Senior Art Director

WITHIN

New York (NY)

Remote

USD 30,307 - 130,872

Part time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading creative agency in New York, NY, is looking for a talented Senior Creative Lead freelancer to develop and produce innovative digital content. The ideal candidate will have 4-5 years of experience with a strong portfolio in social content creation. Key responsibilities include crafting engaging narratives, monitoring industry trends, and managing production budgets. This position offers competitive rates ranging from $22 to $95 per hour based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

4-5 years in producing paid and organic social content with a strong portfolio.
Deep knowledge of digital content creation processes is essential.
Experience with studio shoots and content pre- and post-production.

Responsibilities

Create performance-focused content that pushes client engagement.
Brainstorm and conceptualize ideas for client projects.
Monitor trends in digital content and adapt strategies accordingly.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Video editing

Social media management

Content creation

Production budget management

Tools

Figma

Capcut

Job description

At WITHIN, we champion growth, innovation, and forward-thinking creativity. Now, we're looking for a Senior Creative Lead freelancer who embodies this ethos: a talented, multidisciplinary creative who can ideate, design, and craft our clients' digital narratives. Boasting several years of experience in the realm of digital content creation with a strong social and digital portfolio, you know what it takes to grow brands through exciting, engaging, and beautiful content.

Responsibilities

Performance-Focused Content Creation: Craft content with intent. From ideation to execution, you'll be charged with weaving our clients' visual identity, voice, and ethos into groundbreaking content, pushing engagement and metrics beyond set KPIs.
Multifaceted Ideation and Creative Development: You'll brainstorm, concept, plan, produce, edit, and write copy for content within a lean structure to bring ideas to life.
Trend Analysis & Application: Vigilantly monitor the digital sphere. Absorb emerging social trends, ensuring our content remains at the front of relevance and innovation. When a trend surfaces, you're already brainstorming how to adapt it to our unique brand narrative.
Detail-Oriented Post-Production & Delivery: Ensure each content piece undergoes rigorous post-production process & QA. From video edits, image selection, retouching to quality checks, every detail matters.
Operational Mastery: Command multiple projects. Adhere to tight schedules, and ensure an iterative approach, valuing feedback and refining accordingly.

Requirements

Solid Track Record: 4-5 years in the trenches, creating and producing paid and organic social content. Your portfolio should echo your proficiency.
Technical Prowess: Deep knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects), Figma, and Capcut. Photo+Video Camera operations, audio recording nuances, and lighting techniques should be second nature to you.
Studio Proficiency: Over 3+ years planning/running in-studio shoots. This entails everything from setting up the perfect shot to ensuring the lighting captures our clients' energy.
Intuitive Insights: A holistic grasp of the social media landscape is crucial. This entails understanding not just the emerging trends but the undercurrents shaping them.
Versatility: Equally adept at team-based and solo projects. The ability to pivot between collaboration and independent endeavors is crucial.
Rapid Adaptability: A dynamic environment isn't a challenge but an opportunity. This role demands proactive problem-solving and an innate drive.
Excellent Communication Skills: The ability to communicate well with clients and internal stakeholders is a must.
Production Budget Management: Ability to bid, forecast, keep a running total, and reconcile wrapped budgets for your shoots is a must.

Nice to have:

Generative AI Experience: Proficiency in Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT a plus
Retouching: Photo retouching a plus
Styling & Set/Prop Design: Experience with wardrobe selection & curation, set design, prop selection and styling
Food & Beverage Production: Experience generating content for food & beverage brands, particularly alcohol & spirits, that's awesome.
Fashion/Retail Production: Experience generating content for retail and/or fashion brands, definitely a plus as well.

We offer a competitive rate based on education, experience, and skills level ($22-$95)

Level 1 - $22-$36
Level 2 - $36-$51
Level 3 - $51-$66
Level 3 - Possesses notable capabilities.
Level 4 - $66-$81
Level 4 - Possesses strong capabilities.
Level 5 - $81-$95
Level 5 - Possesses advanced capabilities.

As this is a freelancer role, hours can fluctuate weekly.

About WITHIN

WITHIN is the world's first Performance Branding company, partnering with some of the biggest brands in the world to drive business growth through innovative marketing strategies. Our integrated operating model collapses the traditional marketing silos between creative and media, performance and brand, and across media channels. With a full suite of offerings including media, creative, SEO, Lifecycle, Retail Media, Affiliate and Influencer, we're able to work with our brand partners in an integrated fashion, allowing us to align marketing strategies back to core business objectives. Client teams at WITHIN are trained on how to always act as a trusted business partner, acting as a fiduciary to client needs above our own.

Teams at WITHIN have the ability to work with iconic brands such as The North Face, Timberland, Ben and Jerry's and Jose Cuervo. Everyone at WITHIN wants to grow and be challenged. It's a collaborative place made up of small, closely knit and versatile teams that are fast and adaptive to solve problems and build systems.

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We weave AI into everything we do, using the latest tech across all teams to innovate, work smarter, and make better decisions. Whether it’s in creative, operations, or anything else, AI helps us level up and do things at a whole new scale. We expect our people to use AI in their daily work, fully embracing it as a critical tool to help us succeed.

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