Location: NYC or Remote
Discipline: UX / Product Design
Experience: 5+ years
Compensation: $100,000–$115,000
Salary Range: $100,000-$115,000
Your Impact:
As a full-service agency that blends data, design, and media with conceptual and emotional storytelling, Ready Set Rocket is looking for an Art Director who can bring strategic vision and forward-thinking creative excellence to every project they tackle. The Art Director will be responsible for driving the creative work and will have a hands-on role in every phase of a project, from defining a creative vision, to executing and presenting work, to consulting with clients, and working with designers and other team members to see a vision through to launch.
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This position offers a ton of growth opportunities and high-level work for a variety of notable clients across finance, sports, media, cultural institutions, and more while working with a brilliant, cross-functional team in a highly-collaborative environment.
As an Art Director at Ready Set Rocket, you'll be working on:
Content art direction, web & product design, branding, 360 campaigns, social, and motion art direction.
Leveraging AI to enhance creative work and ensure it is impactful and data-driven.
Overseeing designers to guide projects from vision to launch, executing graphic concepts & design comps, storyboards, and final deliverables.
Contributing to pitch opportunities with big ideas, progressive creative, and a storytelling approach to presentations.
Leading creative-focused client meetings as needed by the Creative Directors, and collaborating with copywriters, strategists, and other creatives to contribute to brainstorming sessions, providing big ideas for campaigns and creative insights as part of brand strategy.
What Success Looks Like:
To succeed in this role, the Art Director will
Be a curious, flexible, and hybrid creative who can translate strategy into compelling big ideas and award-worthy executions.
Have a strong body of work in both interactive and conceptual design, with an emphasis on building and working within design systems.
Be able to inspire themselves and other team members to constantly create exceptional work and stay on top of creative and industry trends, always bringing fresh, disruptive ideas to the table that are tuned into culture and on the frontier of what’s next.
Stay abreast of emerging AI trends and technologies and bring smart and innovative ideas to the table that push the boundaries of what is possible in creative marketing & design.
Your success will be measured by your ability to start from a strategic brief and create stunning conceptual designs that define a creative vision for the project.
What You Bring to the Table:
5+ years industry experience (2+ years at an agency), overseeing junior designers and creatives, with a strong portfolio in interactive and conceptual design, and a breadth of experience demonstrated in digital (social, campaign, video, UI/UX, brand systems).
Driven to create award-worthy design work, with insatiable curiosity, open-mindedness, and a sense of humor.
Impeccable taste, eye for typography, and detail-oriented design approach.
Knowledge and interest in AI-powered tools to generate mockups, prototypes, and designs.
Positive attitude, love of collaboration, and ability to articulate concepts effectively with teammates and clients.
Desire to mentor younger designers, with mastery of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, and general awareness of internet technologies.
Experience in planning and directing photo or video shoots is a plus.
At the discretion of RSR leadership, this job description is subject to change based on the evolving needs expected of the role and the changing demands of the business over time.
Compensation
Compensation is determined by years of experience and proven previous success in this role, level of expertise in the skills needed to perform this role at the highest level and cost of living in your area of residency. Salary Range: $100,000-$115,000
