Jr. Art Director – Saatchi & Saatchi

Title of the Job: Jr. Art Director

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Description: Company DescriptionSaatchi & Saatchi is an advertising agency with the belief that creativity, data, media and technology should all work together, and we use that to influence human behavior and drive success for clients. S&S is one of the world’s largest agency networks with 114 offices and more than 6000 employees globally. Here in our Toronto office we work with some of the countries most valued brands including Toyota, Buckley’s, and Children’s Advil, as well as several under the Mondelez banner (Crispers, Oreo, and Chips Ahoy just to name a few). We’re an award winning agency in both creativity and effectiveness, so it’s really important for us here to convert that innovation and the great ideas into real tangible business results for the organization.Job DescriptionWorking with the Jr. Copywriter, the Jr. Art Director uses practical understanding of multimedia, design and other communication media to support the design team with the creation and execution of visually appealing and motivating layouts. As a developing professional, he/she/they reviews and understands the creative strategy for each assignment and develops work that fulfills the strategy and goals within that document.Reporting Relationships:This role reports to the Executive Creative Director, with the senior leadership team advising on your different projects.

• Participates with other members of the design team to create and execute visually appealing and motivating layouts, from brochure design to logos, conceptual thinking to relationship marketing, and advertising to direct mail. In doing so, actively participates in team meetings to discuss assignment parameters.
• Applies knowledge of required software design tools to design and art direct small and/or non-complex aspects of client assignments per direction from the Art Director or Senior Art Director. Assignments include preliminary drafts of non-complex print ads, tables, charts, outdoor boards, logos, table tents, banners, bus boards and wraps and anywhere else a client might entice the consumer with strategic messages. Accomplishes this through personal efforts and by effectively managing specific aspects of larger projects, less experienced team members, and outside freelancers.
• Checks and tweaks approved layouts to conform to house style and ensures that internal deadlines, timetables and approval procedures are adhered to for assigned project phases. Helps develop tools and recommendations to improve current processes that impact client deliverables.
• Gains exposure to physical production process and photoshoot and illustrator management. Participates in client planning meetings to contribute to concepting.
• Develops and maintains a working knowledge of client’s business, industry and marketing needs. Expands personal knowledge of promotion, management techniques and current state-of-the-art production techniques.
• Works enthusiastically with account team, production, traffic, and other creatives in a collaborative environment

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge of graphics art or related field required as normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor’s degree or college program.
• Approximately three to six months on the job experience necessary to gain understanding of internal standards, tools and effectively apply formal graphics design training to project management activities.
• Portfolio should showcase strong conceptual and original thinking across an array of mediums.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to effectively exchange important information with internal and external clients, manage work flow within and across teams and recommend improvements to existing processes that impact client relations.
• Analytical skills necessary to evaluate schedules, budgets and client strategies against initial scope or work requested.

Company Name: Saatchi & Saatchi

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