[Hiring] Junior Art Director @Berlin Communications

Role Description

We’re seeking a junior or intermediate Art Director to join our crew. Applicants in Edmonton will be preferred, but we’re open to this being a remote position for someone living in Canada.

Key Responsibilities

• Create unexpected ideas and engaging visual solutions by collaborating with copywriters, strategists, and other visual artists.
• Prepare and refine concepts for internal and client presentations.
• Explain your ideas and thinking to Berliners and clients.
• Bring concepts to life through design and visual expertise.
• Juggle multiple projects with differing timelines across a wide range of media (including, but not limited to, video, social, print, outdoor, guerrilla, direct and digital).
• Stay up-to-date on creativity in our industry.
• Experiment with generative AI.

Qualifications

• A portfolio filled with concepts and design solutions that would make all other applicants angry at you.
• At least one year of ad agency experience.
• Understanding of generative AI's role in the creative process.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) and Figma.
• An eagerness to be pushed from good to great.
• A strong work ethic, positive attitude, and low ego—not everything will go your way.
• A willingness to take ownership in organizing and maintaining creative files and assets.
• The hunger to conceptualize provocative ideas that other creatives will dog-ear in their Communication Arts Annual.

Requirements

• Only applicants living in Canada will be considered.
• Candidates are required to submit a link to their portfolio website with their application.
• Only those with a portfolio website will be considered.
• Please do not reach out to inquire about your applications.
• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• This position will remain open until filled.

Benefits

• Berlin is an equal opportunity employer.
• We believe diversity in lived experience brings tremendous value to our team, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.