Art Director - 24021

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Art Director

Major Function

The Art Director is responsible for the creative development and execution of creative projects and campaigns, from concept to completion, in support of the strategic goals of the Communications and Marketing department as well as WWF’s Goal and Influence teams. The position will conceptualize and produce integrated multi-channel solutions for print, web, video, and other media, working independently or with a copywriter or other Creative Solutions (CS) team members. The position will partner with stakeholders and external vendors (designers, illustrators, photographers) as projects require. The Art Director will report to the Sr. Director of the CS team to set project goals and priorities while maintaining high-quality creative standards within WWF’s brand.

Responsibilities

Develop impactful solutions for various audience touch points, including:

Digital – Interactive web, social media, online advertising, email marketing

Print - Design, layout, and production for one-page to multi-page documents

Video – Social, digital advertising, and broadcast

Other – Multimedia (text, audio, visual together), installations, staging, and events

Create and manage cross-media/cross-channel, digital, and motion-based creative solutions for WWF’s marketing and communications needs.

Facilitate the successful design, production, and delivery of creative products in agreed upon formats and time frames.

Ensure synergy with internal clients and other divisions of the organization and across all touch points for campaigns.

Responsible for the visual style of a project, including art and photography.

Manage and art direct creative resources and external vendors ie; copy writing, design, print, illustration, video and audio production, motion graphics.

Skillfully manage multiple project timelines and deliverables to ensure successful project outcomes.

Work independently and collaboratively to iteratively create concepts that are progressively refined throughout the creative process.

Proactively create and champion brand standards to ensure consistency of the brand

Identify new technical opportunities for channels with emerging digital technologies.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience in cross-platform (digital and print) creative work required.

Previous experience working in advertising and/or digital agencies preferred.

Demonstrated collaboration across creative teams and project stakeholders.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to prioritize and complete work with minimal supervision.

Ability to manage multiple projects and meet production deadlines.

Highly organized, with experience in client/project management and software.

Strong interpersonal skills, especially relationship management skills and the ability to work productively across teams, cultures, and contexts.

Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Expert-level skills in Mac OS, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office.

Expert in print preflight software, photo color corrections, and printer proof review.

Understanding of responsive web design, app creation, progressive web apps, and other emerging technologies.

Understanding of video editing and motion graphics.

Knowledge of web optimization, responsive design, email marketing, email design.

Committed to building and strengthening a culture of inclusion within and across teams.

Identifies and aligns with WWF’s core values: Courage, Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration:

Demonstrates courage by speaking up even when it is difficult, or unpopular.

Builds trust with colleagues by acting with integrity, owning mistakes, and holding oneself accountable.

Welcomes other points of view and ideas, recognizing and embracing different and contrary perspectives with kindness, curiosity, and encouragement.

Makes conscious efforts to promote cooperative practices, behaviors, and ways of working across many groups and individuals.

WWF is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and requires all US-based staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. WWF will consider requests for accommodation from the vaccine requirement based on disability, medical contraindication, sincerely held religious belief, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

To Apply:

As an EOE/AA employer, WWF will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or protected Veteran status. WWF values diversity and inclusion and welcomes diverse candidates to apply.