This position is with Mint, Salt’s sister company. While Salt is supporting Mint with the recruitment process, the successful candidate will be employed directly by Mint and will receive Mint’s perks, benefits, and employment terms.
The Role:
Mint is looking for a passionate, talented Sr Art Director to join our team. Reporting to a CD, you’ll get the opportunity to flex your creative chops and work on a wide range of integrated campaigns and projects - including experiential, content, digital, print, pr and more. Responsible for coming up with big concept-driven ideas, tactical executions and overall visual direction, the Senior Art Director is a key collaborative member of the agency team, as both a leader and mentor to other creatives. You demonstrate originality, innovation and a multi-disciplinary thinking through your work.
Responsibilities:
Generate big unconventional ideas based on creative briefs that are grounded in relevant culture, trends, and insights
Develop visual language and oversee visual direction of projects
Collaborate with agency peers, partners, vendors, and clients to develop concept-driven creative work of the highest standard
Take the creative lead on multiple projects
Present creative work compellingly to both internal stakeholders and clients alike
Oversee and mentor other art directors and designers
Skills, Abilities and Experience:
5-7+ years of experience at a creative agency
Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional creative work, both in concept and craft
Experience in the full production process for film, XM, and photography
Great presentation and communication skills
Fluent in English, oral and written
Experience in art direction for different formats, including film, print, web and social, and branding
Experience contributing to new business pitches
Strong aesthetic inspired by forward thinking design trends
Proficient in creative suite for Mac
About Mint
We’re a creative agency made of culture creatures with multidisciplinary expertise across all major marketing disciplines.
Driven by creativity and inspired by humanity, we focus on brand love between companies and people. Our best work is done through true partnership, as an extension of, and advisor to, our clients. Guided by core structure, we build bespoke teams to collaborate on our client’s individual business problems to produce creative work that makes a positive impact on culture and the future.
Our Values
Empathy - We believe the work is better when we consider the world through the eyes of others.
Optimism - We believe in the good above all else; the good in people, the good in the world and the good in our future.
Audaciousness - We are brave enough to try the untried and unexpected. And we dare to always follow through.
Progressiveness - We fear the status quo, so we break conventions and push to evolve, innovate and disrupt.
Kindness - We are respectful, honest, transparent, inclusive, social and good to each other.
What we do: Advertising, Design & Branding, Strategy, Social, Digital, Content, Experiential, PR and Talent & Influencer.
Mint is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proudly an equal opportunity employer.
