AVP, Senior Art Director

Job Description

Role Summary/Purpose:

We are seeking a Senior Art Director who has a passion for creating award-winning work and is an excellent conceptual/strategic thinker, as well as a natural collaborator and storyteller, to join Goldmind, Synchrony's in-house agency. Our ideal candidate has exceptional design skills in all things digital, such as interactive banners, social media, email campaigns, presentations, consumer journeys, landing pages including still and motion-based executions. The Senior Art Director solves problems in collaboration with creative directors, associate creative directors, creative strategists, copywriters, project managers, account team and more. Responsible for being hands on designing for internal initiatives, as well as national advertising and marketing campaigns across the Synchrony enterprise that focus on internal and external B2B and B2C campaigns.

Our Way of Working

We're proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities

• Responsible for being hands on to concept and execute from start to finish on a wide range of creative projects including but not limited to: national advertising campaigns, email campaigns, social media, banner ads, environmental design, presentations and landing pages

• Collaborate with creative directors, associate creative directors, graphic designers, proofreaders, animators, project managers, content strategists, account and front-end developers and/or additional outside vendors as required as they relate to a project

• Follow a creative brief and work with account managers and project managers to ensure assignment is clearly outlined and estimated

• Understand strategic marketing initiatives and campaign strategies

• Question client/marketing strategy when it doesn't align with market research, follow the creative brief, or meet the needs of the consumer

• Conduct and participate in creative reviews

• Present work to peers, managers, clients, and executive leadership

• Follow budgets, timelines, and internal processes for each project

• Work expeditiously on a high volume of projects with constantly changing deadlines

• Detail oriented, make sure all objectives are being met and that work is error-free

• Offer new ideas for creative processes and collaboration

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements

MUST PROVIDE A PORTFOLIO/WORK SAMPLES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ROLE.

• Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts OR in lieu of degree a high school diploma and 12 years of work experience in visual design and management experience

• A minimum of 6 years of professional advertising agency experience and/or work within an in-house creative team involved with national advertising campaigns, email campaigns, social media, banner ads, environmental design, presentations and landing pages

• Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Workfront)

• Proficient in UX/UI programs such as Figma

• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Desired Characteristics

• Experience developing creative for retail clients

• Detail oriented creative problem solver and multitasker

• Team player and collaborator

• Flexible, fast thinker-especially during critical or stressful times

• Proactive taking initiative and is a self-starter

• Ability to work independently

• Innovative and out-of-the-box conceptual thinking

• Expert-level understanding of email design practices, including emerging trends and development

• Excellent presentation skills

• Outstanding communication and great people skills

Grade/Level: 10

The salary range for this position is 75,000.00 - 130,000.00 USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.

Actual compensation offered within the posted salary range will be based upon work experience, skill level or knowledge.

Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and Seattle.

Eligibility Requirements:

• You must be 18 years or older

• You must have a high school diploma or equivalent

• You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process

• You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

• New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months' time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months' time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don't meet the time in position or performance expectations).

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Our Commitment:

When you join us, you'll be part of a diverse, inclusive culture where your skills, experience, and voice are not only heard-but valued. We celebrate the differences in all of us and believe that our individual, unique perspectives is what makes Synchrony truly a great place to work. Together, we're building a future where we can all belong, connect and turn ideals into action. Through the power of our 8 Diversity Networks+ (~~~) , with more than 60% of our workforce engaged, you'll find community to connect with an opportunity to go beyond your passions.

This starts when you choose to apply for a role at Synchrony. We ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Reasonable Accommodation Notice:

• Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

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Job Family Group:

Marketing