Freelance Creative Director, Design
VSA Partners, LLC
<div class="content-intro"><h3><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k9gQ2qP3pWQ" width="560" height="314"></iframe></h3> <h3>VSA’s purpose is to design for a better human experience. As a strategy and design agency, we blend consumer insights and data with human-centered design to activate meaningful, motivating and measurable experiences in an increasingly noisy world. With offices in Chicago, New York and San Francisco, VSA offers a full range of fully integrated capabilities—branding, advertising, data science and technology—all under one roof. VSA is also a proud member of Meet The People, an international family of unified and independent agencies. For more than 40 years, we have delivered solutions for business and creative leaders at some of the world’s most respected brands and forward-thinking organizations, including Google, Nike and IBM.&nbsp;</h3></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Creative Director, Campaign Design</strong></span></p> <p>Are you an art director by trade, a designer at heart, and a person with a passion for great advertising? If so, we should talk.&nbsp;</p> <p>We’re looking for a smart, strategic creative director to join our campaign design team. In this role, you’ll work on every kind of campaign—from the digital- and social-first to the big 360s—creating beautiful, impactful visuals that draw viewers in (and make our clients stand out).&nbsp;</p> <p>You’re the perfect candidate if:</p> <ul> <li>You love being on a tight-knit team that works hard and moves fast, but also just really likes each other</li> <li>You have an uncanny ability to translate ideas into visuals that move people</li> <li>You truly love design and bring an elevated aesthetic to all of your work</li> <li>You want to help sell big, bold ideas that break through</li> <li>You have a healthy appreciation for deadlines&nbsp;</li> <li>You like working in a variety of industries, from Big Tech to small consumer brands</li> <li>You’re energetic, optimistic, and excited to do great things&nbsp;</li> <li>You play well with others—and appreciate working with really, really nice people and clients</li> </ul> <p>Still with us? Good! Check out a few more of the responsibilities below.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Core Responsibilities:</strong></h3> <p><strong>Creative Leadership:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Enthusiastically develops and executes high-impact, visually compelling concepts for integrated campaigns</li> <li>Brings deep production experience&nbsp;</li> <li>Is fluent in full-funnel digital marketing, including trends in social media, paid search, video advertising, influencer marketing and more</li> <li>Establishes and maintains the overall art direction, ensuring a consistent visual language across client projects.</li> <li>Serves as a leader in the creative process, guiding teams through ideation, design, and execution.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Collaboration &amp; Teamwork:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Works closely with copywriters, designers, strategists, project managers and the production team to ensure cohesive creative direction that delivers on the creative brief.</li> <li>Leads brainstorming sessions and provides constructive feedback to ensure high-quality work.</li> <li>Acts as a liaison between the creative team and internal stakeholders, facilitating clear communication and idea flow.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Client Engagement &amp; Communication:</strong></p>