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This range is provided by The Hoffman Agency. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range
$93,000.00/yr - $115,000.00/yr
Art Director – Visual Storyteller – North America
Boston, MA / San Jose, CA / Portland, OR
We view ourselves as an integrated communications consultancy that solves business problems — better yet, hard business problems — for tech companies.
While our heritage lies in earned media and PR, we are increasingly executing “blended” campaigns that include owned media and paid media
As our Art Director, you will join a global creative and digital team including our U.S.-based Creative Director and Senior Digital Director. You’ll also work with some of the biggest global technology brands in the world.
We are The Hoffman Agency, a global communications consultancy. PRovoke Media named us “2023 Global Tech Agency of the Year.” Hoffman is an award-winning agency!
As an Art Director, we Expect you to:
Serve as a creative powerhouse, you will move quickly from ideation, to creation, and evolution of concept, alongside account teams and clients
Produce production-ready visual design work that complements our integrated marketing engagements
Conceive, design, and produce an array of visual assets, including (but not limited to): paid and organic social posts, gifs, memes, stickers, infographics, presentations, motion graphics, templates, mood boards, press kits, ads, and marketing materials
Develop concepts for a variety of social platforms, such as IG, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, etc.
Become an expert in client brand standards
Present designs (and the rationale behind them) to teammates and clients
Stay in tune with social, visual, and pop culture trends
Prioritize and manage own time
Communicate effectively with teammates, client stakeholders, industry partners, and beyond
Functional Expertise
2- 5 years of visual design experience, preferably at an agency or in-house creative department (experience working with technology brands is a plus!)
Direct client engagement experience with the ability to understand client vision/direction and present designs and concepts
Strong communication skills
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
Meticulous attention to detail
Understanding of visual hierarchy and design principles
Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and PowerPoint, as well as emerging digital and social design trends
Working knowledge of best practices related to:
Various social platforms
digital, UX and UI design principles
AfterEffects, Sketch and HTML are a plus
Animation skills
Video or sound editing a plus
The Exciting Stuff (not that the fundamentals aren’t exciting)
Intangibles
Strong desire to learn, grow and collaborate on projects from conception through production
Desire to push creative boundaries
Ability to multitask in a deadline-driven environment
Exceptional judgment when working with clients, teammates, and production partners
Self-motivated and intellectually curious
Accountable
Cultivates teamwork and a mentality that the team’s success is everyone’s success
Loves a challenge
Passion for solving design and marketing-related challenges
Brave, which leads to creativity
Can problem-solve
Has a sense of humor (required)
Flexible Workplace and Benefits
We are a company that values diversity and inclusion. We also “care.”
Come join us in pushing — and periodically shoving — the boundaries of communications
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Along with a salary ranging between $93,000-$115,000, a benefits package and career advancement opportunities will be offered to the successful candidate.
We also provide a generous PTO package, four-week sabbatical after four years, and a flexible, hybrid work environment.
And our benefits are pretty darn good as you can see from the sample list of just some of them:
20 PTO days
11 holidays including MLK day and Juneteenth
401(k) match
Going the extra kilometer (gain extra time off from going above and beyond)
Knock-off early on Fridays year-round!
Sabbatical program – 4 weeks after every 4 years
Weekly Wellness Hour
$1,000.00 Wellness & Professional Development Fund
We are a company that values diversity and inclusion. We also “care.”
Come join us in pushing — and periodically shoving — the boundaries of creative communications.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Art/Creative and Design
Industries
Public Relations and Communications Services
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