Art Director - Corporate, B2B, Events

Creative Circle, LLC • Chicago, IL • 1h ago

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Our business solutions client is looking for anArt Directorto join their team! This is a 3-6 month, hybrid role with a strong potential to extend.\ \ Candidates located in these cities highly preferred - Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Portland, or St. Louis. Candidates need to be agreeable to a hybrid work arrangement - remotely and at local EY office on Day 1 and as required by business needs.\ \ This role requires travel to events 10 - 15% of the duration of assignment.\ \ Key Responsibilities:\ You can expect to lead creative initiatives across a large portfolio of events and tradeshows. This role is pivotal in shaping innovative design solutions that elevate brand experiences and drive business objectives. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders to influence the development of creative briefs, storyboards, and layouts that effectively communicate design concepts and advance business objectives.\ \ You\'ll lead ideation sessions, mentor teams, and be actively developing award-winning creative. You\'ll lead, mentor, rally, create, and inspire. Through clear communication you\'ll be able to articulate and present compelling creative concepts that will be essential in gaining stakeholder alignment and advancing project goals. You\'ll collaborate closely with graphic designers, motion graphic designers, videographers, and content strategists to create cohesive, elevated visual content across multi-faceted and complex event channels. Success in this role requires a strong creative vision, a deep expertise in experiential design from strategy through execution, and the capacity to manage multiple event deliverables simultaneously.\ \ Requirements:\

Bachelor\'s degree in graphic design or related discipline or

equivalent work experience as an Art Director\

Eight-plus years of event-related art direction and design experience\

Comprehensive knowledge in event and creative industry practices,

digital trends, innovation and technology demonstrated within a portfolio.\

Advanced creative conceptual thinking and design skills and the

ability to constructively critique colleagues\' concepts\

Ability to drive development of creative briefs, storyboards and to

sell clients on your design and persuade them to follow your design direction\

Innovative mindset with current knowledge of design and creative

technology trends related to events\

Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite; proficient in prototyping,

Microsoft Copilot, Office and Teams\ -Highly proficient in Photoshop and PowerPoint\

Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead by example\

-Hands on Art Director, willing to work on designs themselves as well as lead\

Experience in successfully leading creative project teams and

individuals in implementing event vision, concept and design of deliverables in various platforms and media; reviewing work, troubleshooting and providing feedback\

Experience in successfully mentoring and coaching creatives in

developing conceptual skills, including critiquing design projects and providing constructive feedback in a virtual environment\

Experience working and mentoring in a fast paced, matrixed agency or

in-house team environment to develop a range of creative initiatives\

Strong communication skills, active listening and diplomacy when

collaborating with internal team members and business partners\

Advanced problem-solving skills to identify, resolve and overcome

challenges\

Ability to proactively foster exceptional client relationships to

build trust that leads to the co-development of new opportunities\

Sound business acumen to fully comprehend stakeholders strategic

vision and influence the development of the creative throughout the lifecycle of an event\

Ability to initiate and successfully lead creative ideation sessions

inspiring new design perspectives\

Proven ability to inspire, guide, and cultivate innovation and

creativity by harnessing the strengths of diverse skillsets within a multi-disciplinary creative team.

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data, including financial information. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle\'s Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment

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