Job Summary:

Title: Jr. Art Director

Location:  Roc Nation NYC Office (In-Person)

Portfolio: Required – either link or PDF

WHO ARE WE?

Since its founding in 2008, Roc Nation has grown into the world’s preeminent entertainment company.  We work in every aspect of modern entertainment—with recording artists and producers, songwriters, and athletes. Our client list includes some of the world’s most recognizable names: from Rihanna, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lil Uzi Vert to LaMelo Ball, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Vini Jr., and Robinson Cano. We are a full-service organization supporting our diverse roster of talent via artist management, music publishing, touring, production, strategic brand development, and beyond. We’ve forged strong partnerships with the world’s leading experts in artist management, technology, fashion, and philanthropy and are redefining the business of entertainment.

WHO ARE YOU?

Motivated, driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit.  Resourceful, innovative, forward-thinking, and committed. The best candidate for this role is naturally creative, curious, and passionate about beautiful design & art, and works well under tight deadlines. At Roc Nation, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you, then please read on! 

THE ROLE:

Roc Nation is looking for a Jr. Art Director who loves elevating aesthetics through photography and videos aligning artist & athlete objectives with brand objectives to ultimately meet the goals for all collaborations. You will report to the VP of Creative and work closely with our Creative Production Department across all photo & videos needs company-wide. 

• Will lead a team of 4, responsible for photo & video across brands, clients, events, and freelance management.

• Partners with VP of Creative, Art Director, and Creative Strategy Manager to create global digital style guides to support the regions with campaign execution.

• Attends photoshoots & videoshoots as needed and assists with shoot production, direction, and post-production. Shows a comprehensive understanding of pre- and post-production processes in photography & videography; including shoot planning, budget tracking, color grading, retouching, and markups/revisions for product and beauty images.

• Develops pixel-perfect, highly innovative, refined digital and print creative under fast-paced timelines based on global style guides.

• Directly manages files in an organized way that aligns to the overall process; providing assets in a variety of specs and partners to produce and release a large volume of creative.

• Demonstrates solid grasp of brand aesthetic, usability principles, and high taste level in design sensibility. Displays understanding of typography, photography, layout, graphic and digital design; ensuring all assets adhere to brand guidelines.

• Has basic image retouching skills; i.e. changing background colors behind product photography, clipping out objects, etc.

• Navigates the creative process independently AND collaboratively, negotiating successfully with other teams while being communicative, proactive, resourceful, professional, and flexible.

• Maintains collaborative partnerships with supporting teams, including
  Creative, Brands Digital, Marketing and affiliated brands; fostering strong partnerships with teams.

•  The person in this role needs to be comfortable asserting a strategic and creative perspective that guides creative and client conversations to new and exciting places. 

• Manage and build creative relationships, while being able to find new freelancers and agencies as needed – this person has a strong network in NY & LA of local established creatives

KEY AREAS OF FOCUS

• Research & Education — a deep understanding of our partners, brands, and entertainment clients is crucial to creating compelling creative that align with brand goals & objectives

• Ideation & Pitching — able to create ideas and create materials that are compelling through copywriting & visual references & moodboards, and storytelling. Ability to verbalize concepts & pitches to both internal and external audiences through compelling & succinct communication.

• Agility & Innovation — learns quickly when facing new problems, analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try to find new solutions. Fosters a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team.

• Drive for Results — Energetic and driven to complete tasks at a high level, steadfastly pushes self and others for best results.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree or BFA. Graphic Design(or related: Communications Design, Art Direction, etc.) degree or equivalent experience preferred.

• 5-7+ years of Design and Art Direction experience in Retail/e-Commerce, Music, Fashion,, or advertising agency environments.

• Strong interest in the entertainment industry – music & brand collaborations

• Strong verbal & written communication skills for internal and external communication

• Strong on-set art direction skills with experience working with out-of-house teams and partners to generate on-brand, compelling assets for multiple marketing and brand placements.

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

• Strong problem-solving skills with focus on developing and recommending solutions quickly and in a calm and clear manner.

• Must possess excellent typography, layout, and design skills.

• Knowledge of Adobe's Creative Suite; with a comfortable and proficient knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop; XD, AfterEffects, Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, Bridge, and remainder of Suite is highly encouraged.

• Solid time management, organization skills, file management and excellent attention to detail and consistency

• Must be able to work autonomously and remain flexible to changing priorities; ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Ability to understand clients’ marketing objectives and work closely with senior strategy team to develop plan to support these objectives

• Ability to synthesize research and disparate information into a cohesive plan, finding the throughline across varying inputs

• Strategic thinker at the core with strong analytical and critical thinking skills

• Deep knowledge of all social media platforms and their perceived value audiences

• On top of the latest industry trends, breakthrough creative campaigns, and emerging technologies

• Strong attention to detail

COVID-19 vaccination series and booster shot are a mandatory requirement for this position.

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Roc Nation and Live Nation Entertainment strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

HIRING PRACTICES

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Roc Nation and Live Nation Entertainment recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Roc Nation and Live Nation Entertainment may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, Internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

Note – Roc Nation benefits and policies differ from Live Nation

New York City Pay Range*: $85,000 - $95,000

**Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements Law. It is estimated based on what a successful New York City applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York City or perform the position from New York City. Similar positions located outside of New York City will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the NYC Law, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.