Job Description

Location: Los Angeles, California

Job Type: Contract

Compensation Range: $70 - 80 per hour

We are looking for an Associate Creative Director (Design and Art Direction) for a contract position with the opportunity to extend. This role will support the Creative Studio in concept through execution for marketing/brand/seasonal and cultural engagement campaigns including but not limited to African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-focused audiences to help us deliver on all the dimensions of our Live Better brand promise in communities where we live and work. You will work across multiple channels including 360 full funnel paid, social, digital, email, site, print and in-store. Our ideal candidate must be a strategically minded problem solver, conceptual thinker and able to work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

In this role, the ACD (Design and Art Direction) will partner with an ACD (Copy) and work alongside the Creative Director, Cultural Engagement to connect the overarching marketing strategy and executional 360 full funnel campaign incorporating culturally driven stories to meet our customers where they are. This role works collaboratively with other team leads and supports a variety of campaigns, as needed. You will also help lead external agency partners using a blend of strong leadership and hands-on creative expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Collaboration: Ideate, create, and execute 360 campaign creative across all channels (owned and paid).
• Work cross-functionally with marketing, ops teams, integrated strategy and external agencies to ensure creative cohesion at every touchpoint.
• Build trust and effective relationships with key partners in a large, highly matrixed organization.
• Possess a deep understanding of culture and know how to infuse it authentically into our brand across all touchpoints.
• Develop creative leadership and marketing pitch decks to gain alignment setting the team up for success.
• Manage projects, growth, and development of mid and junior level creatives.
• Manage projects that are on-brief and on-brand, mitigating feedback, ultimately keeping workstreams on track.
• Trend Analysis: Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, culture and consumer behaviors to inform creative decisions and maintain our brand's competitive edge.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain high standards of quality and craft throughout the conceptual and execution process, ensuring that the final work meets or exceeds expectations.
• Attend and oversee production shoots as needed.
• Ability to design assets and brand campaigns as needed.
• Project Oversight: Manage team and high-profile projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with strategic objectives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, advertising, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in professional advertising agency Art Direction experience, with at least 2 years management experience.
• Exceptional portfolio featuring big campaign ideas across full funnel TV/Video, social, digital.
• Experiential and print - conceptual and innovative thinking.
• Demonstrate previous depth of experience leading creative story-telling during culturally relevant moments.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design tools and software including the Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Google Slides, Slack and Figma.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate external agency partners and connect across Creative Studio.
• Clearly articulates vision and provides contextual feedback.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is preferred.
• Excellent written, communication and presentation skills.

JOBID: 1075884

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Contract work, Work experience placement, Seasonal work,

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