Senior Art Director

The Senior Art Director will be leading and overseeing visual design initiatives for some of Rhythm’s biggest and most innovative clients. Rhythm, one of Code and Theory’s agencies, is a web & mobile application and digital marketing firm that combines sophisticated strategy, experience design, and elegant technology to create effective brand experiences. We integrate online and offline channels to engage our clients’ customers, convert prospects, and increase sales.

The Senior Art Director works on large-scale engagements for some of Rhythm’s most valuable clients. They must have a solid understanding of design processes and methodologies. They will be expected to work closely with senior members of the strategy and user-experience team, copywriters, developers, project managers, and digital strategists. They will be asked to lead and direct projects from a visual design point of view.

The Sr. Art Director works closely with the Creative Director to continuously improve Rhythm’s creative output, process and collaboration between departments to ensure Rhythm’s superior quality output while maintaining efficiencies throughout the organization. The Senior Art Director also plays a vital role in continuously improving the quality output of pillar 2 while maintaining a high level of efficiency. They also ensure that projects are delivered within budget and timeline from a creative point of view.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Develop creative concepts and directions from creative or strategic plans

• Ensure exceptional design execution through design production to site launch

• Mentor, supervise and train junior and mid-level design team members

• Delegate day-to-day responsibilities to other designers

• Ensure quality and feasibility of all design related efforts

• Present clear ideas and concepts to clients and other team members

• Be both hands-on and provide clear direction for others

• Continuously improve quality while maintaining a high level of efficiency

• Represent and Rhythm’s culture and standards within the company and to clients

WHAT IT TAKES:

• Hands on experience creating effective digital experiences

• Experience at a top digital agency in an Art Director role or similar

• Direct client interaction experience with the ability to build relationships, understand client vision/direction, and present designs and concepts

• Experience working collaboratively with strategists, UX and UI designers, and copywriters to build great user and brand experiences

• Highly conceptual thinking in both visual and interaction design

• Strong communication skills working with the client and design team

• Strong desire to define the look and feel of what is next in visual and interaction design

• Strong interest in and following of latest design trends, technology and social media

• Skilled in the use of Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud

• A solid understanding of designing intuitive site functionality, interaction, user interfaces, and navigation

• A great attitude and sense of humor never hurts

ABOUT US

Rhythm is an Irvine based performance focused agency striving to develop innovative solutions through research and data. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Code and Theory under the Stagwell Group, Rhythm develops and executes customer focused initiatives to achieve client ROI goals. We work in a broad range of industries, including health, real estate, finance services, automotive and food and beverage.

Rhythm is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.