Art Director

Valence Health; Manhattan (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Valence Health is seeking an Art Director based in Manhattan, Kansas to enhance their client-facing Creative Services team. The Art Director will manage client interactions, guide website design processes, and ensure timely delivery of creative projects.

Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor’s degree in a design-related field, have extensive experience in client communication, and be able to coordinate multiple projects effectively. Strong understanding of design principles is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree needed in a design-related field.
• Multiple years of experience interfacing directly with clients.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Communicate directly with clients about project progress.
• Present concepts and guide clients towards functional solutions.
• Design website concepts and produce revisions as needed.

Skills

Client communication

Project coordination

Design principles

Quality control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in design-related field

Job description

Our mission at CivicPlus is to help make local government work better. Connecting people—connecting communities—is at the core of everything we do. Since 2001, we’ve been building custom websites for city and county governments in the United States, Canada and Australia. In recent years, our role has expanded to forming partnerships with local governments and their communities. We help improve communication, workflow process, and the citizen experience. Great things happen when citizens and local leaders work together—that is our passion, the focus of our work.

Job Description

As Art Director, you’ll be a part of the client-facing aspect of the Creative Services department. Your day to day will consist of not only interfacing with clients and guiding them through the design of their website, but also communicating internally with project managers and the design team to ensure the timely delivery of services relating to your projects.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Communicate directly with clients in a variety of meetings scheduled throughout the website production process.
• Present concepts and guide clients towards functional solutions.
• Coordinate internal creative teams to successfully deliver design and production services in a timely manner.
• Continually review projects for quality control, advising the creative teams and providing guidance to clients.
• Design website concepts and complete revisions and production work as needed.
• Build and maintain client relationships through the production process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a design-related field.
• Multiple years of experience interfacing directly with clients.
• The ability to track and coordinate many projects at once.
• Highly organized, thoughtful, self-managed individual.
• Clear understanding of design principles and ability to apply them to each project.
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships while mitigating conflict.