Trade School

Trade School is an agency built for what’s next. Part think tank, part creative agency, part production company, we are a collective of ingenious problem solvers and industrious craftspeople, driven to create remarkable work, built for modern experience and scale.

Creative Director/Art Director

The CD/AD is an important leader within the agency and creative department, leading projects, collaborating across departments and disciplines, coaching creatives, cultivating client relationships and relentlessly elevating the craft and creativity of Trade School’s work. The CD/AD knows how to solve complex business problems with great creative solutions, always asking, “what’s next?”. This CD/AD will lead by example, helping teams do their best work by digging in and showing them how it’s done.

Experience Plusses

• Passion for groundbreaking creative ideas that live natively in the places people spend their digital lives
• Experience leading creative teams and large projects
• Experience working at a modern agency that embraces digital and content creative ideas, a platform, like Meta or Pinterest, or in-house at a brand that understands the opportunity of the content and digital space
• Experience concepting content across the spectrum - digital video, short and long form content, episodic series, TV, radio, social content and emerging platforms
• Portfolio of highly-creative work recognized or awarded for craft, effectiveness or innovation

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Creating remarkable campaigns and activations across platforms and experiences that have potential to gain the recognition of the industry and culture
• Delivering excellent art direction and design craftsmanship
• Solving our clients’ business problems with powerful ideas
• Acting as a doer and a leader to shepherd a creative idea from inception through to production
• Mentoring more junior creatives to develop their craft
• Collaborating with cross functional teams to deliver solutions that work across mediums and platforms for multi-audience, multi-media campaigns
• Working with production, creator and maker teams throughout the production process to bring great work to life
• Passion for the content and digital space and enthusiasm for emerging platforms, technology and innovation
• Drive for experimentation, ideation, tinkering, and making things
• Cultivating a strong understanding of the unique creative opportunities and strategic differences of different platforms (Meta vs. Pinterest vs. OLA for example)
• Ability to understand a brand’s business and purpose and deliver highly-creative work that honors it
• Collaboration with the larger team in service of a successful project. Accountability and responsibility for success and excellence
• Powerful presentation and clear communication

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Portfolio or creative samples demonstrating an understanding of modern advertising
• 8-10 years writing experience client-side, in-house, at an agency or other creative enterprise
• Strong writing and verbal skills
• Strong team collaboration skills
• Creative platform expertise (Adobe Suite, etc.)
• Editorial and motion design expertise a plus
• Effective handling of multiple assignments in a fast-moving environment
• Comfortable with and receptive to feedback; desire to quickly address feedback
• Attention to detail
• Accountability and self-motivation

While Trade School is a remote-friendly workplace, this CD/AD position requires a hybrid work schedule, including occasional in-person internal and client meetings and possible work travel.

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