The Ogilvy Group
Senior Art Director
The Ogilvy Group, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
About OgilvyOgilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity - innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability todeliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visitOgilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn,X,Instagram, andFacebook.Sr. Art DirectorOur Sr. Art Director must demonstrate exceptional conceptual thinking and the ability to develop big, breakthrough ideas across all mediums including storytelling, static, native social, content creation, digital experiences and activations. You'll partner with strategic and creative teams and some of the best social and content experts in the industry.Your Mission: to conceptualize and support the development of creative platforms that could travel across the funnel creating ideas that are social at heart and best-in-class creative expressions.You will tailor your creative and content to audiences, platforms and culturally relevant moments. You will confidently sell your ideas to internal teams, senior leaders, clients and partners.This is a position for a for a seasoned, driven, results oriented, and highly creative individual with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, manage deadlines, and produce highly effective creative.You are:Ambitious - ready to take on a huge challengeA "Yes, I can make that happen" personIn love with your work and passionate about your craftA new wave creative: dreamer, doer, makerCrazy enough to think you can change the industrySelf-sufficientInnovative - you constantly innovate the shape of a platform, the elements of a campaign, the way a campaign is produced and how activations go live
Responsibilities:Translate creative direction and copy points from creative briefs into engaging and effective concepts and core creative ideas for an array of brands, products and briefsDay-to-day leader of team(s) and actively guides team to produce work that aligns to creative brief and solves client challenges in an original and innovative wayContributes creative concepts and partner with Strategy teams to approve creative briefs as neededWork closely with copy partner and guide team(s) to stay focused on the big ideaContributes award-worthy concepts and recommendations to execute ideasLead production efforts and demonstrate ability to work within budget or can articulate justification to increase budget for projectsFoster strong relationships with clients and spot opportunities to enhance or build on a project (upsell)Be able to present confidently to client and clearly communicate how creative work/design meets the strategic and business objectiveManage multiple projects, sometimes for various brands with different scopes and ensure all project of self and team deadlines are metComp decks quicklyEnsure creative executions meet the highest standard of craftsmanshipEnsure creative look and feel meet brand guidelines and requirementsStay abreast of global cultural trends and industry updates, and proactively develop timely ideas for real-time content
Qualification:5-7 years of equivalent experience with 3-5 years of supervisory experienceBackground in social first or tech first agenciesAdaptable and able to handle changes in briefs, priorities and editsTrue passion for food & beverage verticalPortfolio of social forward creative that makes our jaw dropStrong interpersonal and communication skills.Excellent management skills and strong leadership potentialExpert in MAC software and Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshopand IllustratorAble to shoot and film scrappy contentAbility to lead scrappy content creationPassion for learning and self-improvementProactive and a self-starterPositive attitude and ability to work under tight deadlines
How We'll Support YouOgilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We'll empower you with the tools you'll need to succeed. We'll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We'll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we'll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you'll be proud, with people you'll be proud to call your teammates.At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.We believe in building powerful teamswithpurpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities - and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Responsibilities:Translate creative direction and copy points from creative briefs into engaging and effective concepts and core creative ideas for an array of brands, products and briefsDay-to-day leader of team(s) and actively guides team to produce work that aligns to creative brief and solves client challenges in an original and innovative wayContributes creative concepts and partner with Strategy teams to approve creative briefs as neededWork closely with copy partner and guide team(s) to stay focused on the big ideaContributes award-worthy concepts and recommendations to execute ideasLead production efforts and demonstrate ability to work within budget or can articulate justification to increase budget for projectsFoster strong relationships with clients and spot opportunities to enhance or build on a project (upsell)Be able to present confidently to client and clearly communicate how creative work/design meets the strategic and business objectiveManage multiple projects, sometimes for various brands with different scopes and ensure all project of self and team deadlines are metComp decks quicklyEnsure creative executions meet the highest standard of craftsmanshipEnsure creative look and feel meet brand guidelines and requirementsStay abreast of global cultural trends and industry updates, and proactively develop timely ideas for real-time content
Qualification:5-7 years of equivalent experience with 3-5 years of supervisory experienceBackground in social first or tech first agenciesAdaptable and able to handle changes in briefs, priorities and editsTrue passion for food & beverage verticalPortfolio of social forward creative that makes our jaw dropStrong interpersonal and communication skills.Excellent management skills and strong leadership potentialExpert in MAC software and Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshopand IllustratorAble to shoot and film scrappy contentAbility to lead scrappy content creationPassion for learning and self-improvementProactive and a self-starterPositive attitude and ability to work under tight deadlines
How We'll Support YouOgilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We'll empower you with the tools you'll need to succeed. We'll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We'll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we'll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you'll be proud, with people you'll be proud to call your teammates.At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.We believe in building powerful teamswithpurpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities - and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.