Senior Art Director

AKQA Media; Milano; In loco; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Art Director to lead creative projects that push boundaries and deliver outstanding outcomes. In this dynamic role, you will craft innovative concepts and oversee the execution of projects, ensuring high-quality art direction across various platforms. Join a collaborative and disciplined cross-functional team in Milan, where your creativity will flourish as you work on exciting global projects. If you are passionate about art direction and eager to inspire others while growing brands through compelling creative outputs, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Competenze

• Compelling portfolio demonstrating high-quality art direction.
• Exceptional design aesthetics with extreme attention to detail.
• Experience in leading a team and working directly with clients.

Mansioni

• Provide leadership for brands, creating innovative concepts.
• Develop and deliver projects from brief to end user.
• Work on cross-studio and cross-cultural projects globally.

Conoscenze

Creative Conceptual Thinking

Art Direction

Attention to Detail

Team Leadership

Fluency in English

Knowledge of Italian

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

AI Design Tools

Formazione

Portfolio of Work

Strumenti

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Descrizione del lavoro

At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we create and design adaptive digital campaigns, services and experiences that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

Creatives at AKQA apply artistry and competence to strategic insights to create beautiful ideas that move the world. As skilled storytellers and conceptors, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to develop labours of love that delight customers and deliver results for clients. Senior Art Directors at AKQA play an essential role in the strategy, conception and design of beautiful ideas, products and services. They bring exceptional creative thought and they craft output, developing and delivering projects from the brief to end user.

As a Senior Art Director you will provide leadership for the brands you work on, create innovative concepts and push the idea through to the final outputs, approaching every brief with fresh eyes and avoiding familiar solutions while generating useful, usable and delightful ideas across all existing and emerging platforms.

Based either in our Milan or Venice offices, you will join a disciplined cross-functional team focused on delivering outstanding outcomes while having fun and learning from each other. You will work on cross-studio and cross-cultural projects globally.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• You have a compelling portfolio of work that demonstrates high-quality art direction and concepting across a variety of projects.
• You excel in creative conceptual thinking in all its aspects, ranging from a traditional campaign to digital experiences, to an innovative product or service.
• You understand the importance of strategic work and creatively build on strategic platforms.
• You love building and growing brands through any creative output.
• You have exceptional design aesthetics and extreme attention to detail.
• You have a hands-on approach to the work.
• Experience in leading a team and working directly with clients is advantageous.
• Fluency in English is essential. Knowledge of Italian is highly preferred, as is the ability to work effectively in both languages.
• You have basic knowledge of IxD fundamentals.
• You have a great knowledge of the most important software of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with Figma is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI design tools is a plus.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• You work to break boundaries and craft the best ideas in the world.
• You have strong organisational skills and extreme attention to detail.
• You take responsibility for your own time management and deliverables.
• You relentlessly push to improve yourself in every work.
• You are in your element when you team up with internal cross-functional groups and with clients.
• You enjoy working in a proactive and collaborative way within multidisciplinary teams to develop labours of love that delight customers and deliver results for clients.
• You proactively research and pursue ideas for professional development.
• You are able to inspire and provide mentorship, embracing the challenges and new ways of thinking.

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AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe that diversity is vital to AKQA’s ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.