Art Director

The Tombras Group; Knoxville (TN); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible PTO

Generous parental leave

Dog-friendly offices

Medical for employee + dependents

Résumé du poste

A leading advertising agency in Knoxville is looking for an Art Director to join the Creative Social Team. You will play a key role in connecting well-known brands with real people through innovative digital campaigns. Ideal candidates should have a passion for creative collaboration, proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, and strong public speaking skills. This role offers a family-oriented work culture with benefits such as flexible PTO and generous parental leave.

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio is ideal.
• Experience in related fields is a plus.
• Attitude of positivity and exploration is valued.

Responsabilités

• Connecting brands to real people in real-time.
• Writing world-class work for various clients.
• Collaborating with in-house teams.
• Working quickly to produce impactful creative.
• Presenting concepts confidently to leadership and clients.

Connaissances

Collaboration with creative teams

Public speaking

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite

Knowledge of social media platforms

Formation

2-4 years of ad agency experience or equivalent

Description du poste

Tombras, an independent, 450+ person, full-service advertising agency is searching for an Art Director to join our Creative Social Team.

Our Creative Social Team has made some of your favorite work on the internet – From MoonPie tweets to Josh memes and full-digital campaigns for Bush's Beans, we work on a variety of beloved national brands like RXBAR, Club cracker, Warheads, Apartments.com, SunChips, and Rolls-Royce. Though not posting content or managing brand DMs themselves, the Social Creative team works closely with other departments to create world-class social first campaigns across all digital media and ensure real-time trends and the latest platform features are utilized.

You’ll be joining one of the top independent agencies in North America. Connecting Data & Creativity for Business Results® is working for our clients and creating a flywheel affect fueling both client and agency growth. You’ll be a part of a highly creative agency that has been recognized by AdAge, Adweek, Communication Arts, Fast Company, Forbes and Fortune. Tombras was recently named 2025 AdAge Agency of the year and 2024 AdAge Independent Agency of the Year.

Where you'll be working:

Knoxville. Relocation assistance may be provided.

What you'll be doing:

• Connecting brands to real people in real-time
• Writing world-class work for a variety of clients across various industries including CPG, beverage/alcohol, QSR and casual dining, retail, and luxury automotive
• Collaborating with creative directors, art directors, copywriters, strategists, videographers and photographers, editors, designers, and animators: all in-house
• Working at the speed of social - fast! Which means more opportunities to make exceptional and impactful creative.
• Presenting concepts to agency leadership and clients with confidence

What you bring:

• Desire to create award winning advertising with a team of highly motivated creatives
• Passion for your ideas and excitement when collaborating with your creative team
• A strong portfolio is ideal, but it is a plus if you have 2-4 years of ad agency experience, related work experience/training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite as well as excellent design and animation skills
• Working knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Reddit, and other emerging social media platforms
• Public speaking skills to ensure ideas are presented confidently and coherently
• An attitude of positivity and exploration

Why you'll want to work at Tombras:

• Family - It comes first, on every list. Tombras has been family-run since day 1, we strive to facilitate a family-oriented environment rooted in supporting one another.
• Dog-friendly offices
• Flexible PTO
• Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents
• A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.

Tombras is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Tombras is an E-Verify employer and participates in the E-Verify program.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Job may require traveling overnight, driving long distances as required and sitting for extended periods of time with occasional walking and standing and occasionally lifting or carrying articles weighing less than 10 pounds.

Remote employees must be based in the United States.