Art Director

The role

ART DIRECTOR – WE ARE SOCIAL NETHERLANDS

As part of the Creative department you will be working in defining and executing creative concepts. In your day-to-day life you will collaborate with creative copywriters, content specialists, editors, among many others. Your task could cover anything from start of brief, to executing visual concepts. The work done in the Creative department is the cornerstone of our agency, and a team of people and departments work together towards building ideas powered by people. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Art Directors are responsible for creating content across all media channels. This role is very “hands-on”, they are responsible for creating visual concepts in response to clients’ briefs and relaying them to the Creative Direction. Their work is focused on campaigns, activations, editorial and digital content across different social media platforms. Responsible for design executions and creating visual response to briefs with the supervision of senior designers or art directors, Junior Art Directors need to be natural visual thinkers, ready to expand on their skills and learn from senior art directors in order to flourish. • Ideation for concepts, content and format ideas • Creating short from video scripts and short-form videos (content creation skills are a must) • Film/edit Tiktok and/or Reels is a big PLUS • Moodboard, Short Form Video content creation • Supporting the team on answering the clients brief • Understanding culture and communities • Creating visual scripts and brief for the realisation of contents

LEADERSHIP

➔ Have a proactive and predisposed attitude to making things happen.

➔ Have confident communications skills. You will be able to manage discussions with other members of the creative team (Juniors, Mid and Seniors), colleagues from other departments, external suppliers, and present ideas to the clients.

➔ Demonstrate enthusiasm and a positive attitude in taking on new tasks and responsibilities.

WORK BETTER TOGETHER

➔ Ability to work autonomously, and happy to team up with different creatives.

➔ Able to work as a part of a multidisciplinary team with skills ranging from animation and video editioning, to photography or illustration.

➔ Flexible and versatile, that’s to say able to easily adjust to make immediate changes in response to shifting or evolving situations.

➔ Ability to confidently manage multiple tasks at the same time, of variety complexity.

➔ Collaborative problem solver.

➔ Open to feedback, whether from fellow creatives, or people from other departments.

➔ Delivering work of the highest quality after working with team members to develop new ideas.

KNOWLEDGE SHARING & SOCIAL SPECIALISM

➔ Be up-to-date on communication trends (languages and tools)

➔ Strong knowledge of Social Media platforms and formats.

➔ Always looking for new and inspiring references, ready to share them with the creative team, but also with other departments.

➔ Appreciation for great work and good ideas. Always seeking something new and pushing the boundaries in the art direction front.

➔ Staying abreast of new media formats and learning how to incorporate them into campaigns ➔ Always able to convert “our” social specialist knowledge into creative excellence.

COMPANY CULTURE ADVOCATE

➔ Actively participate in the life of the agency.

➔ You will be expected to Incorporate The Code and WAS values into their day-to-day work/behaviour.

Requirements

Experience and seniority

At least 6 years of applicable experience in a creative agency environment.

Based in the Netherlands or able to relocate within a short period of time.

As part of the We are Social team you will be expected to create and encourage a culture where people from all backgrounds feel included, accepted and valued.

We make equity, diversity and inclusion one of the pillars of our commitment culture, helping us to maintain our competitive edge, be one of the best agencies to work for, and achieve our vision: to lead the evolution of marketing.

Benefits

Hybrid work