Associate Creative Director, Art Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Generate innovative concepts and bring them to fruition throughout all phases of production.

• Oversee both large and small-scale brand initiatives and campaigns from inception to completion, managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Act as both the creator and the delegator, depending on the needs of each project.

• Provide artistic direction for visual design across comprehensive brand initiatives and projects, encompassing film, social media, digital platforms, and interactive experiences.

• Employ creative and strategic problem-solving to address business challenges.

• Utilize AI technologies to produce functional prototypes, drafts, mockups, animatics, and internally developed assets.

• Clearly present work to internal stakeholders with enthusiasm and dynamism.

• Advocate for the creative vision.

• Collaborate effectively with copywriters, designers, writers, marketers, engineers, and external production partners.

• Maintain relationships with external production partners as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6-10+ years of experience working as an Art Director.

• Capability to conceptualize and art direct, creating storyboards, comps, or animatics independently from the Design team.

• In-depth experience with integrated campaigns, from strategic planning through creative execution and delivery.

• Production experience in film, digital media, social platforms, and print.

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.

• Capable of delivering comps, layouts, and assets across various media formats.

• Familiarity with AI tools for image and video generation.

• A genuinely collaborative approach to creativity.

• Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback in a respectful manner.

• Willingness to travel for production as necessary.

• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

• A portfolio showcasing relevant work is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and life insurance.

• Long-term group savings plan with employer matching through Wealthsimple for Business.

• 20 vacation days.

• 4 wellness days.

• Unlimited sick and mental health days each year.

• Opportunity to work outside of Canada for up to 90 days annually.

• Access to employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS.

• Equity compensation for permanent staff members.

• AI Notetaker for interview recording and transcription, with the option to opt-out without affecting candidacy.