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Title: Art Director
Job Type: Full-Time, Hybrid
Location: Chicago, IL
Who We Are…
We are the most integrated agency offering available. Working side by side by side as the Havas Village. Analytics, Strategy, Creative, Media, Digital, CRM, PR, Experiential, Production and more—all in one place. Through this model, we build fluid teams around each client’s needs, all under one P&L.
We’re in the business of meaning.
It shows in our approach to the work. We believe that brands succeed when they’re meaningful in an ever-evolving world. Because if a brand means something to people, they’ll feel something. And if they feel something, they’ll do something.
It’s reflected in our obsession with fostering a diverse environment for our people and partners, placing them and our greater purpose above just profits.
Description
Havas Chicago is looking for a talented Art Director. Our Art Director will work closely with a copywriter partner to articulate clear ideas to our clients and produce art that compels and inspires. The ideal person for this role doesn’t just have a keen eye for crafting a story, but also strong conceptual abilities, solid art direction skills and a knowledge of the digital landscape
What you’ll be doing for us…
- Conceiving and executing advertising ideas that are consistent with the outlined strategy
- Partnering with other creative team members who share the responsibility on the given assignment
- Contributing to innovative solutions for the agency’s existing business and participating in creative engagement efforts for new business
- Contributing a design eye to executed works that match brand standards
- Developing a discipline and department standard for compelling creative visuals within interactive communications across all media
- Assisting in communicating and presenting your vision to internal teams and clients
- Serving as a mentor and resource for young creative talent across teams
What we’re looking for from you…
- 2-3 years of art direction experience in an advertising environment
- A portfolio of advertising and/or design samples
- Pro in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Proficient in campaign integration across all media, with focus on digital and social
- Bringing large brand experience and/or genuine creative ideas to the table
- Proven understanding of brand identity structure—how the visual, verbal, and execution come together to create a holistic experience
- Solid presentation and communication skills
- Naturally collaborative, with a clear understanding of how a project team operates
- A curiosity about evolving social and digital landscapes, and a genuine love of advertising
Havas is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical or mental disability.
Havas Chicago
You were born to grab the world’s attention through art, creativity, and intelligence.
We built Havas New York to give you the most amazing home to do it all.
We are a tight knit team of creators who design work to raise consciousness
and inspire conversation in culture. And most of all, we have fun doing it.
We also believe business can be a force for good, so we became the first and only major agency to be a certified B Corp.
It’s in our nature to strive for firsts–we find it’s where awards and rewards come together. It’s also why we get recognized by our industry as Employer of the Year and Network of the Year.
There are millions of great ideas out there.
But you want to make something meaningful.
You were born to grab the world’s attention.
Havas is where it can happen.
This role is all about learning precise communication, management from start to finish, delegation and leadership. The Associate Producer should be able to scope, bid, and manage small to mid-scale productions/budgets, (video, design, motion/digital assets, audio, post-production) with the oversight and guidance of more senior producers.
The AP will work to ensure all deliverables are produced on-time, on-budget and at the highest quality standards. The AP position handles a variety of requests in support of the production department’s job flow, production activity and department organization. This person is organized, detail-oriented and has a strong visual aesthetic and has an Interest to crossover into all areas of production (TVC/OLV, STILLS, DIGITAL, OOH).
What You’ll Be Doing
Client Support
- Assume accountability for defined client deliverables, ensuring client needs are met and exceeded
- Maintain effective client relationships, ensuring that all client’s needs are heard, understood and addressed in a timely way
- Update status reports and schedules and maintain lists of action items, ensuring all deadlines are met
Project Delivery
- Ensure project/ program is delivered on-time, on-budget and flawlessly
- Schedule regular team meetings and manage communications between team members, ensuring all deadlines are met, and teams are set up for success
- Manage production assets
- Support and manage production logistics
- Assist in maintaining and developing production and travel schedules
- Coordinate and manage crew travel
- Manage program wrap-up and archiving
Budget Management
- Coordinate production estimates and invoices
- Assist in reconciling costs against budget
If you can do all that, you have what it takes. It might also help if…
- 1-2 years brand experience production experience preferred
- Strong project management, organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Flexible and able to learn quickly
- Proficient in MS Word and Excel
- Must have high level of professionalism and a strong work ethic
- Knowledge of Photoshop, MS PowerPoint and Keynote is a plus
- Some travel required
Last but not least, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion.
Havas Chicago