Creative Strategist Job at VX Media in New York

Salary: $65,000 - $72.000

Company Overview:

VX Media transcends the typical creative agency model by being at the forefront of emerging trends and industry insights, enabling them to deliver powerful, personalized solutions. Their comprehensive services span influencer marketing, talent management, social media consulting, and content production. VX Media fosters a new wave of 3D/AR/AI/VR creators committed to crafting engaging, culturally rich content. They cater to diverse brands from fashion, beauty, accessories, to lifestyle, technology and carefully customize their strategies to meet each brand’s unique needs.

Position Overview: Contract-to-Hire (3 Months)

We are looking for a talented individual to join our team initially on a 3-month contract basis, with the potential for full-time employment based on performance and business needs.

Qualifications

1. Creative Vision: Possess a strong creative vision and the ability to conceptualize innovative ideas that align with the goals of the media company.
2. Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to think strategically, understanding the audience, market trends, and the competitive landscape to inform creative decisions.
3. Media Industry Knowledge: In-depth understanding of the media industry, including trends, platforms, and emerging technologies.
4. Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey ideas, proposals, and strategies to team members and clients.
5. Graphic Design Proficiency: Familiarity with graphic design principles and tools to visualize concepts and ideas.
6. Collaboration: Proven track record of collaborating with diverse teams, including writers, designers, marketers, and clients, to bring creative visions to life.
7. Analytical Acumen: Capacity to analyze data and insights to inform creative decisions and measure the success of campaigns.
8. Adaptability: Willingness to adapt strategies to changing circumstances and to embrace new tools and technologies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Visual Concept Creation: Developing original design ideas to meet specific project needs.
2. Multi-platform Design: Creating graphics suitable for various media including print, digital, social, and different formats including motion and still.
3. Client Collaboration: Working closely with the team leader to understand client needs and vision.
4. Scene Visualization and Cohesion: Develop rough sketches or digital illustrations for each key scene or screen, establish visual continuity and flow across the storyboard sequence. Incorporate directorial notes, script elements, or viewer journey details.
5. Transition Design: Design transitions between scenes or screens
6. Frame Annotation: Annotate storyboard frames with relevant information (e.g., camera angles, motion descriptions, interface elements)
7. Revision Implementation: Incorporating feedback and making necessary changes to designs.
8. Industry Trend Monitoring: Staying current with evolving design trends and technologies.
9. Brand Consistency: Ensuring all designs align with established brand guidelines.
10. Time Management: Efficiently allocating time and resources across various projects.
11. Effective Communication: Clearly conveying ideas and rationales to clients and team members.
12. Package Design: Developing attractive and functional packaging for products.
13. Digital Illustration: Creating original artwork using digital tools and techniques.
14. Motion Graphics: Designing animated visual elements for projects.