Razorfish Health: Freelance Senior Art Director

Art Director is needed in Philadelphia, United States.

Client: Razorfish Health

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Contract: Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Creates and presents concepts for client campaigns and new business that meet strategic and business goals.
• Oversees a broad range of digital projects, which can include banners, large sites, brand development, mobile apps, video, and presentations.
• Researches, reviews, and recommends suitable illustration, photography, and sound.
• Reviews and directs work of project teams, taking quality of design, strategic accuracy, and adherence to client goals and brand style guidelines into account. Presents work internally and to clients.
• Collaborates with Delivery, Account Services, Technology, Creative Leads, copywriting, and UX to incorporate revisions from client and/or team as needed.
• Reviews quality of final product, packages, and delivers final deliverables to project managers and/or clients.
• Ensures that the scope is clear and agreed upon, driving scope discussions if necessary.
• Follows creative briefs by interpreting instructions and disseminating results to team members in an effective manner.
• Manages design resources for approved projects.
• Delivers products in a timely fashion to meet set deadlines.
• Oversees and prioritizes work effectively.
• Keeps management in the loop and effectively escalates roadblocks.
• Mentors and manages Art Directors, Associate Art Directors, and Designers.

Qualifications:

• Intermediate/advanced knowledge of MAC OS, CS5, PowerPoint, InDesign.
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, Flash (AS2 and AS3), and video production.
• Advanced typography skills, conceptual abilities, and understanding of user-centric design.
• Experience with brand development, pitches, video, and video editing.
• Strong verbal communication skills in order to speak effectively before internal teams and clients.
• Strong interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative agency environment with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to successfully organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to guide others in the artistic development and execution of creative interactive marketing communication programs that meet client objectives.
• Must demonstrate a solid understanding of current creative media, mediums, and trends.
• Supervisory experience is preferred.
• Must have a great book!
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in the art/creative field within an advertising agency, interactive, multi-media, or web advertising industry.