Job Summary
Guru seeks an experienced advertising and marketing Art Director (5-7 years in an agency setting) to join our full-time staff. This position will work in close partnership with Guru's creative director, graphic designers, copywriters and strategists to generate creative solutions across channels and mediums for brands who are impacting the world in the most conscious ways. This individual must have demonstrable experience building communications concepts and campaigns, delivering attention-getting ideas, and crafting compelling designs.
Location: We welcome your remote (but U.S.-based) location, as we are a virtual team across the United States with employees in California, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Vermont. Our two hubs are in Sausalito, CA and Burlington, VT.
The priorities for this role include:
Receiving, reviewing and researching a creative brief and discussing its strategy and objectives with a team.
Brainstorming original big ideas and creative pathways alone and in collaboration with the creative team.
Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to identify key insights to help drive creative programming and ensure all concepts are on brief, and align with client objectives.
Demonstrate the ability to deliver engaging client presentations and effectively substantiate the creative decisions.
Understanding and being fluent in the art and science of communications and advertising.
Act as a catalyst to generate and embrace diversity of ideas and thinking across the teams; bring a channel-agnostic approach to creativity, surfacing never-been-done-before concepts to energize our work.
Willingness to both think big and craft communications assets down to the detail.
Guru's Art Directors must possess the following qualities:
Be highly creative and imaginative while thinking strategically about communications solutions.
Work well in a team, but be self-directed enough to work alone, given our remote culture.
Possess incredible time management skills that allow you to prioritize across multiple clients.
Be able to work under high pressure deadlines.
Have demonstrated experience designing for both web/digital media and print/traditional channels.
Exceptional capability with typography, and layout.
Have an interest in conscious commerce, popular culture, and new advertising trends and techniques.
Proficiency with design software, including Adobe Creative Cloud
Proven track record with a compelling portfolio of diverse work.
Is that you? Please click "Apply" button ans submit a cover letter, resume and portfolio link or relevant work samples.
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Who is Guru?
Guru is a marketing agency on a mission to increase joy and reduce suffering in the world. We leverage our innovative creativity and deep strategic experience for brands who are impacting the world in the most conscious ways as we seek to establish ourselves as the most innovative impact marketing agency on the planet by 2025.
We strive to be:
A buzzing hive of creative activity and inspiration.
Described as invaluable business partners by our clients.
Respected in the industry for our thought leadership.
Financially successful because of big, innovative ideas flawlessly expressed and executed in the marketplace.
One of the top ten most desired and coveted companies to work for in the creative marketing/agency business space.
We believe:
Start with the Problem
A deep and precise understanding of a client's problem is necessary for developing solutions that are strategic and long-term. We then overlay this understanding with context about the lives of the audience, the community, and importantly, the planet.
Simple Is Better
Simple ideas are almost always harder to develop and are better than unnecessarily complex ones.
Two (or more) Heads are Better than One
Collaborating with others results in work that is more thorough and more creative.
Pushing the Boundaries
Even when we've landed on a great idea, we always ask, Could it be better?
Curiosity is King
Be curious. Strive to always learn something new and apply it.
Think of the System
We are not in the business of selling widgets. We need to think through how our recommendations and actions impact people, culture and our planet - both the positive and negative ramifications.
