Associate Creative Director: Visual Design, ATL

Position description
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
VISUAL DESIGN
Second Story is a network of design studios that focuses on responsive environments, story-­‐
driven experiences, experimentation, and innovation. For more than 20 years, we have conceptualized, designed, and developed projects that educate, immerse, and activate across the cultural and brand space. Our studio is interdisciplinary and intensely collaborative, founded on the desire to make great work through collective authorship.
We are seeking an experienced Associate Creative Director (ACD) for our Atlanta studio. ACDs are the
creative leads across multiple projects, leading teams by example through development and execution.
They cultivate an environment of creativity and collaboration across disciplines and are the standard
bearer for visual design, mentoring the visual design team and elevating our studio’s design aesthetic.
The ideal candidate will come from a visual design background with strong spatial and compositional
skills. They must have established themselves with an outstanding body of work as a Designer/Art
Director and must have successfully made the transition from craftsman to creative leader.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Manage the day-to-day project activities of creative team members (experience design, visual
design, animation, copy, industrial design, etc.).
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Collaborate with Project Managers and Technical Leads to oversee multiple projects from
inception to completion (planning projects, reviewing designs and other deliverables).
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Work with the Creative Director to ensure the quality of all creative deliverables throughout the
project.
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Promote a culture of creative innovation and aesthetic excellence throughout the studio.
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Lead creative presentations to clients.
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Lead creative for pitches and new business responses.
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Build and nurture strong client relationships, traveling to be on-site with clients when
necessary.
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Mentor and grow the design team.
THE CANDIDATE MUST:
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Be intrinsically motivated by the adventure of breaking boundaries to create something new
and different.
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Be a true collaborator with a positive disposition, a solution-based attitude, and the ability to
work with people with diverse skills, backgrounds, and beliefs.
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Excel in design but have an interest in and appreciation for other creative domains
(experience design, writing, animation, industrial design, etc.).
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Stay informed about design trends but push past them in a thoughtful and original way.
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Exhibit true craftsmanship and design excellence, understanding the gap between good and
great work and consistently working to cross it.
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Take an approach that balances both aesthetic form and technical function, always grounded
by real human insights.
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Be adept at ideation and building on the ideas of others, valuing the evolution of design
concepts by an interdisciplinary team.
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Be authentic and honest with a unique worldview.
S K I L L S : •
A masterful command of the craft of design, consistently achieving compelling aesthetic solutions.
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A strong knowledge of the design process in order to guide complex projects from concept to
completion.
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Expert proficiency in relevant design programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, 3ds Max,
Cinema 4D, InDesign, etc.).
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The ability to generate and refine ideas into thoughtful, provocative concepts.
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The ability to clearly articulate ideas to the client and the team both verbally and in writing.
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The capacity to provide clear feedback to all disciplines and to translate feedback from a
Creative Director, clients, and the team into action.
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The ability to craft stories—be they written, visual, or verbal—and present with passion to
sell the work through in new business situations and client creative reviews.
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Strong leadership and people management skills (with both clients and internal teams).
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A proven ability to nurture and grow the skills of more junior designers.
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8+ years professional experience in interactive & visual design
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1+ years experience managing and leading creative project teams
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Graphic Design/Interactive Design (or related) professional degree
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Outstanding portfolio
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Passion for design, technology, and art
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Experience with projects that contain physical components is not required but preferred.
This position is located in Atlanta with a very competitive, comprehensive salary and a benefits package that
includes medical, dental, disability, employer-contributed 401(k), and professional development funds.
Please send your cover letter, resume, and portfolio to joinus@secondstory.com.
A B O U T S E C O N D S T O R Y Second Story, part of SapientNitro, is a network of design studios that focuses on responsive environments,
story-driven experiences, experimentation, and innovation. We conceptualize, design, and develop projects that
educate, immerse, and activate across the cultural and brand space. In our studios in Atlanta, New York, and
Portland, designers, producers, and technologists collaborate in a lab-based environment to create experiences
that reward audience interaction with powerful, personalized pathways through content and the world of
ideas. Second Story’s work has received hundreds of awards and is included in the Smithsonian’s permanent
research collection on information technology. For more information, visit www.secondstory.com.
A B O U T S A P I E N T N I T R O SapientNitroSM, part of Sapient®, is a new breed of agency redefining storytelling for an always-on
world. We’re changing the way our clients engage today’s connected consumers by uniquely creating
integrated, immersive stories across brand communications, digital engagement, and omni-channel
commerce. We call it Storyscaping, where art and imagination meet the power and scale of systems
thinking. SapientNitro’s unique combination of creative, brand, and technology expertise results in one
global team collaborating across disciplines, perspectives, and continents to create game-changing
success for our Global 1000 clients, such as Chrysler, Citi, The Coca-Cola Company, Lufthansa, Target,
and Vodafone, in 31 cities across The Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information,
visit www.sapientnitro.com.
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