Designer - Social

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

Sid Lee is a borderless creative agency applying storytelling, design and technology to build customer experiences that matter. Their multi-disciplinary team of 900 professionals works as one out of offices in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Paris, London, LA and Seattle. Working side by side with progressive clients, they deploy their creative capabilities in several disciplines, ranging from design to interactive and experiential communication to advertising and architecture. Practicing agile creative and production development, as well as radical collaboration both internally and with their clients, they create work that matters, allowing their clients to outperform their competitors and earn the trust and loyalty of their customers.

ROLE

Sid Lee is seeking a Sr. Art Director to join a talented team of creatives supporting a variety of clients, including, but not limited to, Spirits and CPG. The ideal candidate will have proven creative chops in the social space, but also have worked on 360 campaigns as well.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create artwork within brand guidelines and brand tone of voice
• Lead teams and ensure strong creative output, while reporting into a Creative Director
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Create structured work that clearly articulates a campaign-able idea
• Process information supplied by client/strategy/account services and translate into effective artwork
• Present work and develop relationships of value and respect with the client
• Stay up to date with new innovations and industry trends
• Create brand guidelines and style guides that establish brand tone of voice

REQUIREMENTS

• Strong Portfolio: you demonstrate originality, innovation and a multi-disciplinary thinking through your work.
• Leadership Skills: you demonstrate strong leadership skills and can organize, motivate and improve the creative output of those around you.
• Mentor: you are able to pass on your experience to others through generous and patient mentorship of more junior members of the team.
• Big Idea Thinker: you go beyond the executional or tactical tasks and come up with campaign-able thoughts that work across all media.
• Versatile: you are a strong art director with design pedigree that can work in film, print, web and social.
• Team Player: you are positive, collaborative and a contagious spirit, who works well with others.
• Entrepreneurial: you take initiative and proactively come to the table with new ideas to push forward the creative work and develop the client relationship.
• Production Savvy: you know how to work within budgetary constraints and have experience working with photographers, directors and vendors.
• Time Management: you can manage your time, hit deadlines and be on time for meetings, while juggling multiple projects.
• Cultural Player: you contribute to the culture of the agency and take part in activities that foster the agency spirit.

WORK PERKS

• Traditional Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life; 401K, Flex Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability & Pet Insurance.
• Time Off: Competitive PTO and Sick Leave, 4 Summer Fridays or Mondays (your choice), and all the holiday time off you would expect including your birthday and a winter break!
• Wellness Spend- $125 monthly to use for what helps you feel your best– gym memberships, yoga, financial advisors, educational classes or even a life coach!
• Flexible Work Policy: Los Angeles based employees in-studio two days/week, remainder remote-work.

Sid Lee is strongly committed to hiring a diverse staff and believe all experiences and perspectives bring value to our clients. Sid Lee does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnic origin, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.