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This client-facing role may work remotely within the Eastern or Central time zones or in a hybrid model, with a preference for three days in person near our Knoxville office As Art Director, you will lead creative work spanning stakeholder engagement campaigns, brand storytelling, digital experiences, sustainability reporting, and pitch and agency deck design/layout, creating high-impact work from initial concept through final execution.\nWhy This Role Matters?\nERM Marketing & Communications Agency exists to give organizations building a sustainable future a market advantage. This role offers the opportunity to blend world-class creative work with work that truly matters, alongside people who are as genuine as they are talented.\nYou will help Fortune 500 companies communicate some of their most important environmental and social initiatives while partnering with multidisciplinary teams across a global organization.\nWhat Your Impact Is:\nAs Art Director, you will work under the direction of the Creative Director and collaborate with other Art Directors, graphic designers, project managers, and consultants to lead design on client engagements from creative concept through execution.\nYou will lead, mentor, and develop graphic designers; provide clear expectations and feedback; build trusted client relationships; and bring strategic creative thinking to digital, print, interactive, branding, and communications work.\nWhat You'll Bring:\nRequired\nBachelor’s degree in graphic design or equivalent experience.\n4-6+ years of professional graphic design experience.\n2+ years of leadership experience.\nA seasoned design professional; agency experience preferred.\nStrength in people leadership.\nExceptional portfolio showcasing digital, print, interactive, and branding work.\nSuperior understanding of design principles, typography, and page layout.\nExtreme attention to detail and proven commitment to quality control.\nInterest in working with a variety of creative professionals, including writers, strategists, and digital designers.\nStrength in client communications and leading design-focused discussions.\nSelf-motivated, with personal initiative, a flexible attitude, and the ability to multitask and work with shifting deadlines.\nCollaborative and generous with colleagues and invested in the team’s success as much as your own.\nOpen to input, feedback, and collaboration with colleagues, fellow creatives, and clients.\nAble to work extended hours when necessary.\nConscientious with high attention to detail.\nVersed in digital strategies and best practices while continuously looking for unexpected new ways to engage users.\nEager to expand and grow your skill set and experience as a creative professional.\nStrong interpersonal skills, including diplomacy, tact, and assertiveness, as well as the ability to manage up and communicate effectively.\nAbility to handle conflict and manage difficult conversations internally and externally.\nAbility to work independently as well as part of a team and perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.\nIntegrates Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEI&B) into leadership culture.\nPreferred\nMarketing, communications, and advertising experience.\nAbility to communicate complex information to a broad audience of internal and external stakeholders.\nExperience estimating design budgets.\nFamiliarity with AI design tools.\nData and infographic design experience.\nExperience with major social and digital engagement platforms.\nAccessibility experience for websites and PDFs.\nExperience with multi-page editorial layout design, including annual/sustainability reports, books, and magazines.\nProficiency with Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and Microsoft Office.\nSolid understanding of UX/UI design for digital experiences.\nKnowledge of CSS and HTML.\nRetouching capabilities.\nExperience with Slack, Teams, and Monday.com project management software.\nExperience managing outside vendors, including design, photography, video, developers, and printing.\nVideo and animation production.\nIllustration.\n3D rendering.\nWorking knowledge of Workiva and InDesign integration.\nSustainability experience.\nConsulting experience.\nKey Responsibilities:\nLead, mentor, and develop our graphic designers, creating an environment where people can do meaningful work and grow their capabilities and careers.\nProvide clear expectations and feedback for projects and career development.\nConsult with client teams and directly with clients on creative, engaging ways to leverage communications in the digital space.\nThrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and scale ideas under tight timelines.\nBalance workload across multiple projects in flight while understanding priorities and project parameters.\nOwn projects from early concept through final delivery, ensuring work is strategically aligned and flawlessly executed.\nWork with leadership to develop sales opportunities specific to design, prepare estimates, and contribute to proposals.\nLead by example through hands-on design, collaboration, and creative problem-solving.\nBuild strong and trusted relationships internally and externally.\nResearch and report on design trends to the design team and broader company.\nAssist in recruiting and onboarding efforts.\nPresent design work, answer questions, and provide strategic insight on client calls.\nAid the agency in setting and managing client design project schedules.\nOversee existing design rules and processes with the design team.\nFor the Managing Consultant, Art Director position, the anticipated annual base pay is $79,000 - $93,100 (USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).\nWe offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off (vacation, sick, and floating holidays), parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k), and other applicable benefits to eligible employees. \nWho We Are:\nAs the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.\nAt ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.\nPlease submit your resume and brief cover letter.\nERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.\nERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 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