Art Director - Milan - To Digital Agency - 12 Month Contract

This is a great opportunity for an Art Director to join a Global Top 5 NMA agencies offices in Milan. 

They are expanding rapidly in Italy, and work working with major brands and clients on leading creative projects.

Experience:

Minimum 4 years' agency experience with a strong design portfolio

Excellent Italian and English language skills

Strong print experience essential

Slick InDesign and Photoshop skills

Responsibilities:

- Responsible for the development and execution of creative concepts for leading-edge marketing and Web solutions.
- Develop and frame creative concepts according to creative brief requirements.
- Apply brand identity systems, typography, photography, colour and other ingredients appropriately to create innovative visual solutions that meet business and user needs.
- Visualize, design and conceptualize user experiences and create visual prototypes and screens
- Extend existing visual systems/brand guidelines across all mediums with moderate design changes or interpretation
- Provide quality assurance of all creative deliverables
- A solid working knowledge of the latest versions of applicable programs - Mac OS, Fireworks, Photoshop and Illustrator, etc.
- A good working knowledge of online and offline production
- Understanding of motion design and the strengths and limitations of Flash, Ajax, Flex, and other emerging platforms