Associate Creative Director – Design
Curious Jane - Lakeland, Florida, United States, 33809Work at Curious Jane
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Creative/Hands-on Work (75%)Design highly engaging, targeted creative across multiple platforms: video, presentations, web, digital, social, environmental, email and print.Strong demonstrated experience in video creation and editing preferred.Leads presentation design: internal, client-facing and for new business pitches.Participates in campaign brainstorming and concepting sessions.Understand our clients and their challenges. Be responsive to their strategic needs when proposing solutions.Be both highly creative and highly strategic. Lead the charge with unusual, out-of-the-box ideas in collaboration with the team. You’re not afraid to think big.Develop relevant and unique concepts that support our business objectives, align with creative strategy and strengthen our clients’ brands.Participate in new business pitch opportunities and co-lead creative efforts on new business assignments.Demonstrate strong strategic thinking and have a definite point of view; be a problem-solver and arbitrator.Be agile, adaptable and easy going, effectively managing multiple projects for various brands at a high pace.Management and Leadership (25%)Creative leader for all brands in partnership with CD.Along with ACD-Copywriter, serve as a backup to CD.Works with the CD to address performance, workflow and quality issues and develop long-range plans for the team.Guide creative by performing internal reviews of projects, providing constructive, clear feedback.Assist in leading large-scale photo and video shoots.Represent the creative team in internal and client-facing meetings as needed.Works closely with creative team to ensure projects are on time and on budget.Perform regular check-ins with direct reports on status of their projects.Conduct bi-weekly one-on-ones, quarterly reviews and annual reviews with direct reports to review performance and set goals.Collaborate with project management to maximize productivity and balance workloads.Advise project management which designers are best suited for each project based on preference, ability and capacity.Maintain excellent client and colleague relationships.Qualifications
Provide a strong portfolio, including examples of full campaigns and video designBachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design or Communication Design5-8 years of experience in graphic designStrong video creation and editing skillsMastery in a variety of design tools including Adobe Creative Suite and FigmaMastery in presentation designDemonstrate exceptional design skills, particularly with typography5+ years working cross functionally with teams such as accounts, digital, social, and project management in an agency or corporate settingExperience in CMS workflow environmentsExperience guiding a creative team in omni-channel creative: brand development, strategy, lead generation, new/emerging platforms and technologiesPossess excellent presentation skillsMake valuable contributions to brainstorming sessions and discussions, providing insights and a point of viewOperating independently, provide creative leadership, be detail-oriented and deliver results in a highly organized mannerBe passionate, optimistic, proactive, constructive, self-motivated, organized, friendly, willing to work on anything and help othersBe flexible and enjoy interacting, presenting and workshopping with clients and internal teamsBe committed to this role as a full-time, long-term careerReporting Relationship
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Creative DirectorAbout Curious Jane
Curious Jane is the Ad Agency for Franchises TM . We serve national, local and franchise development clients across the U.S. and Canada. Curious Jane is a mid-sized ad agency that has been helping franchise businesses for over eighteen years. Curious Jane is a woman-owned business based in sunny Lakeland, Florida. As seriously as we take our work, we have a lot of fun together along the way. Just check out our Facebook
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profiles for a glimpse of our vibrant team and culture.All Curious Jane employees are expected to conform to the following Core Values, regardless of position:
Expect Excellence
by making customers priority #1, meeting deadlines, and always presenting a positive and collaborative approach to our work.Carry the Ball
by taking ownership of goals and tasks while seeing every project to completion. Anticipate and identify problems and solutions, follow through and communicate clearly and efficiently. Every employee is empowered.Commit to Growth
by developing professionally and evolving with the company and the times. Be innovative and seize opportunities while helping clients grow their businesses and contribute to their bottom line. Plan for the future.Name
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