Art Director

Cog Culture is looking to add a new Art Director to our very talented team of creatives. An art director must be able to make amazing aesthetic judgements and create beautiful creatives in context with ideas.

Our Ideal Candidate Must be :
• Ingenious : Must be talented with extreme skills in this area.
• Inspirational : Must inspire and mentor your team to come up with their insights and ideas that are bold and irreverent.
• Envisioner: Excellent visualisation of the idea and have knowledge of print/web/video/social platforms.

Responsibilities
• Interact with Designers/Copywriters to develop creative concepts and executions of assigned product(s).
• Personally work on projects (this is not a desk job!) and also lead design teams to establish award winning creatives.
• Work closely with creative directors to schedule and monitor all projects and provide detailed direction to design teams.
• Assist in the education and development of designers.
• Advise client on all technical visual recommendations and/or issues.
• Help facilitate development of creative briefs and attend client meetings.
• Assist in making presentations to clients.
• Be accountable for your work, and for the design teams you will lead.

Requirement :
• A minimum of an associates (2 year) degree in design, business communications, or visual arts.
• 5+ years design experience in a studio/design agency setting is required.
• 1-2 years of supervisory experience required.
• Must possess exceptional computer skills. Macintosh operating platform a must. PC knowledge a plus. Thorough knowledge of graphic software applications is required.
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and provide marketable solutions in conceiving, developing, and producing tactics