Senior Art Director

As a Senior Art Director, you're excited to join a growing creative team. You're energised by leading major marketing initiatives and shaping cutting-edge online strategies. You have experience building client relationships across experience design, brand development, interactive commerce and the creative process, you want to grow into people management, and you can lead a creative team while managing your time across demanding projects for well-known brands.

What you'll be doing

• Contribute creative solutions and innovations
• Develop and deliver innovative proposals to capture growth and new business opportunities
• Create and direct the design direction of projects
• Estimate and manage project timelines to ensure they are delivered on time
• Drive continual improvement and a culture of excellence in creative discipline and operations, using industry vertical expertise
• Lead and partner with designers, production artists, writers, content analysts, planners and information architects
• Perform strategic account planning with senior management in vertical marketing
• Conceive and create experience design solutions that fulfil strategic business needs
• Effectively communicate creative ideas and strategies
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary team of art directors, designers, information architects, content analysts, copywriters and audio directors
• Provide regular team leadership and constructive feedback on all accounts
• Set and adjust creative department staffing plans, covering compensation, performance, skills, training and mentorship
• Champion quality standards across all creative artefacts and deliverables
• Continually improve creative department methods, problem-solving models and best practices
• Proactively manage the success of production scope, schedules and budget
• Work with media, technology, research, analytics, usability and QA leads to maximise results and keep clients and users satisfied
• Support and lead human resource initiatives, with a focus on performance

What we're looking for

• 4+ years' experience working in a digital agency
• A strong portfolio of digital design and art direction work
• Passion for design and eagerness to collaborate with other creative people
• Experience leading a team of designers, production specialists and writers to creative excellence
• Experience meeting clients and presenting your work
• Ability to think creatively and justify concepts to clients and team members
• Experience with strategic brainstorming, creative brief development and creative execution
• Working knowledge of the latest versions of Mac OS, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Commitment to the profession of visual communication
• Leadership abilities to foster learning and excellence among team members
• Experience in both digital and traditional media

What's on offer

• Salary: $120,000 – $160,000 (base salaries are determined during the interview process, based on experience and skills relative to the role)
• Global maternity and parental leave
• Competitive benefits packages
• Vacation, compassionate leave, wellness days and flex days
• Access to online services for families and new parents
• Early Dismissal Fridays (off at 3pm local time every Friday)
• 13 affinity groups
• Internal learning and development programmes
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts

Working pattern

We expect our team to work from an office a minimum of three days a week.

Equal opportunities

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer. AI is used in recruitment to help with postings, keyword filtering and sometimes interview transcription, and people review all hiring decisions. Recruiters will only contact you from official company domains, will not use messaging apps, and will never ask for money or equipment.

How to apply

Apply online through the Critical Mass careers site.