Senior Art Director

CGS seeks a strategically creative Senior Art Director to join its growing global Marketing team in New York City. This is a phenomenal opportunity for a growth minded designer to work directly with the CMO on branding projects and to help scale the size and capabilities of the global creative team that operates as a shared service for the company, across all business lines and geographies.

This is a roll-up your sleeves role which will involve hands-on design work including website assets, advertising, marketing collateral, thought leadership content, and events. You should be digitally savvy and well-versed in design work for marketing automation systems like Marketo. You should also have excellent organizational skills and bring a systems mindset to the application of new brand guidelines for CGS' various businesses. This is a work on the engine while in-flight role. You will be responsible for delivering business driving creative assets in the immediate term while working with the CMO on CGS' brands long-term.

This is a rare opportunity to join a dynamic team at a global organization with a marquee client list. You'll have resources of a global organization, coupled with the creativity and freedom of decision making of a start-up. This is a chance to be a creative superhero - are you up for it?

What Will Help You Be Successful

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• You're a designer by craft but a creative strategist at heart. You're curious… and passionate about understanding CGS' various businesses, their distinctive markets, and customer profiles. You thrive on applying this knowledge into creative solutions that are fit-for-market and creatively distinctive from the competition.

• You're committed to the profession of visual communication.

• You have experience building and/or rolling out new brands and a strong desire to do award-winning work.

• You're articulate and defend strategic thinking, creative direction, and user experience to executive-level stakeholders.

• You balance strategic brand development with client business objectives.

• You're detail oriented and committed to providing quality assurance for all creative deliverables. You don't just design; you read or otherwise digest everything you create and provide feedback to your collaborators in Product Marketing, Brand & Creative, and Demand Generation when needed.

• You have a proven aptitude for quick creative thinking, acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines, and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

• You are passionate about user experience (UX) and can educate others on the value of customer empathy and how it contributes to increasing revenue and meeting KPIs.

• You have managed other creatives or creative agencies and love building teams.

• You are collaborative and enjoy partnering with others evolve our brands, drive innovation and creativity, and ensure compliance across the global organization.

• You foster passion, hunger, and curiosity to produce better work within a team, including mentoring and coaching team members through project development and creative check-ins.

Do Your Talents Include the Following?

• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of global brands and businesses.

• Continuously evaluate existing brand standards and suggest adjustments as needed to better accomplish business objectives and current trends.

• Able to ensure consistent, cohesive, creative throughout all digital, print, and other materials to ensure overall objectives are met and the customer experience is seamless.

• Contribute to the ongoing growth and development of a creative team including communication, design techniques, technical skills, processes across the global enterprise, branding insights, building relationships and project management.

• Understand internal clients' needs, with the ability to develop, present, and sell creative concepts to these partners. Skilled at reviews and approvals of final files before launch.

• Ability to lead strategic brainstorming, campaign development, creative brief development, and creative execution.

• You independently take action and demonstrate initiative to define and solve complex issues that arise within the course of a project.

• Experience directly contributing to project design and development; creating storyboards and initial graphic concepts.

• Ability to multi-task, you are highly adaptable and prioritize according to deadlines.

• High attention to detail.

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Visual Arts or Social Sciences)

• 10+ years working in creative services industry/function. Experience working in an agency or in-house team environment, with various procedures and communicating well with clients and teammates.

• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, as well as expertise in the entire Adobe Creative Suite, including programs like After Effects for motion graphics and video editing.

• Familiarity with newer design tools like Sketch and Figma for UI/UX design

• Basic coding knowledge like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Salary Range: $110k - $140k