Senior Art Director - Marketing

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Job Overview

Position Schedule: Full-Time

The Edward Jones Agency is building out a world-class creative team to support our high net worth business. We're looking for an experienced (senior) art director with strengths at every phase of the creative lifecycle - developing concepts, designing a polished and expandable look and feel, and pushing for pixel-perfection in every execution.

• Leads development of creative concepts and develops visual look and feel, in partnership with cross-functional project team, for multiple large, high complexity personalized or general audience campaigns and content across audiences and multiple channels for a variety of business area(s).
• Leads presenting creative concepts and visual approach to business areas, key stakeholders, compliance and legal to gain their support and takes and applies appropriate feedback to concepts.
• Aligns concepts, visual direction and designs to the business objectives, strategies, audience(s), brand strategy & standards, messaging, and technology needed to achieve a goal.
• Leads visual direction of content and campaigns, in collaboration with creative production and/or strategic partners, to ensure approved creative concept remains intact throughout project's lifecycle.
• Leads the design of various content and campaign specific elements.
• Leads in design, brand, compliance processes and improvements within the bounds of and outside of projects that result in increased quality, efficiencies, and overall value to the department.
• Leads, anticipates, and consults with creative production, brand team, agencies and/or strategy partner to ensure concepts, design and brand guidelines are achievable within the limitations of various content management systems and content specifications.
• Leads creative needs during research phase of project and uses research to inform concepts and visual approach.
• Keeps the project team updated and ensures critical information is shared via project management technologies and other channels communicate across multiple projects.
• Creates working relationships with key stakeholders, matrix project teams and strategic partners both inside and outside the company.

• 7+ years of experience with a well-rounded portfolio displaying a strong concepts & design principles and original art direction on large complex campaigns
• Bachelor's degree in design, marketing, communication, motion design/animation, film/video production or related field
• Expert in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office with proficiency in Figma preferred
• Advanced knowledge of visual design, user-centered design, brand development, creative process and emerging channels.
• Avid learner of typography, interaction, traditional graphic design, and technology
• Can perform in waterfall and agile project management environments
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; successfully communicates and collaborates with project team, creative and brand leaders, multiple business areas, divisions and outside vendors.
• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize, manage and execute numerous projects simultaneously with minimal supervision
• High level of attention to detail and organization
• Highly self-motivated to do incredible work