Advertising Art Director Resume

Advertising art directors help clients in marketing and promoting their products on a wide range of platforms. They discuss the business needs with clients and create great visual contents according to the provided specifications. They handle a team of copywriters, graphic designers, web designers, web developers, and photographers. Every single project the agency takes is managed by these creative professionals.

This position requires strong creative and project management skills. The aspirant also should have excellent knowledge of typography, image and photo editing, digital marketing, layout for online and print with confidence to give the best value for client's money. This job application sample has most of the skills and abilities required of the candidate.

Advertising Art Director Resume Example

Career Objective:

Looking for an advertising art director position with “IKC Media Brands” to apply my creative, marketing, and business skills for establishing client's name in the market and add to the revenue of the company.

Summary of Skills:

• Experience of advertising agency
• Excellent creative and knowledge of typography
• Expert in editing images, photos, and artworks
• Comprehensive knowledge of a variety of business and digital marketing
• Outstanding hands in using latest design and editing software
• Ability to visualize and implement client's needs
• High passion for commercial art and advertising
• Flexible, good listener, and excellent leader

Work Experience:

Advertising Art Director
Marigold Advertisers,
Arlington Heights, IL
August 2012 - Present

Duties and Functions:

• Handling a creative team comprising of four copywriters, six graphic designers, four web designers, and two photographers
• Holding meetings with clients, understanding their needs, and putting their briefs into visual concepts
• Planning, conducting, and monitoring digital and print communications for clients
• Creating logos, tagline, and marketing contents matching with the business of clients
• Editing artwork layouts and editing photos, images, and textual contents
• Assigning copywriters and photographers on writing copy and taking photographs as per clients' needs
• Inspiring and motivating the creative team for fresh and innovative design work

Advertising Art Designer
Daffodils Ad Agency,
Arlington Heights, IL
March 2010 - July 2012

Duties and Functions:

• Developed online and print advertising materials matching with the client's business profile
• Created short animation films using Adobe Flash and added impact on marketing contents
• Managed creative projects for several clients from different industries
• Ensured clients are satisfied with visual contents both for print and online
• Handled product promotion within the budget fixed by clients
• Called and participated in press meetings and disbursed information on new products
• Negotiated with printers and suppliers on printing and paper rates

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts
  Equinox College, Arlington Heights, IL
  2009

Reference:

On request.