Passionate about design are ya? Welcome. S50 is a growing, nimble agency proud to have won Ad Age’s “Best Places to Work” 3 years in a row and a Digiday “Most Innovative Creative Agency 2020 finalist.

We’re looking for a cutting-edge freelance art director who has a meticulous and edgy design sensibility and also the ability to tell visual stories with empathy. Most of the work is digital, so a knowledge of paid social, display ads and website design along with video creation is a must.  

Responsibilities:

• You will be part of a tight-knit team with an anchor client and a mix of other client projects to keep things fresh
• You will be working directly with copywriters, creative directors, and animators daily to concept and execute campaigns across channels including and mostly digital
• You love what you do and are passionate about learning new skills; will be brainstorming, designing, doing a little UX, storyboarding and shooting content
• You are building a broad knowledge of design across ad campaigns, websites, online content and videos, social media, and even emails, and you’ll love the variety of it all
• You will have mastered the fundamentals of design and learning to apply them to all sorts of mediums like branding, advertising, digital media, social media, websites, and more
• You love working in a collaborative environment but are happy to take a project and run with it if needed
• You are on the forefront of social trends and technology and understand how to apply it to our client work

Requirements:

• 3-8 yrs experience designing/art directing in an agency or related marketing role; preferably working in digital channels
• You are incredibly detail-oriented and well-organized, you check and double check your own work
• You have freelanced and love the entrepreneurial spirit
• Self-motivated, can work autonomously and in a team setting
• Incredibly strong work ethic, we’re a family here, and you don’t let down your family
• Can communicate to your team and clients clearly
• Passionate, positive, curious, persistent
• The ability to thrive in an incredibly fast-paced, entrepreneurial and creatively demanding environment and will have to balance many projects at once with tight deadlines and schedules. So, your problem-solving skills are on-point
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Bonus for Sketch, Figma or Motion Graphics programs like AE
• A KILLER portfolio

So, if you are interested in working on clients like Feeding America, Jägermeister, Consumer Reports, among others, and have what it takes, hit us up @ iwannawork@scrum50.com with a subject line of SR. ART DIRECTOR.