Freelance Sr. Art Director
Star on the Rise
LOCATION
South Norwalk, CT (Remote considered)
EST OR CST time zones considered
LEVEL
Junior-Mid Level
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
3 – 8 Years
Passionate about design are ya? Welcome. S50 is a growing, nimble agency proud to have won Ad Age’s “Best Places to Work” 3 years in a row and a Digiday “Most Innovative Creative Agency 2020 finalist.
We’re looking for a cutting-edge freelance art director who has a meticulous and edgy design sensibility and also the ability to tell visual stories with empathy. Most of the work is digital, so a knowledge of paid social, display ads and website design along with video creation is a must.
Responsibilities:
- You will be part of a tight-knit team with an anchor client and a mix of other client projects to keep things fresh
- You will be working directly with copywriters, creative directors, and animators daily to concept and execute campaigns across channels including and mostly digital
- You love what you do and are passionate about learning new skills; will be brainstorming, designing, doing a little UX, storyboarding and shooting content
- You are building a broad knowledge of design across ad campaigns, websites, online content and videos, social media, and even emails, and you’ll love the variety of it all
- You will have mastered the fundamentals of design and learning to apply them to all sorts of mediums like branding, advertising, digital media, social media, websites, and more
- You love working in a collaborative environment but are happy to take a project and run with it if needed
- You are on the forefront of social trends and technology and understand how to apply it to our client work
Requirements:
- 3-8 yrs experience designing/art directing in an agency or related marketing role; preferably working in digital channels
- You are incredibly detail-oriented and well-organized, you check and double check your own work
- You have freelanced and love the entrepreneurial spirit
- Self-motivated, can work autonomously and in a team setting
- Incredibly strong work ethic, we’re a family here, and you don’t let down your family
- Can communicate to your team and clients clearly
- Passionate, positive, curious, persistent
- The ability to thrive in an incredibly fast-paced, entrepreneurial and creatively demanding environment and will have to balance many projects at once with tight deadlines and schedules. So, your problem-solving skills are on-point
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Bonus for Sketch, Figma or Motion Graphics programs like AE
- A KILLER portfolio
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $65.00 - $85.00 per hour
Schedule:
Experience:
- Adobe Creative Suite: 3 years (Preferred)
- digital agency: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote
