Senior art director job description

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by incredible technology-and amazing people.

Today, we're tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what's never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world's best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you'll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.
What you'll be doing:
Collaborate with a team of creative directors, art directors, graphic designers, copywriters, and account managers to lead art direction for campaigns and projects including video, 3D, animation, social media, and illustration. Create with your friends in Marketing, Product, Event, Web, and PR to develop full range of ideas and assets for product launches and events. And make everything real through final production.

What we need to see:
Awesome samples of how you art direct, design, build, and conceptualize big ideas and forward-thinking creative concepts, especially around abstract and technical subjects.Demonstration of the fundamental principles of art direction and graphic design for brand, layout, typography, video, photography, and especially 3D.A proficiency of the application of brand guidelines to campaigns and events, especially for large companies.Ownership of creative thinking of web, print, social, event, and video projects, and how you work in a non-linear, agile manner.A love for technology; an ability and passion to understand hi-tech products from the inside out.Your passion to take intent and direction from your peers and leaders and apply your art direction skills to build a vision, iterate quickly, revise, and produce outstanding work.Evidence of how you seek out and evangelize the latest creative and design industry trends and technologies, and embrace change.Extensive experience and knowledge of technical and traditional art processes and 3D production pipelines.You live in Adobe Creative Cloud and are familiar with Adobe 3D apps and others like Blender or Maya.Proficiency in Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook and tracking your work in job tracking tools such as Workfront.12+ years of proven experience working with established brands, building or extending design systems, and/or campaigns, collaborating with senior executive level leadership teams. Agency experience or in-house at a 3D tool or creation company is a plus!A BFA, BS, or MFA in Graphic Design or equivalent field is required (or equivalent experience).A PDF or online portfolio with 5-10 design samples will be requested during the interview process.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Do you have hands-on skills in illustration, infographics, 3D, motion graphics, video, storyboarding, and in-house experience? Can you shoot beautiful photos and build animatics? Share your creative passions with us!Have you worked with the Developer Community? Show us how you can visualize ideas that communicate sophisticated technical subjects simply.Ever worked in house and had to sell your ideas? Walk us through a project and share your creation process.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Square is looking for an integrated Sr. Art Director to join our Global Brand Creative team. As an Art Director in our content studio, you'll concept, design, and art direct stories that are expressed through video/film, photo, interactive web, social and illustration. You may work on interactive visual storytelling, interactive tools, trend reports, social content series, branded films, organic social posts, testimonials, case studies, editorial content, sales kits, and developing creative platforms that come to life through "always on" content across many different owned channels. You understand how audiences move from platform to platform and can cater storytelling to adapt from channel to channel.

You're an expert in storytelling. As part of your professional experience, you will have worked on impactful creative integrated advertising campaigns. You have work that has drummed up social sharing and PR attention. You have an understanding and love for social media with specific channel expertise across Tiktok, YouTube, and Instagram. You are comfortable on the production side of the house, with experience briefing photographers/directors, art directing on set, and working with editors to develop final cuts. You have played around with motion design, maybe have even cut together something yourself. This is a hands-on role that works with partners in Strategy, Product Marketing, Brand Marketing, Video, Photo, Production Design, Design Technology, and Product and with external agency teams. You will report to the Creative Director, Brand Content.

You enjoy going deep on subject-matters related to entrepreneurship, community, financial independence, cultural impact of business. You will originate new and substantive ideas that define a unique perspective to our brand storytelling - you're aware and avoid the oversaturated, obvious, and stereotypical tropes.

For us, art direction isn't just a discipline-it's an understanding of how to develop compelling visual treatments, guide collaboration, and uphold design excellence to develop ideas that inspire audiences. You are conceptual, strategic, kind, passionate, and connected in the creative industry. You can share and sell ideas, and you can encourage and help others to do the same.

For consideration, please submit a link to your portfolio along with any relevant passwords to view your work
You Will:

Lead projects, serving as the go-to art director, or only art director, on a cross-functional team

Partner with copywriters, designers, and cross-team to translate content and marketing strategies into creative concepts

Concept, develop, design, and art direct content that can scale across multiple channels, media, and audiences

Iterate and communicate ideas across multiple levels of fidelity (mood boards, concept statements, design explorations, art direction boards, style frames, presentations)

Create outstanding photography, videography direction, typography, branding application direction, and design direction

Work with creative producers and program managers to develop project plans and ensure that projects are progressing

Maintain a positive and supportive team mentality in an open environment while leading projects through concept to execution

Promote work to a variety of audiences, such as all hands, executive presentations, and company-wide meetings

Brownstein Group is looking for a Senior Art Director! The Senior Art Director maintains the agency's creative standards in all work developed and executed by the Creative Department. Produces bold, strategic, persuasive campaigns in all media for agency clients. Creates and fosters long-term relationships between agency clients and their customers. Works tirelessly with our integrated teams to bring Big Ideas to life!

You'll be leading the charge with other creative types and will be responsible for taking a project from concept through to rollout. You will work with Strategy, Client Services, and Production to create and manage your projects and will present regularly to clients. As a Senior Art Director, you will lead Art Directors and Designers in support of campaigns, mentoring and directing the team through the project's lifecycle. Projects can run on a normal schedule, but sometimes require a quick turnaround. You should be agile and flexible. We're looking for those up for the challenge and ready to jump in and create great work!
RESPONSIBILITES:

Create Big ideas. Ideas that are visually bold, strategic, and persuasive for all media.

In charge of influencing the end-user by delivering a clear message, as well as seeking out new trends and incorporating them into campaigns effectively.

Develop strong, strategic concepts.

Work as a team player and multitasker, providing original approaches and innovative thoughts.

Develop creative ideas that are forward-thinking and in line with current media trends.

Demonstrate a clear understanding of campaign objectives and strategies.

Offer “outside the box” creative ideas and extensions and encourage others to share theirs.

Manage multiple projects, with the ability to switch from one to the other seamlessly.

Direct/coordinate selection and use of directors, photographers, animators, and illustrators.

Oversee/Mentor the work of Art Directors, Graphic Designers and Production Artists as needed.

Collaborate with the Client Services team and Copy colleagues to ensure creative ideas and executions are consistent with approved strategies; devise new ways to communicate with consumers.

Collaborate with Production Manager, Studio Manager, and Development to ensure that concepts are produced on time/on budget, at the level of quality promised to the client.

Foster long-term relationships with clients.