Senior Art Director

MRM is looking for aSenior Art Directorto create cutting-edge, forward-thinking work and marketing solutions for award-winning brands using your creative talents and problem-solving skills. You'll handle projects from the initial briefing through completion and collaborate with other departments along the way. You're culturally fluent and aware of the work that is awarded by our industry (Cannes, One Show, D&AD etc). You embrace innovative and non-traditional ideas that earn attention in the marketplace. Simply put, you're an all-in-one, kick-ass idea generator with impeccable design taste and a love for problem solving.

Responsibilities:

• Create compelling work that's always on brand and on brief.

• Manage other art directors and interface with account teams, producers and clients, as you manage and own your own projects

• Develop innovative experiences and activations that get the brand noticed

• Responsible for ideating and designing strong and effective ideas for a range of digital marketing materials including, but not limited to, videos, augmented reality, mobile applications, product innovations,websites, landing pages,printed collateral and DM, banners and emails

• Stay current on all existing, new, and emerging technologies that relate to digital marketing, mobile technologies, social media, as well as cultural trends

• Lead projects and work as part of a larger team in a collaborative fashion

• Proactive in bringing ideas to the table that are above and beyond the current ask

• Understand digital limitations, industry best practices and technology requirements as it pertains to projects

• Ability and willingness to work on a wide range of projects

• Contribute to new business pitches

Requirements:

• 5+ years of agency experience preferred

• A polished portfolio that showcases innovative thinking

• Strong strategic thinker with the ability to ideate and deliver large and small ideas that fit within a client's strategy and brand

• Fluent with a variety of AI tools

• Strong and clean design aesthetic

• Expert with Adobe Creative Suite

• Experience working in Figma

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

• Extremely detail oriented and organized

• Professional and proactive with the ability to keep cool and think clearly under pressure

• Experience leading creative projects from start to finish

• CRM experience is always appreciated

Location:

MRM Detroit team members must reside in a commutable distance, or be willing to relocate, to the Detroit area unless otherwise agreed upon by their manager and MRM Detroit's Human Resources team. MRM Detroit is a hybrid workplace with three days in-office per week.

About MRM

MRM is a modern relationship marketing agency that delivers transformative creative solutions at the intersection of business, culture, and technology. MRM operates in a borderless, integrated way, to allow for greater collaboration and velocity-all to the service of helping businesses grow meaningful relationships with people. MRM is part of McCann Worldgroup and the Interpublic Group of companies (NYSE: IPG), and spans 35 offices across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.mrm.com.

We love our diverse workplace! MRM is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria.