Senior Art Director

Description

Agency:

RAPP

Job Function:

Creative

Job Subfunction:

Art Direction

WHO WE ARE:

We are RAPP – world leaders in activating growth with precision and empathy at scale.

As a global, next-generation precision marketing agency, we leverage data, creativity, technology, and empathy to foster client growth. We champion individuality in the marketing solutions we create, and in our workplace. We fight for solutions that adapt to the individual’s needs, beliefs, behaviors, and aspirations.

We foster an inclusive workplace that emphasizes personal well-being.

HOW WE DO IT:

At RAPP, our fearless superconnectors help to create value from personal brand experiences by focusing on three key areas: connected data, connected content, and connected decisioning.

Our data analysts identify who that person is, our strategists understand what they want, and our award-winning technologists and creatives know how to deliver it – ensuring we’re able to activate authentic customer connections for our clients.

Part of Omnicom’s Precision Marketing Group, RAPP is comprised of 2,000+ creatives, technologists, strategists, and data and marketing scientists across 15+ global markets.

Responsibilities

• In this senior-level position, the employee must provide strong conceptual thinking, highly developed design skills and expertise in design programs. Push the boundaries of creative excellence and ensure the delivery of required results. Must also have the ability to work with members of the creative department as well as team members from other core departments in order to achieve client satisfaction.
• YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Execute creative concepts that are on strategy across all direct response media (email, banner, dm, print, social) with minimal supervision.
• Generate breakthrough ideas and constantly strive for new, better, more innovative solutions.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of design leadership that elevates creative output and ensures design excellence across all projects.
• Must be able to handle more high-level projects, as well as several assignments at a time.
• Ability to think strategically.
• Adapt brands to both digital and direct response environments.
• Show understanding of clients’ marketing needs and consumer attitudes.
• Manage workflow efficiently and take responsibility for timing and delivery.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience managing/mentoring jr and mid level talent
• Develop great work within guidelines and budget of the assignment.
• Work collaboratively with creative partners, members of creative and core departments.
• Present work coherently and persuasively; express ideas in a form that clients can buy.
• Show knowledge of direct marketing production process, from setting type through to printing of materials.
• Review and sign-off on mechanical proofs on their assignments, such as readers and blueprints.
• Expertise working with a variety of formats and materials to bring the concept to life.
• Experience in emerging and existing social platforms.
• Stay current with changes in technology and demonstrate technical competence.
• REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience.
• Must have a strong portfolio primarily of produced work.
• Must demonstrate experience/knowledge in DM and Print.
• Must have a strong sense of digital and motion design; animation skills are a plus.
• Proficiency in using, maintaining, and/or developing design systems.
• Experience working in HTML-based media.
• Experience with Celtra, or similar creative automation platforms, is a plus.
• Understanding of user interface design is a plus.
• Must possess good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Possess the knowledge of a variety of Macintosh related programs
• Must be proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Figma
• Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization and seeks to understand those different perspectives and cultures
• Contributes to a work culture where differences are valued and supported
• Is sensitive to cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating
• Our hybrid work model:
• RAPP's current hybrid model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while also supporting flexibility for all employees. As such, we have the option to work from home two days per week, if we'd like
• This role will be based in New York City. The salary range for this position is up to $88,000-$97,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; the associated discipline; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
• NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
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• $88,000-97,000
• Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.
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