Freelance Associate Creative Director, Design Keynotes & Events

Responsibilities

• Provides creative expertise in client pitches, work shares, and brainstorms, to establish a clear vision and direction for all assigned deliverables.
• Designs creative output inclusive of data visualizations, technical diagrams, and conceptual, informational slides within brand guidelines.
• Moves ideas past the obvious and brings teams and clients along with them.
• Delegates as needed to project teams and manages creative processes and deliverables from conception through final delivery.
• Enforces and improves Article Group standards and processes for audience-first visual storytelling in slide and motion design.
• Designs storyboards for animated sequences as needed, in adherence with Article Group best practices for motion design.
• Workshops ideas in direct collaboration with client stakeholders, assesses feedback, and communicates clear paths forward after every client conversation.
• Escalates project risks and concerns regularly to senior Article Group leadership.
• Expert in Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop and Illustrator). Working knowledge of Keynote, Google Slides, Figma is expected. Knowledge of After Effects and Media Encoder is nice to have.

Requirements

• 6+ years of design experience with at least 3 in an Associate Creative Director or senior creative leadership role
• A portfolio that specifically showcases keynote and large-scale event presentations will be required for consideration
• Experience leading creative execution in live event environments, maintaining composure and driving solutions under pressure during production.
• Expert-level PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) proficiency, with working knowledge of Keynote, Google Slides, and Figma
• Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring designers, motion designers and other creatives across levels, including giving direct, actionable feedback that actually improves the work
• Cross-functional collaboration experience, specifically partnering with strategy and account leads.

Hard Skills

• design experience
• creative execution
• data visualizations
• technical diagrams
• storyboarding
• motion design
• audience-first visual storytelling
• mentoring
• feedback
• live event environments

Soft Skills

• creative expertise
• collaboration
• communication
• problem-solving
• leadership
• delegation
• composure under pressure
• vision establishment
• client engagement
• risk management

Industry Keywords

• Associate Creative Director
• creative leadership
• large-scale event presentations
• cross-functional collaboration
• creative processes
• project management
• client stakeholders
• creative standards
• visual storytelling
• production solutions

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Keynote
• Google Slides
• Figma
• After Effects
• Media Encoder