Art Director Jobs in California
An Art Director in the publishing industry is primarily responsible for the visual style and images in magazines, newspapers, product packaging, and movie and television productions. They create the overall design and direct others who develop artwork or layouts. Work involves supervising a creative team that designs visual concepts for product branding or advertising campaigns, while making decisions about visual aspects of a publication, such as the layout, typeface, illustrations, and cover design.
Important skills for an Art Director include excellent artistic ability and creative thinking for designing graphic concepts, a good sense of aesthetics and typography, strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with a creative team, and leadership skills to oversee the design process. They should also be proficient with design software like Adobe Creative Suite. They typically have a bachelor's degree in art, design or a related field, and some positions may require a master's degree. A few job roles a person may have before becoming an Art Director include being a Graphic Designer, Senior Designer, or Creative Lead.
Who We Are: At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse...
Creative Agency Associate Creative Director - Art Direction
- San Francisco, CA
- 2 days ago
- San Francisco, CA
- 2 days ago
Job Description We are: Accenture Song is the world's largest tech-powered creative group. We accelerate growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities...
Demonstrate a strong understanding of branding principles, style guides, and product design. Create with an elegant design aesthetic and exceptional attention to detail to support design projects....
Associate Creative Director - Art & Design
- Mountain View, CA
- 11 days ago
- Mountain View, CA
- 11 days ago
Guide the creation and evolution of brand style guides, playbooks, and templates to ensure consistency and creative excellence....
Senior Manager, Creative - Associate Creative Director, Brand Campaigns (Concept & Copy)
- Alhambra, CA
- 22 days ago
- Alhambra, CA
- 22 days ago
... What you'll do... Walmart Creative Studio (WCS) is the in-house creative agency for Walmart. Our team develops breakthrough and distinctive omnichannel brand design systems that meet customer...
Art Director, Social and Digital - Fenty
- San Francisco, CA
- 23 days ago
- San Francisco, CA
- 23 days ago
Develop "social-first" style guides for the social team. Be a key creative partner for marketing offline eventing....
(USA) Senior Manager, Creative- Associate Creative Director, Copy (Style)
- Los Angeles, CA
- 30+ days ago
- Los Angeles, CA
- 30+ days ago
Youll report to a Creative Director and be supported by a Senior Art Director to form a full service pod to create 360 degree, full funnel advertising initiatives....
Designer / Art Director , Device Brand Studio
- Culver City, CA
- 30+ days ago
- Culver City, CA
- 30+ days ago
As an Designer / Art Director at Device Brand Studio, youll lead the creative vision for campaign events across our device portfolio....
What We Need: We're seeking a talented and passionate Creative Director (Art Director background) to join our in-house Creative Services team, focusing on 2K's Sports titles, such as NBA 2K, WWE 2K,...
The Team: The Mattel Franchise Creative International Regions team provides creative partnership for business partners through pitches, style guides, and creative direction that extends our iconic Mattel...
Cross-Department Collaboration: Formulate strategic internal teams to explore future opportunities, generate white papers, speak at conferences, and influence the technological perspective for Team...
Brand Systems Art Director , PV Sports Marketing
- Culver City, CA
- 90+ days ago
- Culver City, CA
- 90+ days ago
The Prime Video Sports team is seeking a talented and innovative Art Director to develop and maintain style guides while ensuring quality control of creative assets throughout the production pipeline...
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Art Directors in California offer the following education backgroundQualifications / Skill Sets
The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Art Director position
- Mentoring
- Market Planning
- Concept Development
- Retail
- Retail Management
- Customer Satisfaction
- Military Background
- Integrated Marketing
- Brand Awareness
- Post Production
- Fine Art
- Pre-Production
- Casting
- Product Photography
- Retail Marketing
- Reimbursement
- Creative Strategy
- Photo Shoots
- AMA Manual of Style
- Journalism
- Style Guides
- Editorial Design
- Storytelling
- Content Strategy
- Typography
- Art Direction
- Content Management
- Creative Writing
- Creative Development
- Broadcasting
- Creative Direction
- Script Writing
- Marketing Communications
- Adobe InDesign
- Copywriting
- Figma
- Content Development
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Graphic Design
- Media
- Photography
- Adobe
- Adobe Photoshop CC
- Strategy Development
- Presentation
- Written Communication
- Collaboration
- Public Speaking
- Interpersonal Skills
- Bachelor's Degree
- Reporting
- English
- Budgets
- Microsoft Office
- Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Staff Supervision
- Organization
- Scheduling
- Leadership
- Communication Skills
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