Art Director

Critical Mass; Calgary; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency seeks an Art Director to oversee creative deliverables for email marketing campaigns. This role demands a dynamic leader experienced in managing teams and collaborating to produce visually compelling materials. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in design and marketing, along with a passion for mentoring junior staff.

Benefits

Global maternity and parental leave

Competitive benefits packages

Flexible vacation policies

Internal learning and development programs

Summer Fridays (off at 3 PM)

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience as an Art Director in marketing/advertising.
• Proven aptitude for leading creative teams.
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop email templates and ensure design consistency.
• Lead brainstorming sessions and campaign development.
• Mentor team members and manage performance.

Skills

Creative Thinking

Leadership

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design or other related field

Tools

Adobe CS

Sketch

Job description

The Art Director is responsible for conceptual development and the execution of creative deliverables. You're a natural collaborator and enjoy leading multidisciplinary teams to bring email marketing campaigns to life. You will oversee the visual design, layout, copy, and creative strategy for email marketing campaigns and other deliverables to ensure they align with our client's brand goals.

The Art Director will lead a team of Designers, Copywriters and Strategists. Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills, you will demonstrate an ability to justify concepts to both the client and the project team. You’re a dynamic leader who can champion creative direction with your team and be an inspiring mentor to junior staff.

You Will:

• Develop visually appealing email templates that align with brand guidelines
• Ensure consistency in colours, fonts, imagery, and overall design across all email communications
• Develop concepts, communicate ideas, and design solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives in a highly collaborative environment
• Collaborate with UX, Copywriters, Designers, and marketing teams to create engaging campaigns
• Balance strategic development with client business objectives
• Lead Copywriters and Designers to ensure copy tone and style are consistent with visual tone and style
• Participate in strategic brainstorming, campaign development, creative brief development, and creative execution
• Provide quality assurance of all creative deliverables
• Mentor and coach team members through project development and performance management
• Build and maintain rapport with clients, partner agencies and vendors
• Contribute to the innovative development of the creative department

You Have:

• 2+ years’ experience as an Art Director in an agency or client-side environment—including experience with emails, landing pages, and marketing/advertising
• 2+ years' experience leading Email projects
• Experience leading a team of Designers, Copywriters, UX, Strategists to creative excellence
• Ability to think creatively and justify concepts to clients and team members
• Experience with strategic brainstorming, campaign development, creative brief development and creative execution
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines
• Solid working knowledge of the latest design tools including Adobe CS, Sketch, Principle

What We Offer:

• Global maternity and parental leave
• Competitive benefits packages
• Vacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex days
• Access to online services for families and new parents
• Summer Fridays (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
• Diversity and Inclusion Board with 13 affinity groups
• Internal learning and development programs

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.

We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.comandus.greenhouse-mail.io . We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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