Associate Creative Director

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Since 2007, RUN Studios has created world-class creative content for prominent and emerging brands, bringing together talented artists, savvy producers, authentic storytelling, and business intelligence to tell compelling brand stories that evoke inspiration and engagement.

With deep roots in video production and motion design, RUN Studios creates media across all channels, and serves as a strategic resourcing partner to build robust, agile, and inspired creative teams.

RUN Studios, and its client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, are seeking an ACD / Senior Designer to join for an approximate 5-month project! You must be based in the Seattle area and available to work onsite.

Our client seeks a highly creative, innovative, and hands-on ACD / Senior Designer to lead and execute the design of branded experiences for cross channel marketing initiatives including online advertising, digital marketing and web.

You will be a key member of a multidisciplinary team that includes designers, writers, videographers and developers working in close collaboration to bring their brand to life and help people live healthier lives.

You are a multi-faceted designer with a strong foundation in creating compelling branded experiences for marketing organizations across digital and print;

from display ads and landing pages to OOH experiences. You will have a portfolio that showcases your strength in developing brand-defining innovative work from concept to execution, all while demonstrating an understanding of the science and art of visual storytelling.

You dive deep in the data behind your designs, partnering with the Performance team to strategically version and optimize campaign designs based on learnings.

You enjoy rolling up your sleeves to solve gnarly creative problems with a pixel perfect obsession for making things better.

You manage ambiguity effectively and influence the direction of your projects by identifying and defining new opportunities while supporting and executing brand vision and strategy.

You are a creative multitasker who thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, proactively handling multiple projects with the ability to motivate, inspire and lead by example.

As an Associate Creative Director, You Will

• Own projects through the entire design process; from brief and concept development to iteration of design mockups, prototypes, and final production files.
• Develop and execute bold cross-channel campaigns (print + digital) as well as marketing materials including but not limited to landing pages, display ads, drip campaigns, direct mail, social media, styled photos, illustrations, video + motion assets and animated gifs.
• Build and manage brand guidelines and visual systems that support brand consistency across the entire customer journey.
• Work closely with in-house copywriters, project managers, product designers, and developers, as well as external vendors, to make design decisions informed by research, brand positioning and business objectives for DTC and B2B customers.

As an Applicant, You Bring

• 8+ years of experience with a focus on cross-channel campaigns and brand design at an in-house team or agency.
• An exceptional design portfolio demonstrating your passion for marketing, design, and campaigns, with strong concept-led work showcasing an ability to distill complex stories through simplicity.
• Expert knowledge and execution of typography, layout, color theory and brand system implementation for both digital and print.
• Experience maintaining high quality creative with strong attention to detail.
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, iterative environment, readily adapting to continually changing priorities, nuanced feedback, and tight deadlines.
• Strong presentation skills with backbone to stand by your design choices to managers and leaders while remaining flexible to pivoting around dynamic needs.
• Mastery in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and other digital tools.
• Experience in responsive UX / UI design and front-end development workflows.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Compensation

Pay Range : $60 - $76 (Hourly)

The successful candidates starting pay within this range will be based on various factors such as individual qualifications and work location.

Benefits :

Benefits and perks may vary depending on location and nature of the work, but eligible employees have access to medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits, health savings and flexible spending accounts, other telehealth and wellness benefits, a minimum of seven paid holidays per year, accrual of at least 6.

5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year, a 401k plan with company match, discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team or individual performance, and referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals.

As an equal opportunity employer, RUN Studios is committed to pay equity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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