Creative Director jobs in Illinois

Creative Director provides leadership and direction for all phases of creative development work from concept to completion. Designs and implements policies and standards that reinforce the organization's branding strategy and goals. Being a Creative Director promotes excellence in design thinking and a creative strategy for services, products and programs. Interprets stakeholder requirements to produce effective creative concepts and designs. Additionally, Creative Director recruits and develops a team of designers, copywriters, project managers and vendors. Develops creative briefs and design concepts to meet the business objectives of the organization. Studies current trends and technologies to adopt the most effective tools and techniques across all media. Typically requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Creative Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be a Creative Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Art Director, Performance Creative
  • Dentsu Creative
  • Chicago, IL FULL_TIME
  • Company Description

    Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise.

    Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. We do it daily for notable brands.

    Our borderless approach allows us to assemble the best talent around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000 people in dentsu international’s global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.

    Job Description

    We’re looking for an enthusiastic, curious Art Director/Designer to join our Performance Creative team. As an Art Director, you will play a key role in the development of creative for digital design, display, social and websites. You have experience with design, understanding of a creative brief and know how to bring their own ideas and creativity to the table. You understand digital marketing and have a knack for designing across multiple digital media. You are guided by what resonates with consumers and what makes them take action, leverage these principles and apply this to creative design. You understand iterative testing and optimization and how to amplify designs and templates to meet these needs.

    As a hybrid Art Director/Designer for several of our brands including a global tech company, financial services client and a global aerospace company, you'll join a great team of art directors and copywriters creating performance creative deliverables – from paid social and email campaigns to display ads, landing pages and different performance channels, with an emphasis on paid social. We take pride in craft and thoughtfulness – and we partner directly with our clients to build from scratch, and design for reality. You will report to a Creative Director (Copy). We need someone skilled in hands on design and art direction, with experience in high tech space who can straddle both performance creative and brand. You will design and art director for both consumer facing channels and B2B channels. You will concept creative platforms on front end of projects, then execute against those platforms in a performance space.

    Accountabilities

    • Concept and design visual solutions for display banners, social, and website landing pages.
    • Translate wireframes into high-fidelity mockups with attention to interaction design whilst following style and brand guidelines.
    • Extend visual systems/brand guidelines across all media, including taking the product’s mission, user research and analytics data and translate into engaging design solutions.
    • Knowledge of both Social and UX best practices, including user research and accessibility across mobile and web.
    • Understand creative briefs and apply to digital creative, while ensuring it meets strategic goals
    • Compile presentation decks for internal/external reviews and present to both internal and client-facing project reviews.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in advertising, graphic design or similar
    • 2 years of experience at an agency or client side
    • Experience with social media campaigns
    • Experience designing and art directing for digital ad platforms
    • Proficient in Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and XD) and Figma
    • Experience with front-end development, including HTML, CSS and Javascript.
    • Experience with Dynamic Creative Optimization and other iterative software
    • Mastery of composition techniques (multiple elements and interactive pieces) in producing final pieces.
    • Proficiency in design, digital, video, social and beyond—campaign integration across all channels.

    Additional Information

    The anticipated salary range for this position is $51,000-$83,750 per year. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

    About Dentsu

    Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.

    https://www.dentsu.com/

    https://www.group.dentsu.com/en/

    We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

    Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact your recruiter if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

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Creative Director
  • The Lactation Network
  • Chicago, IL FULL_TIME
  • DescriptionDo you thrive on leading teams and building culturally influential marketing campaigns? Does the challenge of driving thoughtful conversations around maternal healthcare inspire you? Are yo...
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Creative Director
  • CHICAGO SUN-TIMES MEDIA INC
  • Chicago, IL FULL_TIME
  • DescriptionThe Chicago Sun-Times is the hardest-working paper in America, covering the stories and issues that matter most to Chicagoans with depth, integrity, and grit. The newsroom has earned eight ...
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Creative Director
  • Luxor Workspaces
  • Waukegan, IL FULL_TIME
  • At Luxor, we create an innovative and forward thinking culture that our employees love, and our products reflect this. As a manufacturer of innovative workspace product solutions that are sold to the ...
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Creative Director
  • Luxor Workspaces
  • Gurnee, IL FULL_TIME
  • Luxor believes in making workspaces better. For the last 70 years, Luxor has been delivering reliable and flexible tools designed to foster a more collaborative, functional, and productive work enviro...
  • 8 Days Ago

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Creative Director
  • Leapfrog Online
  • Chicago, IL CONTRACTOR
  • Creative Director We have a TALL order The Creative Director is responsible for the management and leadership of the Creative team. The Creative Director must be able to collaboratively translate Mark...
  • 8 Days Ago

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Creative Director
  • Lambert
  • We are a strategic communications company providing national global clients with integrated solutions that drive conside...
  • 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Creative Director
  • Keeper Security, Inc.
  • Chicago, IL
  • Keeper Security is hiring a trailblazing Creative Director to lead and execute the innovative vision of our brand. This ...
  • 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Creative Director
  • Betty
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Favorite Child is a spirited design agency that blends boutique charm with global expertise. We harness strategic design...
  • 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Creative Director
  • LHH
  • Job Overview: We are looking for a visionary Art Director to lead our creative team and oversee the visual aspects of ou...
  • 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Creative Director
  • Momentous
  • Santa Monica, CA
  • Creative Director COMPANY OVERVIEW Momentous is a dynamic, fast-growing human performance company offering the highest q...
  • 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Creative Director
  • LogicMonitor
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • About Us: We love going to work and think you should too. Our team is dedicated to trust, customer obsession, agility, a...
  • 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Creative Director
  • Med Search Recruiting Network, Inc
  • Creative Director- $75,000-100,000 We are looking for the right person to join our team as a full-time creative director...
  • 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Creative Director
  • Mosaic Personnel
  • Tulsa, OK
  • Why You'll Love This Role Guide a talented team in crafting innovative marketing and design projects across diverse plat...
  • 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Income Estimation for Creative Director jobs
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Creative Director in Albuquerque, NM
Even though the roles aren’t always totally distinct, there are some specifics associated with each career that can help you compare and contrast the duties of creative directors versus art directors.
November 10, 2019
Creative Director in Raleigh, NC
As a senior member of staff, a creative director would expect to work long hours, particularly close to project deadlines.
December 12, 2019
Creative Director in Casper, WY
For the position of creative direction, employees should have a bachelor’s degree.
December 17, 2019