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Art Director
Ontario - Toronto
Job No. r00270854
Full-time - Hybrid
Job Description
We Are:
Accenture Song is the world’s largest tech-powered creative group. We accelerate growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution: growth, product and experience design; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise, we help our clients operate at the speed of culture through the unlimited potential of creativity, technology and intelligence—both human and artificial. Visit us at: www.accenture.com/song
You Are:
We are looking for an innovative, forward-thinking, and highly skilled Art Director to join our Accenture Song Creative team. We are looking for a proactive, self-motivated, and inspirational candidate with solid visual design capabilities and a comprehensive understanding of how brands can express themselves across an ecosystem. At Accenture, you will concept and design solutions as part of an interdisciplinary agency team to include strategists, writers, designers, data/analysts, technology, media and studio production specialists.
The Work:
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Working under the direction of creative director and often in partnership with a writer, you will own visual concepts and solutions that solve an array of creative challenges while maintaining or developing optimal design workflow
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Oversee and be hands-on in the creation of visual designs and systems, typography, logos, icons and more and applies design principles such as color, typography, photographic selection, organizing elements and usability
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Conceptualize and design solutions that are on brief, on brand and leverage brand style guides and strategic principles
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Concept, assign, and direct designers, production staff and vendors to fulfill creative vision
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Prepare flawless deliverables for handoff to developers, producers and clients
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Present and defend solutions to other creatives, account leaders and clients
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Thrive on interdisciplinary collaboration with copywriters, designers, project managers, strategists and development team
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Communicate with clients and internal teams in an effective and professional manner
Qualifications
Here’s What You’ll Need:
1+ years of design experience (in B2B or B2C client work)
Portfolio or samples of work demonstrating smart, brand-building designs and executions, compelling visual solutions, design and interactive experiences
Have a track record of diverse experiences and an understanding of current visual trends with a current aesthetic sensibility
2+ years of work experience in an agency environment
Have strong written and verbal communication skills
Expert in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, etc), Figma
Experience in all media platforms – digital, social, film, longform content and print
Ability to multitask, manage simultaneous projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Experience in using GenAI as part of your workflow
Expertise in strategic brainstorming, brand design and campaign development
Comfortable presenting and defending work to internal teams and clients
A minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required for this position
Bonus points if you Have:
Bachelor’s degree in design, visuals arts, advertising, digital media or related field
Experience with Telecomm, Media and Technology (CMT) industry clients
Experience in scaled AOR engagements at a design level
Portfolio includes award-winning, industry-acclaimed work for craft and creativity (OneShow, AD&D, Cannes, Webbys, Emmys, Andys, Effies, ADC)
Motion graphics or illustration skills a plus
Participated in new business initiatives
Photo/video shoot direction experience
