Creative Lead (Senior Art Director)

THE AGENCY

Somnio didn’t begin as an agency. We became one. Our DNA has driven us to truly understand and empathize with our clients, their customers and partners. We balance concepts with strategy, creativity with research and form with function. This formula helps us craft experiences that resonate with people.

We provide a full range of services from global campaign strategy, social media, video production and content marketing to advanced portal and website design. We genuinely care about the growth of our clients’ brands and we’re damn proud of their success.

The Role

Somnio is seeking a dynamic Creative Lead with strong conceptual abilities and a talent for articulating creative decisions that resonate with our clients. The ideal candidate is a perfect blend of leadership, creativity, and organization, thriving in a fast-paced environment where meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations are second nature.

We value adaptability and versatility, as our projects range from branding to digital campaigns, and sometimes even production projects. The ability to embrace this variety and excel in different creative contexts is essential. This is a hands-on role, requiring active participation in the creative process from ideation to execution.

Who you are:

• You create campaigns and digital experiences that create positive results for our clients.                       

• You understand briefs and will work with the Account Services, Creative, and Production Departments to refine direction if required.                     

• You foster team collaboration, professional growth and inspire others to exceed expectations.                                                                                 

• You have proven staff management skills, adept at overseeing and guiding team members to success within project contexts.

• You are highly organized with an ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and simultaneously handle multiple projects and allocate work to the remainder of the team.                                                       

• You have excellent conceptual and design skills in the digital space.

Responsibilities:

• Reports to Creative Director

• Embrace our team structure, and drive a culture of teamwork

• Directs all phases of creative work for major accounts from concept through production

• Responsible for inspiring and motivating creative teams and accountable for developing and directing creative work of the highest caliber with their teams

• As a Creative Lead assigned to your projects, you'll guide the creative team and provide constructive criticism to uphold a consistent standard of creative excellence, leading to award-worthy outcomes.

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree.

• 5+ years of design experience in an advertising, branding or in house agency

• Expert knowledge of all steps required in the creative development process, including providing clear creative direction, giving timely and helpful coaching to improve creative and producing all work cost effectively and on schedule

• Excellent ideation/conceptual experience reflected in their portfolio

• Excellent communication skills

• Excellent presentation skills that foster and develop existing and new client relationships

• Ability to solve problems with keen instincts and organizational experience

• Able to handle multiple large-scale projects and manage to established timelines and deliverables

• Proven mentoring, supervisory, and team-building skills 

Contract Terms:

• 100% remote

• Payment in USD

• Availability to work in CDT time zone/Monday to Friday

*This is a remote position