Are you a talented lead graphic designer or junior art director who’s looking to take the next step in your career? Looking to gain experience working in a fun team atmosphere with large notable clients? At The Creative Bar, we believe remarkable talent, enthusiasm, and creative thinking add up to great work. We’re looking for a creative thinker with an artistic eye, a keen sense of leadership, and the know-how to take a client’s visual brand to the next level to help us elevate that work as our full-time Junior Art Director.

Our organization’s culture is everything so the ideal candidate will have to have stellar leadership skills and interpersonal skills, too. Not just for getting along with everyone during company retreats, monthly office barbeques, and the occasional drink after work, but you will needs to draw on communication and collaboration skills to best strategize, manage and execute the visual stylings of a winning creative agency.

In the Junior Art Director role, you will lead the charge of the look and feel of campaigns and promotional materials. This position requires the creativity and attentiveness of an experienced designer who will manage all aspects of a project, from the beginning concepts, design elements, and copy to timelines and team collaboration. The Junior Art Director will oversee projects from concept to completion through various mediums including print, digital, mobile, video, as well as internal and external corporate publications for clients within multiple industries while maintaining brand standards.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Produces art layouts by developing art concepts and providing creative direction to designers
• Trains, assigns, schedules, and mentors designers
• Meets art department work standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards
• Identifies work process improvements
• Formulates art concepts by supervising designers engaged in executing layout designs for artwork and copy to be presented by visual communications media
• Reviews project production factors by studying background information, objectives, presentation approaches, styles, and techniques
• Selects and secures illustrative material by formulating basic layout design concepts and conducting research
• Improves quality by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations
• Leads the artistic development of marketing and promotional pieces, including print, online, mobile, television, and radio advertisements; collateral materials; and internal and external corporate publications
• Supervises a team of 3-4 graphic designers, photographers, videographers, illustrators, and production artists
• Works with copywriters to develop strategies for advertising campaigns
• Ensures that all aspects of the campaign align with the needs of the client or company.
• Utilize proven art skills and experience to create and implement new creative ideas
• Work independently to create initial designs 
• Support the vision of the organization to help fulfill short and long term goals

Skills:

• Creativity and Vision
• Project management skills
• Graphic design skills
• Ability to develop creative standards
• High level of accountability and motivation
• Strong Interpersonal, time and project management, presentation, leadership, and communication skills
• Creativity and ability to delegate responsibilities
• Receptiveness to feedback and adaptability
• Ability to communicate across levels of an organization, including with executives and other senior-level officers
• Proven leadership skills and a talent for providing effective feedback and direction
• Notably creative with a desire to merge knowledge and experience with business and art

Experience/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in art, fine arts, or design
• 2 years of experience as a junior art diretor or equivalent  
• 2 years within an agency environment
• Expert with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere)
• Experience with Keynote, Google Suite, Powerpoint
• Background in graphic design with a supporting portfolio
• Proficiency with Mac computers

This is a full-time (40 hours/week) position and you will be required to work in our Murrieta, CA location two set days per week following our hybrid remote schedule.

At The Creative Bar, we believe remarkable talent, enthusiasm, and creative thinking add up to great work. We’re looking for a creative thinker with excellent organizational skills to help us elevate that work as our full-time Account Manager.

In the Account Manager role, you will provide administrative and client support to the accounts department. Assist in the day-to-day administration of branding, marketing, public relations, and advertising initiatives to attract potential customers and retain existing ones for the agency. This includes maintaining a high level of awareness with client activities, detail-oriented program and project management (specifically between internal departments), and professional communication with key client contacts as needed.

As a member of the accounts team, our Account Manager will build and enhance strong relationships with existing and potential clients across multiple brands and industries. In this role, you will be responsible for all communication with clients and vendors to ensure all facets of a project are communicated clearly both internally with the team as well as externally.

The ideal candidate will have exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to run both in-person client meetings and/or zoom calls. You will work closely with the executive and design teams to understand each client’s industry, products/services, branding, and marketing goals while maintaining clear and open lines of communication between the two.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Communicating with clients to ensure that all of their needs are understood and addressed.
• Building strong client relationships to maintain old business and acquire new customers.
• Collaborating with various internal departments to ensure that they fulfill all customer requests.
• Resolving complaints and keeping track of all processes that pertain to the client’s desires.
• Acting as the client’s representative to ensure that their demands are met with a focus on improving the customer experience.
• Work with fast-moving, multifunctional teams exploring new products and services.
• Preparing account service-related documents such as meeting agendas, proposals, and other client communications and correspondence.
• Participating in and documenting discussions.
• Creating and/or providing feedback on project estimates and timelines.
• Fielding and processing internal information requests.
• Maintaining current work-in-progress records and archives of past project information as appropriate.
• Ensure that content is engaging, relevant, and on-brand.
  
• Provide insight to designers, developers, marketers, and operations professionals.
• Stay up to date with—and develop—best practices for creating content.
• Some travel may be required.

Skills:

• Ability to juggle multiple accounts including multiple personality types and adapt.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort working in a highly collaborative environment.
• Ability to see the big picture while focusing on small details.
• Grace while juggling multiple priorities.
• Excitement at working in a rapidly evolving landscape.
• Highly coachable and eager to learn.
• Passionate about identifying and advocating for client needs.
• Proven experience in Client Relations.
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding targets.
• Background in customer service.
• Customer-oriented attitude.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to read a room.

Competencies:

• Attention to Detail.
• Task Prioritization.
• Personal accountability.
• Organizational Skills.
• Time Management.
• Stress Management.
• Building Collaborative Relationships.
• Conceptual Thinking.

Experience/Education:

• 4-year degree or 3-4 years of relevant experience.
• Experience within an agency setting is a plus.
• Experience with design and marketing is a plus.

This is a full-time (40 hours/week) position and you will be required to work in our Murrieta, CA location two set days per week following our hybrid remote schedule.