Work with smart people to deliver new ideas. 

We believe in collaboration and its impact on creativity. Celtic Chicago is a B2B branding and ad agency focused in food, agriculture, chemistry, and manufacturing. We make solutions with aesthetics. Talk it out, draw it out, use a little elbow grease, whatever it takes, we deliver. We’re looking for an experienced Art Director with solid conceptual skills and a crisp design aesthetic who wants an opportunity to join us and grow into a Sr. Art Director role. Be hands-on, strategically sound, creatively driven, and ready to help us amaze and delight our clients.

The core responsibilities:

• Create integrated ideas and present multi-channel concepts with confidence
• Manage and execute campaign creative and project assignments
• Help the team to elevate the work
• Respect the brief –the brief is where you start but the endpoint is all creative 
• Be an aware, courageous thinker who is constantly curious and present in the now.

Have the goods:

• BFA Degree in Design
• We respect your career path but please have at least 5 years of professional agency experience and a proven portfolio of work
• Strong skills for InDesign and the Adobe Creative Suite
• A belief in end-user/consumer-centric creative that provokes action
• An understanding of the many pathways to deliver the message
• Possess an eye for design and a pristine aesthetic
• Be well-rounded, with skills in digital, social, print and video.

Note the benefits:

• Holidays & Summer hours
• Health, dental & vision insurance
• 401k plan
• Hybrid work schedule with 2 days in our Morton Grove office (Tuesday & Thursday) 3 at home

At Celtic, we push ourselves because our clients trust us to move them forward. That being said, yes, we work, but we also know when it’s time to refill the well. We’re firm believers that fresh minds produce fresh ideas and work/life balance matters. This is a full-time position with a hybrid work week in our north suburban office close to the Morton Grove Metra station (Milwaukee District North Line). 

We want to see your work! Please include a link to your online portfolio on your resume along with salary requirements. Submissions without a portfolio of work will not be considered.