IW Group is searching for thinkers, dreamers, and innovators who are passionate about uplifting multicultural, multigenerational communities. Our team members are dynamic and create opportunities to connect with audiences through innovative creative executions, relatable and authentic social media posts, as well as press, social influencers, events, partnerships, advertising, and more!
IW Group is looking for an Associate Creative Director with a background in Art Direction. This should be someone who has a deep understanding of the AAPI market. Additionally, this person needs to be a strong conceptual thinker who is able to articulate their ideas well. Comedy in their portfolio is a must. Ideally, this person is a pretty good writer in their own right. Someone who has shown the ability to lead projects on their own.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and manage projects from concept to delivery
- Ideate and concept multiple projects
- Including campaigns for social media, digital, experiential and TV/OLV
- Responsible for the visual style, aesthetic and images used across different campaigns and platforms
- Support the team with agency presentations with deck building and designing
- Help lead campaigns from development to delivery
- Ability to develop and write scripts is a big plus
- Present work to clients for approval
- Ensure client’s feedback is applied to revisions
- Manage and mentor junior members of the creative department
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- 6-8 years of professional work experience as an Art Director in an agency or client setting.
- Knowledge of AAPI and Gen Z strongly preferred.
- Must be willing and able to travel (up to 20%).
- Innovative and boundary-pushing conceptual skills.
- A clear and in-depth understanding of social media trends and best practices.
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.)
- Proficiency in using AI and other innovative tools for work processes and ideation.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Great people-person.
- Ability to prioritize and multitask.
- Ability to tell stories with data in a simple and visually impactful way.
- Demonstrate initiative, flexibility, sound judgment, and a positive attitude.
- Computer knowledge required (i.e., Microsoft Office Suite—PowerPoint, Excel, and Word).
COMPANY CULTURE:
- Connectors: IW Group is a company founded with community at our core. We believe in building meaningful community and encourage teams to connect with causes and missions that fuel their passions.
- Foodies: You can often find our teams sharing a meal.
- Explorers: IW Group encourages teams to follow their creative hunches. Whether it be testing new tech, visiting edgy art galleries, or discovering local coffee shops, we want our teams to stay constantly curious.
- Entrepreneurs: We have a strong entrepreneurial spirit! We encourage teams to drive new initiatives, work with growing startups, and drive their own growth with the company.
HYBRID WORK MODEL:
- IW Group has adopted a hybrid work model. Managers set their own in-office schedule, but team members are requested to work in-office at least twice per week.
- While performing the responsibilities of this role, the employee will spend most of the time working indoors, in the IW Group office, client office or other identified location.
- This role may require extended work hours (including nights and weekends) to complete certain projects, with or without advance notice.
- This role may require work outside of the office (e.g., client events) or travel outside of the local work area (e.g., client locations).
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the responsibilities of this role, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of this role.
