand strategic design solutions across all digital platforms. He/she will inspire and motivate the team, providing direction, creative vision and constructive feedback.

Our ideal candidate will serve as the project lead for various assignments - guiding design development across all social media and digital-first platforms, and collaborate strongly with MTVE Brand Creative. We will look to the Associate AD to maintain the highest creative, conceptual and production standards, while constantly ensuring brand integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital design projects and deliverables ranging from logos and branding, shortform digital content graphics packages, social posts, to event and set graphics
• Lead in stages of the creative process, from interpreting the creative brief, research and development to working with teams, and final output
• Present concepts in fully-produced pitches to the internal team as well as outside clients and partners
• Provide feedback branding, motion design, 2D and 3D animation and editorial
• Direct and collaborate with photographers, illustrators, retouch artists and printers
• Work closely with the Design Production Coordinator to manage production schedules, team assignments and project deliverables
• Work as a hands-on designer when necessary, closely guiding conceptual development through every step of production
• Take responsibility to ensure on-time delivery of the highest quality product
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients across the department and network, as well as with outside production partners and vendors
• Direct the work of outside vendors as needed
• Help maintain and manage an efficient work flow among the team
• Support the designers and animators with encouragement and feedback
• Manage several projects effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced creative environment
• Stay current and up-to-date with design trends, techniques and processes; seek out and recommend new best practices
• Conceptualize and direct still photo shoots
• Encourage and motivate the team to produce incredible work!

Basic Qualifications

• 3-to-8 years of design, media, and/or relevant entertainment industry experience
• Advanced skills in motion and print design, demonstrating strong creative and art direction abilities
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects, InDesign)
• Advanced photo retouching and compositing skills

Additional Qualifications

• Experience managing teams of 2D and 3D animators
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to mentor junior staff
• Knowledge of digital-first platforms, multi-platform spaces, and digital output