Art Director/Designer

The Caliber Group, a brand marketing and public relations agency based in Tucson, AZ, is seeking a full-time Art Director/Designer to join its talented team in Tucson, Arizona. Candidates should have a minimum 2-5 years of experience working in an agency environment. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, is a self-starter and be highly organized. Also, the candidate will possess superior creative and technical skills and should be comfortable working across a variety of mediums.

OVERALL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

· Confers with account executive and client regarding budget, background information, objectives, presentation approaches, and selection of media.

· Works with creative director and copywriter to develop concepts for client programs and new-business proposals and presentations.

· Provides accurate time and cost estimates.

· Supervises preparation and presentation of creative concepts for client approval.

· Assigns design resources for approved projects.

· Supervises or performs duties of graphic designer to create and execute design concepts as well as maintain visual appearance, usability and brand continuity for clients working across a wide range of design disciplines such as print-based and digital materials including social media graphics, email graphics, animated gifs, web banners, posters, logos, brochures, identity materials and advertising.

· Reviews and commissions suitable talent, illustrations, photography or stock photos, film, and sound.

· Prepares detailed storyboards for video and TV projects.

· Oversees photo sessions or filming.

· Reviews and directs work of project teams, taking quality of design, strategic accuracy, and adherence to client goals and style guidelines into account.

· Delivers products in a timely fashion to meet set deadlines.

· Meet client and agency objectives and demonstrate value/results.

· Promote the agency’s brand, capabilities and culture among target audiences, the agency team, and the greater Tucson community.

· Be a dedicated, flexible and effective leader, problem-solver, and team member.

· Bring a positive attitude to work every day, towards every person.

· Create, apply and maintain client identity and branding standards.

· Create unique communication solutions for each client and develop responsive design concepts.

· Manage creative projects within the agency while staying on time and on budget.

· Critically review agency creative deliverables from a strategic and client-side lens to ensure the agency is meeting client goals and delivering on its promise.

· Effectively present and sell Caliber’s creative work and capabilities to clients.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

· Design, Digital Marketing, Visual Communications or Related Degree

· Minimum 2-5 years of graphic design experience using Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud on Mac (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)

· Experience using Asana; Zoom; Google Docs/Sheets; DropBox; Excel; Word, Powerpoint, etc.

· A high degree of creative and artistic ability, attention to detail, a positive and flexible work ethic, ability to receive feedback, and strong sense of time management while working in a fast-paced environment.

· Ability to conduct tough yet effective conversations with clients, consultants, and team members.

· Experience presenting and selling creative work, ideas, concepts, and budgets.

· Ability to plan ahead, multi-task, and manage workflow to meet project deadlines.

· Experience applying a client’s visual brand identity across a variety of mediums.

· Strong oral and written communication skills.

This position requires approximately 40 hours per week using a computer, talking with staff, clients and vendors, talking on the phone and using video conferencing, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Connectivity outside of the office and business hours is sometimes required for certain situations, clients, or rush jobs.

The Caliber Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their age, race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

To apply, email your resume, cover letter and portfolio via a PDF or URL link.

Job Type: Full-time