Art Director/Creative Director

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Art Director/Creative Director

ABOUT OUR AGENCY

Defero is an integrated marketing agency with offices located in Phoenix and Reno. We help brands create meaningful off- and online conversations with their customers. Current clients include Right Guard, World Market Center, Purex, International Gaming Technology, and Meritage Homes among others.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The AD/CD at Defero is a leader in the creation of interactive work for our clients. When working hands-on and while providing oversight to creative teams, this role must be able to both create excellence and inspire excellence in others. With the creative thinking to bring game-changing ideas to life, the strategic vision to truly help solve business problems, and an understanding of digital technology that leads to true innovation, the Art Director will play an integral part in shaping the digital work developed at Defero.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & SKILLS

Conceive and produce digital ideas and design interfaces that people will want to use and other designers will want to copy.
Have a strong understanding of UX design, can work from wireframes, site maps and flow documents and can even create those documents from time to time.
Are intimately familiar with the landscape of the modern web and know how people use it - on the desktop and tablet, in mobile and through social media.
Are active on the web in places like Facebook, Twitter, blogs, photo sharing sites, online communities, etc.
Are a master of PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator and other design tools (After Effects, Flash, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, for example).
Understand, and are able to explain, the capabilities and limitations of modern web development technologies and techniques - like HTML5, CSS3, JQuery and Responsive Design, to name a few. But don't worry; we don't expect you to write code.
Effectively guide designers, writers, and trusted external partners.
Work closely with account managers and strategists to formulate smart approaches to client needs, always advocating for great creative solutions.
Act as a trusted partner for clients, forming and strengthening relationships as you work with the team to solve their business needs.
Work closely with other creative and technology team members to develop great ideas, smart execution approaches and innovative uses of technology
Have an eye for detail and understand how the little things matter to make a big impact. Able to help guide others to develop this skill.
Have the confidence to make good decisions and then to sell ideas to both the team and to the client.
Is able to work well independently as well as in cross-functional teams.
Take responsibility for the work of the team and show pride in everything that you do.
Understand the need to record time against projects/tasks and is accountable to accurately memorialize their time accordingly

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

BA/BFA Graphic Design, Digital Arts
5-7 years of agency experience
3-5 digital Art Direction
Creative solutions for Social Media, Mobile Marketing, SEO/SEM, Campaign Based Solutions and other Digital Marketing mediums.
Understanding of Workamajig or like agency management platform

SALARY AND BENEFITS