Who we are looking for:You dream big, but you're not above getting your hands dirty. You're a visual junkie—Instagram, Snapchat, street art, fine art, fashion, film, typography—all of it. As an Art Director, you craft big ideas and then push them relentlessly to fruition, inspiring all around you with your speed, grit and obsessive attention to detail. Your talent goes without saying, but you bring it to bear in a manner that is uniquely Swift: low on ego, big on laughs, collaborative, candid, and respectful.
What you'll do:- Concept | Strong strategic ideas and innovative tactics that can span a range of platforms.
- Craft | Create and manage original, persuasive and conceptually compelling work for projects, content and experiences.
- Collaborate | Work closely with a team to ideate, execute and fuel ideas.
- Create| Provide art direction and design support for campaign executions, social content, and photo/video shoots.
- Participate | Clearly articulate ideas in internal reviews and craft compelling creative presentation decks for clients.
Who you are:- Open and collaborative | Our team is close-knit and supportive and we're working with a lot of unknowns. You collaborate and partner with the copywriter to ensure that both the copy and visuals are in perfect sync to make the concept as powerful, vivid and compelling as possible.
- Optimistic and resilient | You are not afraid to dig in and figure out how to work around problems. Embrace challenges and inspire new ways of thinking. Adapts to solve clients' challenges.
- Curiosity | You have a breadth of cultural reference points. You love everything digital and social.
- Passion | You are fearlessly, boundlessly creative and relentlessly attentive to detail. You have a drive to break boundaries and craft the best ideas of their kind.
What you'll need:- Minimum 2 years experience in advertising.
- Minimum 2 years in a Jr. AD role or higher in advertising.
- Portfolio demonstrating integrated campaigns that include digital / social / emerging media.
- Hands-on Photoshop, Illustrator, Google Presentation, and InDesign skills.
- We are currently open to candidates that are looking to work remotely in the United States or flexibly near our office in Portland, Oregon.
Who we are:Swift is a strategic creative agency that lives and breathes digital, leading brands forward with a groundbreaking combination of insights and ideas. We are hyper-focused on delivering campaigns that get results. Our client roster includes Gatorade, Google, PayPal, Venmo, and TikTok.
We aim to build an inclusive culture where differences are used to inform better creative, strategic and business decisions. We actively seek diversity of beliefs, backgrounds, education and ways of thinking. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We rely on legitimate interest as a legal basis for processing personal information under the GDPR for purposes of recruitment and applications for employment.
Swift is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age or disability. We rely on legitimate interest as a legal basis for processing personal information under the GDPR for purposes of recruitment and applications for employment.