Art Director

CHEP NETWORK IS LOOKING FOR THE NEW BREED OF ART DIRECTOR
We are looking for an Art Director (Full Time) who loves creativity, and the opportunities new technologies provide. Change is something you thrive on and moving fast keeps things interesting for you.
You're someone who gets excited by new challenges and the opportunities to work across a breadth of work, from brand campaigns and digital experiences to launching products & services at scale.
You'll have a portfolio of work that demonstrates excellence in both creative thinking and the craft of execution.
Not only are you fun team to be around, you can work collaboratively and proactively. You think about both the big picture and drill down to the finer details. You know the difference between a good and a great idea.
You thrive in a learning environment. You are excited to not only learn from those more experienced than you, but you relish the opportunity to mentor more junior members on the team.
You'll be working on some of Australia's most loved brands at the Immortal Awards' No.1 All-Time Australian Agency.

HOW WILL WE KNOW YOU ARE THE ONE
To be considered for this role, you both must have a tertiary qualification and a minimum of 8-10 years of experience in a creative role within an advertising agency. You will both possess an expert knowledge of Adobe CC and Figma. You have a folio that showcases your skills with examples of your design work that pushes boundaries.
As a team you'll be responsible for maintaining world-class creative skills and standards. You'll be able to work across a large range of clients and workloads, multi-tasking with a high level of creativity in your work. You'll also work collaboratively with others in the business - designers, writers, strategists, data, UX, tech - to bring new thinking and creative solutions to the table.
You'll participate in workshops, creative critiques, team meetings and client presentations.

Capabilities
- 8-10 years design experience across a mix of design disciplines.
- A strong portfolio of work that demonstrates excellence in both creative thinking and creative execution.
- A passion for creative thinking, with experience in copywriting and design.
- A positive, friendly can-do attitude, you are calm under pressure.
- An eagerness to help and be a team player.
- Expert knowledge of Adobe's Creative Suite, G Suite and experience in Figma.
- Motion skills would be a definite bonus, so too would illustration.
- A curiosity for learning skills beyond your field (design/motion/user experience/code/business).
- An ability to work closely with producers to ensure deadlines are met and communicated effectively.
- Solid communication skills. You're able to clearly articulate your creative rationales and decisions.
- An ability to think intuitively and work well within a diverse team.
- A resilient attitude, always ready to pitch in and roll with the punches

Other things that would make you excel in this role
- You love working with a team and you get on with anyone.
- You're resourceful, proactive and autonomous. You hustle to get things done.
- You're curious (about creativity, tech and humans).
- You're ambitious to grow.
- You aspire to do innovative work, that no one has done before.
- You challenge the status quo in everything you do.
- You stay current with art and copy trends, tools, and innovation.
- You grasp opportunities - you ask for forgiveness, not permission.

Who is CHEP Network?
THINGS HAVE CHANGED
is often an over-used industry cliché. But the changes impacting our lives and our clients' businesses are more real and radical than ever before.
How we shop, how we bank, how we work, how we exercise, and how we make choices is rapidly evolving. The values that drive people are fundamentally changing.
When what matters to people changes, society transforms and a new economy takes shape - one of consumers who expect brands to be making a positive impact on the world.
These changes are the catalyst for us to reimagine our business around the new economy customer's needs, and develop a new agency model that will ensure creativity is at the heart of our clients' continued growth, no matter the channel.

WE ARE CHEP, AND WE BELIEVE IN NEW ECONOMY CREATIVITY
Today, brands need to adapt to new channels, technologies, experiences, social goals, environmental needs and operating speeds.
New Economy Creativity harnesses two powerful drivers of change: creativity and technology. It is diverse and data driven; and relentless in finding the most compelling way to hold attention and impact how people think, feel and act.
It's about helping companies reorientate to make long-lasting positive impacts. Its focus is on building future brands that are positive forces, while converting existing demand.
The diversity of the challenges at CHEP make it a fulfilling place to work, and a crash course in every skill you need - creative, strategy, experience, data, media, social, PR, technology, e-commerce, e