Carbon8 | Creative Director
Art Direction
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Description
*About the Company:*
Carbon8 is a creative digital agency headquartered in Denver, CO. Our capabilities include branding, marketing strategy, search marketing, website design, and video services. Our clients range from Fortune 1000 to start-up firms. More information: www.carbon8.com
*About the Position:*
We are seeking a creative lead for our design team and for the Carbon8 Denver office. The Creative Director position reports to the President.
This position’s primary duty is creating great design, whether by directing and managing designers on staff or by creating it yourself. Projects may include: branding, digital advertising, website development, printed brochures, infographics, etc. Meeting deadlines is absolutely critical.
Our success is defined as happy clients. In the agency world, deadlines are quick and direction sometimes changes. We are seeking a person with the ability to manage the team’s flood of work with grace and style.
*Job Responsibilities:*
* Creating original design (approximately 25%): Working with the Adobe Creative Suite to produce original websites, logos, print pieces, etc.
* Managing and coaching the design team (approximately 55%): We currently have three full-time designers who report to the Creative Director. Managing this team involves scheduling work, managing workloads, providing art direction, brainstorming with team members, working with the President and account team to ensure designs meet client needs, and generally being awesome.
* Presenting design (approximately 20%): The ideal candidate can not only do the work, but also present to clients and help them get excited about the vision.
*Skills and Experience Required:*
* 5+ years’ experience in design, with extensive digital design experience
* Able to build strong relationships with agency team members
* Direct, assertive, fearless and ready for the challenge with a “roll up your sleeves” work style
* Able to prioritize multiple projects and adjust to changes to satisfy client needs
* Reliable with a positive attitude
*Compensation and Benefits:*
This position pays a competitive salary, depending upon experience. Carbon8 offers benefits including health insurance, 401(k), etc.
Carbon8 has a casual office environment and dress code, and excellent opportunities for career growth. Plus, you can walk to Little Man Ice Cream from the office.
