Associate Creative Director, Art Job at Barkley in Kansas City

We're looking for a creative sergeant with a contagious love for problem solving. Somebody who knows the importance of craft, going beyond briefs and takes pride in helping everybody around them make great work.
Our future ACD Art is a concept-machine that uses their design skills to turn good ideas into holy-crap experiences. In return for being a creative force-multiplier, we'll set you up with an amazing writer to work on national accounts on 360 work and things that aren't even a thing yet.
Ready, Willing and Equipped To:

• Be based out of our Kansas City office in a hybrid schedule
• Mentor more junior members of the team
• Gain a thorough understanding of the client's business and industry
• Lead a piece of business with passion, vision and maturity
• Present to clients and sell work
• Build relationships within BarkleyOKRP and with clients
• Make amazing work - both as a leader and a doer

Performance Standards:

• Client communication plan and campaign objectives are met
• Creative work is outstanding and on strategy
• Strong design skills in addition to creating unique visual solutions through the mixed media of pop and subcultures
• Work is on target, on time, and within budget
• Client and agency management express confidence in leadership abilities
• Wise, responsible decision making ability
• Client satisfaction ratings are high

BarkleyOKRP's Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

• We believe being radically diverse and inclusive is the key to becoming one of the world's great creative idea companies. By embracing everything that makes our partners who they are and what makes them unique to the world around them, we create the conditions and capacity to help creative, original thinking thrive.
• BarkleyOKRP is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of our corporate strategic goals, supported by a formal DEI+B program, Employee Resource Groups, Director of Diversity leadership and agency commitment to The Brand Lab, Creative Accelerator, Fellowship, MAIP, and BLAC.