ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Updated: Aug 2, 2024 - The Assistant Art Director orchestrates integrated, cross-channel campaigns, leveraging a rich portfolio to drive creative excellence. This role entails leading and nurturing a team, ensuring the seamless delegation of tasks, providing constructive feedback, and fostering junior talent development. With adeptness in Adobe Creative Suite and a comprehensive understanding of digital, traditional, and emerging media, they excel in marrying creativity with business objectives. Their strategic mindset and excellent communication skills enable them to interact effectively with senior leadership, while their extensive experience ensures adherence to brand guidelines and the management of a substantial creative workload.
Summary of Assistant Art Director Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BA in Fine Arts with 2 years of Experience
- Proficiency in Photoshop, Premiere, After Effect, AI, and other graphic design tools.
- Knowledge of animation, website, and video production
- Ability to read and speak English, Mandarin and Cantonese
- Ability to develop strategically based conceptual ideas and execute against them to create innovative digital/multimedia solutions in a highly collaborative environment.
- Understanding of best practices in motion graphics, 3D, web design, email and user interface/information architecture conventions, brand identity, and print/advertising design.
- Impressive portfolio demonstrating concept work across a range of platforms.
- Software expertise including Adobe CC, Final Cut, HTML/CSS (light editing work), and Microsoft Office.
- A strong portfolio of designs and ideas
- Agency and/or previous relevant internship experiences
2. BS in Visual Communications with 4 years of Experience
- Can set own goals and drive results.
- Strong communicator in both verbal and written forms.
- Strong visual eye for well-crafted visuals (Illustration, 3D Generalist) Technical understanding of real-time constraints.
- Can identify talented artists and vendors to collaborate.
- Must be autonomous when working on smaller projects.
- Experience creating high-quality, high-performing assets in real-time environments.
- Ability to take a project from start to finish and drive results based on existing strategies and direction.
- Demonstrated experience in understanding current trends in social media, fashion, and relevant culture teen and young adults).
- Demonstrated presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the experience communicating complex, sometimes abstract, concepts clearly and persuasively
- AR, MR, or other real-time experience
3. BA in Art History with 1 year of Experience
- Previous management experience
- Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat).
- Experience with studio product photography
- Must be knowledgeable in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Experience in the color printing process
- Must be able to operate on Mac format.
- Excellent office and communication skills and a proven ability to excel in a deadline-intensive environment are essential.
- Work in a team environment and be able to share and receive constructive criticism ideas
- Able to Initiate, Engage, and Collaborate with ideations and concept development
- Detail-oriented and highly organized with the ability to handle multiple tasks without losing focus of the priorities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently, prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to take direction as well as offer direction
4. BA in Interior Design with 2 years of Experience
- Experience working on integrated, cross-channel campaigns, with a strong and diverse portfolio to show for it.
- Experience managing a team with the proven ability to successfully delegate work, provide effective creative feedback, and assist with the growth of junior talent.
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite with proven expertise in digital, traditional, and emerging delivery models.
- Strong understanding of the capabilities and limitations within digital channels.
- Hands-on experience in creative process, marketing, graphic design, and brand development.
- Conceptual and strategic thinking with the ability to balance creativity and innovation with business objectives.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with senior leaders.
- Extensive knowledge of working within established brand guidelines.
- Experience managing a high volume of creative and campaign workload.
- Understanding of today’s media landscape and how people engage with advertising.
5. BA in Photography with 2 years of Experience
- Ability to organize and prioritize projects
- Demonstrated experience with Adobe Suite -- Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Experience with presentation design apps like Keynote, PPT, and Google Slides
- Experience in motion/animation i.e. After Effects
- Good sense of aesthetics, typography, and practicing knowledge of information design and Hands-on understanding of fundamental principles of digital marketing.
- Knowledge of industry-relevant multimedia software/programs.
- Knowledge of online/web principles - a variant of coding, and programming via an InDesign plugin.
- Comfort with web-based testing, diagnostic of file conversions, and Quality Control.
- Able to produce solid concepts and execute on direction received from ACD or CD.
- Able to think strategically, and understand the values of the briefs.
- Conversant in all media
6. BS in Film and Television Production with 3 years of Experience
- Understanding of digital technology, and how to use it to enhance the creative idea. Alert to data-driven CRM marketing, social, mobile, and developing technologies.
- Able to partner with creative team members to concept creative, on-strategy ideas.
- Strong time management skills and organized team player.
- Comfort level with versioning and the various ways to accomplish it.
- Able to partner with the Account team to answer client needs and ensure on-strategy design.
- Direct Mail, CRM, and Automotive experience
- Be in making direct mail, print files, and function as edit-capable templates within an online environment.
- Experience with creative agencies/professional services
- Ability to provide an online portfolio displaying bodies of work
- Developing professional expertise, and applying company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues.