Senior Art Director - Remote

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THIS IS A REMOTE OPPORTUNITY IN THE US.

This is all about YOU.

You're a seasoned Sr. Art Director looking to make your mark as a creative leader and visionary. And you're looking for a great place to grow, and help grow others, as part of a truly collaborative team of creatives to produce memorable experiences for all our clients. If you also possess restless curiosity and are passionate about creating unique, award-winning work - we'd like to meet you.

Spiro is hiring a hands-on, conceptually driven Senior Art Director to join our Creative team. The Senior Art Director has a strong passion for experiential design and the ability to storytell visually, integrating copy, visual treatments, design, and brand intent to create a holistic experience for our client and their audiences. This role is for a visionary thinker-someone who can dream up big, bold ideas and transform them into visually compelling, immersive brand experiences.

Company Overview

This is Spiro. A strategically-led, creatively-driven, leading global experiential agency. We exist to cultivate powerful brand connections through the channel of experiential. We believe strong global communities are empowered by diversity, inclusion & belonging.

Where data-informed creative meets advanced digital solutions, we boldly go where no experience has gone before. As Spiro*nauts, we are born storytellers & story makers; fearless dreamers of the "what if;" and pioneers of innovation in our craft. Together, we launch brands into their experiential orbit through the power of Brand Gravity.

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Responsibilities

• Lead the visual direction and concepting for high-impact, immersive brand activations, leadership and corporate events and live experiences.
• Work closely with Creative Directors, Copywriters, Strategists, Designers, and Account teams to bring ideas to life, making conceptual and stylistic decisions.
• Craft immersive brand activations, environments, and live experiences that visually tell a compelling story.
• Push creative boundaries and ensure all visual communication aligns with brand strategy and visual guidelines, audience engagement goals, and event objectives.
• Create visual directions through written treatments, visual layouts, mockups, and prototypes required to illustrate your concepts to team members and the client.
• Understand client business objectives and audience insights to develop creative solutions that are both engaging and meaningful.
• Ensure design excellence with a deep understanding of how visuals and storytelling drive impact.
• Review and refine all creative assets before delivery, oversee and manage creative execution, ensuring quality, innovation, and consistency across all deliverables.
• Incorporate ideas and make revisions in response to the feedback and criticisms of clients and team members in a business-like, open-minded manner. Possess the presence and experience to interface at the executive level, developing and maintaining client relationships.
• Stay aware of competitor work to inspire fresh, innovative design and concepts.
• Be dialed into the latest trends - always scouting the latest marketing moves, trend drops, and cutting-edge tech that's shaping experiential marketing.
  
  

Qualifications

We understand the importance of transferrable skills and a diverse perspective, so if you do not fit all these requirements, we still want to hear from you and encourage you to apply!

• Concept-first creative with 7+ years of experience in an event, advertising, or experience design agency with a minimum of 2 years leading projects.
• Strong visual ideation, with a sharp eye for design and execution
• Proven ability to come up with cutting-edge concepts and executions
• Proficient in Mac OS, Adobe Creative Cloud (Expert knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign), SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (or Keynote).
  
  
  
• Proven ability to take an idea from the initial spark to full execution across multiple platforms and touchpoints.
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects while maintaining high creative integrity.
• Client-facing confidence-able to sell ideas, articulate creative rationale, and inspire stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills-verbal, written, visual presentation, and meeting facilitation-in both individual and group settings.
• Understanding of human behavior and audience/attendee demographics.
• Must be a creative individual with strong interpersonal skills-reliable, driven, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to manage the everyday details of a project while focusing on the highest quality result. Experience in managing small and large projects from inception to project closeout with a strong ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work flexible hours and overtime, as needed.
• Ability to travel to meet with clients for meetings, site visits or presentations.
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Benefits

• Remote Environment
• Full Benefits Package
• 401K Vesting Immediately
• Psychological Safety
• Diversity, Inclusivity and Belonging Culture
• Employee Led Resource Groups
• Spiro*YOU Professional Development & Learning Programs
• Employee Events

Our Process

Our interview process is hand crafted to our roles. In general, you can expect to have an initial phone interview with our talent acquisition team and thereafter video interviews with team members and your future manager. We welcome candidates to view our social media channels and website to extend the conversation beyond the responsibilities of the role. Once you have completed the interview process, we conduct a criminal background check, where applicable by law.

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