The Senior Art Director, Photography will be responsible for nurturing and enhancing creative ideas throughout the creative development process and through execution. The Senior Art Director, Photography will exhibit a strategic storytelling sensibility and deep understanding of the right creative/production talent required to execute the project at hand. They are entrusted with our client's brand and expected to push forward the way it’s expressed through photography.

Responsibilities

• Ability to lead a team as a Photo Art Director and Retoucher.
• Inspire, generate, and develop ideas that are strategically-informed, channel agnostic, and deeply integrated between all touch-points and product experiences. 
• Consistently up-level the creative thinking of our organization by bringing impactful ideas to the table and creating work that is authentic out client's values.
• Ensure that deliverables adhere to strategic brief, our client's vision and intention. 
• Communicate with creative teammates and cross-functional partners to ensure that our client's creative work is of the highest quality and greatest consistency. 
• Collaborate cross-functionally with a diverse mix of teams, balancing the needs of stakeholders and always seeking opportunities to elevate the work and craft.
• Oversee and art direct photography shoots, as needed. 

Requirements

• 10-15 years art and creative direction experience in an agency or in-house brand experience with global companies.
• A strong understanding of how Photo Art Direction is used to tell a story on behalf of a brand and within a product.
• An innovative and impactful portfolio of work that demonstrates ability to lead teams in creating communication campaigns that resonate culturally and influence business results.
• Experience inspiring creative teams with a strong vision and empowering individuals to achieve their best work.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills — can articulate and passionately defend decisions both internally and to clients. 
• Outstanding collaboration skills with a proven ability to work cross-functionally in order to establish and meet shared outcome-based goals 

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, mentorship, and employee experience possible! CM new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 4 days a week. The ask stems from our want to:

• Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning
• Improve collaboration and team relationships.
• Increase employee engagement

We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@criticalmass.com.

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.

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