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Freelance Senior Art Director

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  • Location: US-San Francisco
  • Category: Temporary
  • Job ID: 2013-9784

More information about this job:

Razorfish was born digital — it’s in our DNA. Today, we use that lifeblood to transform business at the convergence of creativity, technology and media. We accomplish this by building brand experiences that engage consumers wherever/whenever/however they live in the digital world. We’re at the top of our game. In 2013, we were included on Advertising Age’s A-List for the second year in a row — a first for any digital agency. Forrester listed us as a 'Business Transformer' in their Agency Report, and as a leader in their Mobile Wave. Gartner also named us a leader in their Agency Report.

At our core are brilliant people, including the 2,500 Fish in our offices in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.

If you’re interested in a career with us, consider this: LinkedIn ranked Razorfish the 15th most in-demand employer in the U.S. and the 31st worldwide. Speaking of rankings, we scored a perfect 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. Now we want to hear from you.
 
 
 
 We're looking for a Freelance Senior Art Director for our San Francisco office.

Core Duties/Responsibilities:

- Reports to Creative Director. 

- Responsible for leading Creative teams in the successful creation and production of design solutions for one to two assigned accounts. 

- Follows creative direction of senior Creative staff and Account staff. 

- Plans and directs many aspects of assigned projects, and serves as an integral member of the Creative team. 

- Accountable for managing a team of Creative talent, and leading them in the development of creative work that is consistently sound, of excellent caliber, and acceptable to the client.

- Mentors and leads assigned Creative staff, and is available to critique their work. 

- Manages many internal details of assigned projects, including finding and/or choosing photographers, working and coordinating with Production and Account staff. 

- Leads the effort to translate established creative direction into conceptual ideas. 

- Participates as a Creative team member in new-business development efforts. 

- Works with appropriate account representative on all projects.

Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience

- Portfolio. 

- Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts or Graphic Design. 

- Minimum 5-8 years' experience. 

- Recognized expertise in web/online/interactive design, with expert knowledge of the design programs required for that discipline. 

- Solid knowledge of steps required in creative development process: provides guidance to achieve creative direction; gives timely and helpful coaching; and produces all work in a timely, cost-effective manner. 

- Good presentation skills. 

- Good people-management and coaching skills. 

- Ability to solve problems using keen instincts and organizational experience. 

- Proven mentoring, supervisory, and team-building skills. 

- Travel.

 

This position is a freelance opportunity.

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