Grey

Senior Art Director

Grey New York, United States
No longer accepting applications

At GREY, we create Famously Effective ideas – creativity that delivers business results – for the world’s most influential brands. Our core values – creativity, unity, empathy, and service – power the work we do in each of our 40+ studios across six continents.

In 2023, we were named a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace and our agency network, Grey, ranked in the top ten award winners at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Position Overview

Partner with Copywriters to develop, design and execute concept and layout for cross channel advertising initiatives that are persuasive and unexpected. Storyteller who uses conceptual designs to bring ideas to life.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate and partner with copywriter to ensure that both the copy and visuals are in perfect sync to make the concept to our Famously Effective standard
  • Generating and executing an idea from concept to completion across a broad spectrum of mediums that align with the Creative Brief
  • Receive and implement feedback from creative leads
  • Communicate daily with Account Services, Strategy, and Project Management team members to ensure all deliverable and deadlines are met
  • Begin to build client relationships by participating in client meetings, delivering high quality conceptual thinking and contributing to thoughtful discussion
  • Proactively managing projects and your own workload
  • Remain current on latest creative trends globally. Stay curious about award shows, past and present case studies, production companies, and everything that is being created by some of the best people and companies in our industry. Only by gaining an understanding of what kind of work moves you and what it takes to get there, you will then be able to create work that moves others.
  • Stay on top of the latest technological advancements, including design software, digital tools, and platforms, to enhance creative processes and deliver innovative solutions
  • Remain curious about pop culture, social media trends and your audience's interests and behaviors in order to infuse culturally relevant elements into briefs and campaigns. Bring the outside world into our work, so our brands can join the conversation.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

  • At least 4-7 years of industry experience in a well-established, creative role with a proven track record
  • Experience working across relevant mediums based on client needs
  • Strong creative portfolio highlighting relevant experience
  • Solid verbal communication skills, comfortable presenting to all levels of clients
  • Excellent written and presentation skills
  • Able to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Proficiency in Adobe Suite or similar software and AI Tools

WHO YOU ARE:

  • Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one’s ever seen before
  • Productive: Acting on ideas to make things happen and get stuff done
  • Collaborative: Focused on the greater good versus personal gain
  • Adaptable: Ready and able to embrace change



At GREY we believe that being diverse, equitable and inclusive means we will be a company where ideas reflect, connect to, and impact culture because we are a place where everyone can fully participate in the work of making our ideas creative, famous and therefore effective in the world. Where every person is valued for distinctive skills, experiences and perspectives. It is supported by committed leadership, studio values, behaviors, policies and procedures that promote a culture where everyone’s difference is valued.

GREY is a place where who you are - your race, ethnicity, nationality, age, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, religious beliefs, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, family status - will not cause disparity in your experience, but instead energizes your creativity and becomes an important and beneficial part of the work you do.
  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
  • Industries

    Advertising Services

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