Communications Director jobs in Birmingham, AL

Company Description

Big Com is a creatively focused marketing and advertising agency based in Birmingham, AL, dedicated to helping national brands connect with the 95 MM consumers in the rapidly growing Southeast.

Started as a PR firm, Big brings a unique earned media mindset to every assignment, constantly pushing to make every idea, every activation, every marketing solution that much bigger. As a result, we look to hire the restless – those self-starters who are never completely satisfied, but instead push and keep pushing to make the most of their ideas all the way through execution.

Finally, experience and expertise are certainly critical considerations for the agency when it comes to hiring. But so too is enthusiasm and empathy. We work constantly to improve and protect our culture. So, while your talent might get you an interview at Big, ultimately, it’s chemistry that will get you a desk.

Associate Creative Director/Art

As Associate Creative Director/Art you will be expected to lead development and execution of high quality branding and advertising work that is on strategy, on brand and that achieve our clients’ objectives. You will act as both an individual contributor working with cross-functional teams, and as a project lead crafting brands and campaign concepts. You will be measured on the quality of our creative output.

Direct Report

In your role, you will report to the Creative Director.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate true leadership every day – nurturing and shepherding Big Ideas through the agency

• Actively train, mentor and manage mid-level creatives, acknowledging exceptional thinking and setting the bar high with your own contributions

• Provide clear/objective critiques of creative work during development

• Design brand systems as well as work within the framework of existing systems

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create work that is strategically focused

• Concept, storyboard and plan for video production projects

• Make well-rehearsed presentations internally and to senior level clients, helping Account Management to “sell” our clients what they need, not simply what they want!

• Attend creative reviews with clients, anticipating their questions and successfully selling the strongest work

• Remain current and communicate industry trends and techniques to colleagues

• Organize and run creative projects, and help the agency deliver against aggressive timelines

• Execute flawlessly, even under aggressive timelines

• Conduct regular one-on-one check-ins with your supervisor

Qualifications / Requirements:

• 8 years’ experience working within an advertising agency

• 5 years’ experience working as an art director, or associate creative director

• A strong portfolio of work that demonstrates the breadth of your experience across traditional and digital media, including everything from broadcast TV to designing for the social media space

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), Microsoft Office Suite, Keynote

• Strong attention to detail and grasp of typography, design hierarchy, and tone

• A solid understanding of current and emerging technologies

• Motion design, and/or illustration skills are a plus.

This position is based in our Birmingham office, so if you are local or open to relocation we would love to talk with you.