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Art Director

Colle McVoy

Minneapolis, MN

Apr 25
Job Description

As an Art Director at Colle McVoy, you’ll be responsible for wowing our creative directors with your ideas, design skills and entertaining YouTube video finds. You’ll spend a lot of time with a copywriter dreaming up ridiculously big ideas. Once you and your writer friend strike gold, you’ll be responsible for bringing your big idea to life. Sometimes you’ll work with outside vendors such as photographers, retouchers, illustrators, directors, animators, editors and print vendors.

Responsibilities
• Develop concepts and layouts, collaborating with copywriters and other creatives to produce a high caliber of work across multiple mediums under deadline
• Art direct through final layouts; attend photo shoots, broadcast shoots and all aspect of post-production
• Present ideas and work to team and/or senior creative personnel
• Possess a spectrum of design skills; interactive design is a plus
• Remain current on industry trends and technology

Required Skills
• Understanding of printing process, photography, illustration, typography and interactive
• Familiarity with generative AI programs
• Experience with social first campaigns
• Ability to concept and produce social assets with minimal oversight
• Ability to gracefully handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Possess a variety of creative, design and art direction skills

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and/or ad school credentials or equivalent industry experience
• Two or more years of agency experience preferred
• Online portfolio that demonstrates a range of ideas from social to print and beyond
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Ability to travel as needed

Colle McVoy

Colle McVoy is a full-service creative agency and certified B Corp known for building enduring relationships between forward-thinking brands and people. Creating the first AI-powered La-Z-Boy recliner and getting people hooked on eating chicken feed is a casual Monday. Our crew of intrepid thinkers may also be behind why you roam retail store aisles and how you satisfy snack attacks.

Colle McVoy's culture lives in what we call the Great Wide Open. We believe these times of rapid change are filled with opportunities, so we constantly strive to push the boundaries of creativity, pressure test best practices and create new brand futures. To thrive, we need people who are fearless and adventurous, relentlessly pushing past conventional boundaries into interesting new spaces. We welcome applicants seeking meaningful careers that never stop evolving and who share our values of passion, partnership, integrity and courage.