Art Director

Guerrilla is an integrated agency based at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast. We’re an independent, award-winning Australian agency. Our team of thinkers, dreamers and doers move ambitious brands forward using deep research, high technology, rare creativity, and trust.

We're looking for an experienced Art Director to join our team. This is an opportunity to be a part of our positive and collaborative team, working with high-profile regional, national and global brands.

**About the role**

We create and manage authentic and engaging brands and brand experiences through all mediums. Creatives at Guerrilla are given a wide scope to develop and refine their craft and are encouraged to research and conceptualise design experiences in line with the latest trends.

In this full-time Art Director role, also known as a Design Lead at Guerrilla, you’d be overseeing the design outputs within our creative team spanning visual design, UX/UI, and motion design while working under our Creative Lead and Strategy Director. Day-to-day you’d be providing the team with direction, creative ideation, problem-solving, mentoring, and quality assurance while contributing to project delivery on the tools. Experience and confidence in collaborating within a creative team, presenting to clients, and across multiple design mediums are essential. More broadly, you’d be working closely with Directors and senior team members across strategy, media, content, technology, and account services.

**About you**

We're on the hunt for an Art Director with deep agency experience encompassing brand, digital, UX, campaign, print, outdoor, motion/video and ideation. You'll need a minimum 8+ years of agency experience with a strong eye for quality and detail through design, layout, typography, photography, and a portfolio that demonstrates your capability and experience.

**Requirements**:

- Broad experience working with notable brands across mediums
- A high level of written and verbal communication skills
- A proven ability to think creatively and strategically on behalf of clients
- Strong design capability, knowledge and a desire to maintain your design practise
- Effectively work within a multidisciplinary and digitally focused team
- Professional ability to give and take constructive feedback
- Willingness and ability to be on the tools to develop concepts and communicate design direction to clients and team
- Ability to time-manage effectively

**Essential skills**:

- Understanding of, and experience in; branding, ideation, layout, colour theory, image selection and typography across mediums
- A high-level of technical ability and experience with Figma, Adobe CC and task management systems
- Ability to take a project from initial brief through to concept and creative production and output
- Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring your team’s output is to the highest standard and on brand
- Able to confidently pitch/present and influence clients while establishing working relationships
- Ability to deliver purposeful and confident feedback to your team to achieve the required outcomes
- Work closely with Directors, Managers and our team in daily workflows
- Ability to effectively mentor others and work within a team
- Willingness to go above and beyond to deliver a project when required
- Bring positivity and encouragement to the team through a considerate and collaborative approach

**Beneficial skills**:

- Knowledge of digital marketing formats, strategies and tactics
- Experience refreshing and developing brand identities and creating brand manuals
- Experience and skills with production teams on photography and video shoots

**About us**

Yes, we partner with amazing clients. But our biggest victory is our unique, diverse and integrated team. Packed full of industry professionals from across the world, they’re a wonderful mix of personalities, cultures, languages, food preferences, and of course, specialisms. It’s exactly what we need, as every day brings unique challenges.

On top of a competitive salary, positive culture, and an unbeatable coastal lifestyle, we also offer day-to-day perks, social events, and free local parking. If cycling’s more your thing, secure storage and on-site showers are available. And for the surfers out there, we’ll even give your board a safe place to stay.

**Other perks**
- Optional WFH Wednesdays and additional remote work days throughout the year
- Spacious open-plan studio environment within walking distance of beautiful Burleigh Heads
- Friday team drinks and nibbles
- Bi-annual team social events
- Italian espresso machine and fresh coffee beans
- Performance reviews and development plans for career progression
- Training budget to help you grow your knowledge and skills
- A friendly, supportive and diverse team surrounding you
- A dog-friendly office
- Note: This is a full-time, 1-year maximum-term contract._
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