Associate Creative Director, Art Director
The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) team is responsible for creating marketplace demand and driving commerce for American Express products and services. This is achieved through differentiated and innovative branding, marketing, and experiences. We have an ambitious goal: to be the most admired brand in the Fortune 500 and we aim to deliver on that by doing work that is both creative and effective.
The OnBrand Creative Agency sits within GABM. We aspire to be the creative partner-of-choice and build seamless customer experiences for our Business Units, essential for driving results. We unlock value through deeper knowledge of our business powered by industry-defining creative excellence. We are focused on developing forward thinking ideas and work across channels, end-to-end experiences in digital and beyond. We are seeking an Associate Creative Director, Art Director.
As an Associate Creative Director, Art Director, your work will be held to the highest standards. You're an important member of a high-performance team and we're counting on your best effort on every assignment, every day building a culture of delivering transformative work. The Associate Creative Director, Art Director, will report to the Group Creative Director.
- Help lead and produce enterprise-level Tier 1 initiatives
- Provide leadership/motivation and convey the vision and values of the agency
- Mentor creative team members, providing clear direction and constructive feedback to art directors and designers
- Use strong conceptual skills and bring those concepts to life across a variety of communication channels
- Deliver creative work at the highest of standards and craft
- Execute across a wide array of channels including online video, websites, banners, social platforms, print, and more
- Possess strong communications skills and be able to present work intelligently and concisely in internal reviews and in client meetings.
- Bring proactive ideas that solve challenges and grow business
- Develop memorable work for holistic and robust creative campaigns from start to finish
- Actively identify new opportunities and future trends
- Find creative opportunities where possible even if they haven't been assigned
- 5-7 years of art direction experience within a creative agency environment.
- Ability to concept new campaign copy in a variety of mediums
- Ability to understand marketing insights and strategies to translate into compelling advertising campaigns that are digital-first
- Ability to combine conceptual creative thinking with high-quality content delivery
- Captivating presentation skills
- Passionate about social media platforms, trends, technology and best practices
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- A "maker" mentality, be curious and not afraid to try new methods
- Strong conceptual skills
- Industry awarded work preferred
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.