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Art Director (Contract)

ABOUT BOKEH

Pushing today’s most influential brands to develop creative at the speed of inspiration.

Bokeh is a creative agency bootstrapped by ex-Google and Apple creatives in 2013. Our three strategic verticals - campaign strategy, omnichannel creative, and content production - offer a comprehensive and integrated approach to marketing and brand storytelling that stays agile, iterative, and focused on the end-user.


OVERVIEW

The Art Director is a creative obsessed in telling stories, developing thoughtful ideas and making everything they touch visually compelling and strikingly beautiful. You are enthusiastic about design and constantly seek the newest and freshest content trends. You maintain a mental Pinterest board of visual references across art, graphic design, illustration, animation, branding, packaging, and production design. From conceptual brainstorming to mood boards, your vision inspires creativity and provides direction. You are a maker. Inherently hands-on. Attentive to details. Always ready and willing (and expected) to research, conceptualize, draw, design, and implement your work. From proposal to presentation, web to signage, photoshoot to television, you are a storyteller who uses design to bring ideas to life.

The initial term for the contract is 3-months with opportunity to extend or transition to full-time.


RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Conceptualize, plan, and design the visual assets and art direction for omnichannel content productions involving disciplines of graphic design, production design, photography, video, social, and animation
  • Guide brainstorm sessions, develop mood boards and collaborate with writers, storyboard artists, designers, illustrators, producers, and strategists to deliver engaging ideas for integrated marketing campaigns
  • Present creative concepts for art and design to Bokeh’s clients, translating business needs and feedback from non-creative stakeholders into effective direction
  • Maintain the consistency and integrity of the Bokeh brand while expanding its application across every conceivable touchpoint such as the agency’s website, owned social channels, stationery, presentations, and SWAG
  • Take ownership of Bokeh’s visual aesthetic on client-facing work from brief to concept to design to production to finishing to delivery
  • Craft beautiful presentations and proposal decks full of arresting visuals


QUALIFICATIONS

  • 3-5+ years of experience as a designer or art director in an agency, in-house marketing department, high-growth startup or similar environment with a combination of creative and business demands
  • Highly skilled in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Sketch, Keynote, and Google Slides. Knowledge of video editorial and motion design (Premiere Pro, After Effects) a plus
  • Proficiency with an omnichannel creative development process and integrated production workflows for broadcast, web, print, and digital. Additional experience in experiential, environmental, installation, or packaging design a plus
  • Demonstrated knowledge and a knack for directing/designing compelling visual approaches for typography, color, iconography, illustration, brand identity, photography, video, animation, social, and gifs
  • Experience in photography and video art direction during creative development and on-set highly preferred
  • Understanding of social engagement and the visual opportunities each platform provides - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Pinterest, etc.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate why specific creative decisions were made to key stakeholders, implement feedback, and gracefully manage communications with creative staff and external vendors
  • Thinks holistically about campaign development, motivate and lead teams in a fast-paced environment. You exude confidence, keep your cool, and solve problems.
  • An online portfolio of work is required to apply for this role


SKILLS

Art direction, graphic design, advertising, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite, typography, social media, web design, brand design


BOKEH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and does not discriminate against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, social, economic or political opinions.

BOKEH BELIEVES IN ALL INDIVIDUALS' RIGHT TO FULFILL THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL. Therefore, we unabashedly support a woman’s reproductive rights, gun control legislation, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+ rights, equal pay, vaccines, climate change legislation, immigration rights, universal health care, and public education especially programs that support the arts and diversity. Also, we pay our taxes.