Art Director

A bit about OneMethod:

We help clients, collaborators, and just about anyone we work with to deviate from their past and present, from their competition and their category, or from whatever. While much of what we do falls within advertising, brand design, and experience design, it can also be just about anything. We’re a medium-sized agency punching above our weight with clients ranging from Fortune 100 multinationals to scrappy start-ups and not-for-profits.

We provide an environment where you’ll be surrounded by talented people, art, technology, and a firehose of ideas. We encourage people to own their work and use their judgement. We try to be an ego-free crew, so we need people who are confident in their skills, but kind and collaborative.

OneMethod is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, one which reflects the world in which we live.

A lot about this role:

We’re looking for an Art Director who thinks big picture. Someone who can take a strategy and come up with fresh takes and new ideas. You will collaborate with various teams and clients to develop concepts and turn them into visual masterpieces. The Art Director will work with the larger creative team to develop concepts, generate ideas, and help solve our clients’ biggest problems.

You are…

• A multi-tasker
• Able to think beyond traditional ideas
• Comfortable working with multiple teams
• Proactive and solution-oriented
• A strong communicator with great interpersonal skills
• Confident presenting to clients, and people in general
• No stranger to quick timelines and a high-energy environment
• Prepared to take ownership of projects
• Very familiar with the inner workings of the agency model
• Interested in learning new aspects of the business

You can…

• Own the creative process – developing concepts for advertising, content, and beyond
• Support the creative department in refining, adapting, or updating project files for final output
• Assist with overseeing projects, from conception to final delivery (film, OOH, static & animated banners, presentations, social content etc.)
• Come up with fresh ideas, execute them to a tee and work closely with all sides of production
• Partner with new business teams to craft world-class creative pitch presentations
• Ensure all projects are completed efficiently and on time
• Collaborate on visual guidelines for new brand identities / initiatives
• Manage & catalogue project files & assets
• Keep up to date with new industry standards and tools
• Collaborate with & report to the Associate Creative Director, day-to-day
• Autonomously manage your own calendar across multiple timelines

Must-Have Experience:

• 3-7 Years agency experience
• Creating beautifully crafted layouts, colour schemes, and typography setting
• Developing brand campaigns / campaign platforms (on a conceptual level)
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (AI, PS, ID, AE, Acrobat)
• Knowledge of social platform features & benefits, guidelines & limitations
• Solid experience with Keynote, Google Slides and PowerPoint

Great-To-Have Experiences:

• Experienced with photography
• Experience with Cinema 4D/Blender
• Experience in UX/UI design
• Experience with Midjourney/other AI tools
• Knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

Tadiem is proud to foster a culture of talent and decency, in equal measure. Our people are our priority and we work hard to cultivate an environment where they can do the best work of their careers. Some of the ways we do this are:

• A truly hybrid work environment that balances the best of both worlds
• A recognition that in service industries the work load ebbs and flows and we balance that with an additional 10 days to rest and recharge on top of your vacation entitlement to support work life balance
• The ability to invest in your future, today and tomorrow, with a little extra help from the company DPSP (RSP matching) program
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Support from a pool of experts across various disciplines to learn from and collaborate with as well as the autonomy to be the CEO of your career

As an equal opportunity employer our goal is to build a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the world we live in. If you require any accommodations during the selection process, please reach out.