Art Director - Assistant Director

About the role

EY GDS Creative Center of Excellence is an in-house agency that helps EY teams deliver high-impact, on-brand creative solutions across multiple media platforms. As Art Director, you will combine creative vision with strategic thinking, lead the team and act as a creative strategist and design thought leader. You will own the creative and visual direction of collateral across formats, keeping everything on-brand, user-centric and aesthetically proficient.

Key responsibilities

• Coach and train the wider team, moving the service from excellent design and execution to brand-building and distinctive creative strategy
• Provide creative leadership to design teams on collaterals such as brochures, placemats, illustrations, layouts, infographics, on-screen presentations, proposals, microsites, motion graphics and social media content
• Produce conceptually sound work through rapid prototyping, storyboarding and post-production
• Follow EY brand guidelines and meet expectations on aesthetics, quality, turnaround, budget and efficiency
• Keep up with design, web and industry trends and share them with the team and customers
• Support the team, resolve issues, and communicate with customers, leading project discussions with a customer-centric mindset
• Prioritize deadlines and manage several creative projects in parallel

Required profile

• More than 12 years of overall experience in a fast-paced global environment
• Experience leading creative teams in agencies or in-house brand teams, including high-visibility campaigns for global brands (preferably B2B)
• Prior art direction experience in leading agencies
• Experience working with global clients and building strong client relationships
• Ability to lead and manage creative teams and develop junior talent

Required skills

• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe DC and Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Experience across digital, social and integrated media, with knowledge of social platforms such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and Pinterest
• Working knowledge of infographics and data visualization
• Ideal candidates also have working knowledge of other industry software and tools