Social network you want to login/join with: Art Director, Metropolitan City of Milan Client: We are social Location: Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy Job Category: Other EU work permit required: Yes Job Reference: f760fd2d0515 Job Views: 9 Posted: 02.03.2025 Expiry Date: 16.04.2025 Job Description: We’re a global creative agency, with more than 1000 people in 16 offices around the world, 200 here in our Milan’s office. We deliver world-class creative campaigns and strategies based on social insights, for best-in-class brands. At We Are Social we believe that teamwork and respect for everyone's contribution can lead to great results. We believe that flexibility and the ability to adapt to changes by taking advantage of opportunities is a fundamental characteristic for achieving success. And we also believe that always looking for new challenges and going beyond what is due is the right attitude to always do better. Art Direction Team The Art Direction team at We Are Social is part of the broader Creative and Editorial department and is responsible for ensuring and evolving our clients' visual identity across all types of content that we conceive, create, and manage for them on all social media channels. Role Purpose Reporting to Art Supervisor or Creative Director, is responsible for supporting the Design and Creative team in creating content across all media channels. The role is very hands-on, as the Art Director is responsible for creating visual concepts in response to clients’ briefs and relaying them to the Creative Supervisor/Head of Art/Creative Director. The focus is mainly on editorial and digital projects, although involvement in specific campaigns or activations is also expected. Art directors need to be natural visual thinkers, ready to expand their skills and learn from senior colleagues in order to flourish. Key Responsibilities Definition of creative concepts, their execution, and detailed crafting Art direction for ongoing content, formats, and activations for the clients’ editorial plan Execution and quality control of output during the creative production phase Study and development of visual identity and brand for reference clients Participation in defining and developing editorial strategy in terms of languages and visual formats Constant alignment with Creative and Client Service references Requirements Degree in art direction, graphic design, or equivalent fields 1-3 years experience in creative agencies is highly appreciated Excellent knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Suite Ability to work in extended and complex teams Competence and mastery across different media, formats, tools, and techniques of visual communication High affinity and passion for social media Intuition for current trends and developments A good knowledge of English is a plus For this vacancy, only an apprenticeship contract is provided. As part of the We are Social team, you will be expected to create and encourage a culture where people from all backgrounds feel included, accepted, and valued. Our CODE can help us to make diversity and inclusion one of the pillars of our commitment culture that will help us to maintain our competitive edge, be one of the best agencies to work for, and achieve our vision: to lead the evolution of marketing. J-18808-Ljbffr