Job Description

The Group Art Supervisor (GAS) manages all aspects of Art Direction on a sizeable amount of business that includes multiple brands and a team of Art Directors. They are responsible for ideation for new campaigns and innovative tactics, overseeing creative execution and identifying strategic brand solutions. The GAS partners closely with cross functional brand team(s) to ensure the integrity of the creative work is maintained. They are responsible for the supervision and career development of Art team members; being seen as a champion of the creative and providing and providing significant support to creative leadership.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Art Direction & Creative Execution

Responsible for development & creation of well-designed materials that strategically solve creative brief, while maintaining quality control, agency process, and client referencing and legal requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with cross-functional team members in a productive manner to attain/maintain creative vision outlined for the brands and agency.

Strategic Thinking

Maintains knowledge and displays deep understanding of marketing plans including objectives and strategies and how success will be measured.

Client Management

Presents creative work regularly to internal teams and clients and leads discussions to uplevel the work, based on intimate knowledge of the data, the market, and the brand strategy.

Talent Management

The GAS supervises Art Directors and freelancers, evaluating work, and providing constructive feedback to prompt full design potential.

Administration

Maintains timely, detail-oriented and accurate approach to administrative duties for self and direct reports.

JOB DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Stewards and contributes to Art Direction across multiple brands & indications that is on strategy, compelling, distinctive, and synergistic with copy.
• Fully executes creative deliverables with guidance from managers, and can guide more junior teammates.
• Develops new, bold creative ideas for various audiences and mediums to support their brand(s) goals while managing the day-to-day Art needs of team.
• Takes an active role in internal and client reviews, presenting & defending creative direction in collaborative manner, while responding and incorporating feedback.
• Ability to engage and manage outside Art/production vendors as necessary.
• Demonstrates effectiveness consistent with job expectations across multiple projects and brands.

EDUCATION DEGREE/DIPLOMA AREA OF STUDY REQUIRED/PREFERRED

Bachelor's degree Marketing, Advertising, Visual Communications, Graphic Design, Art and Design or related field Preferred

EXPERIENCE MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AREA OF EXPERTISE REQUIRED/PREFERRED

6+ years Visual Communications, Graphic Design, Art Direction and Design or related field Required

0+ years Pharmaceutical/Healthcare advertising Preferred

COMPETENCIES

• Leadership - Demonstrates a stabilizing and authoritative presence that engenders team confidence.
• Communication - Expresses ideas confidently, professionally, and passionately.
• Quality Orientation - Detail-oriented, monitors the quality of work and makes any necessary improvements.
• Organization - Manages time, creates clear goals, identifies and finds the resources (e.g. time, people, materials) needed to achieve them, and schedules tasks so that work is completed on time.
• Presentation - Able to establish a meaningful relationship with the audience and clearly convey expertise and passion for the work.
• Problem Solving - Looks for effective solutions and takes the necessary action to implement them.
• Interpersonal Skills - Able to work effectively in a team environment and build relationships with others.
• People Management - Coaches team members to develop capabilities beyond their job duties.
• Collaboration - Ability to work effectively in a team environment to build and foster collaboration.
• Creativity - Demonstrates a creative mind.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SPECIALTY FUNCTIONS

This Job Description is not a contract of employment but serves as a reference for your mutual understanding of the terms and conditions associated with the position. Your role may vary from this description, and you may be asked to perform other duties or have additional responsibilities outside of what's outlined above.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.