Junior Art Director

McKinney is seeking a Junior Art Director to partner with a copywriter in developing creative concepts and visual solutions for various social platforms and campaigns. The role involves designing visual assets, ensuring quality control, and collaborating with team members to deliver high-quality creative work. Responsibilities Works in concert with a Copywriter to develop and design great creative concepts and presentation approaches Takes responsibility for finalizing files, prepping for production and maintaining existing quality standards Conceive, design, and produce an array of visual assets including (but not limited to): paid and organic social posts, gifs, memes, stickers, infographics, presentations, motion graphics, templates, mood boards, press kits, ads, and marketing materials Develop and comp designs for a variety of social platforms, such as IG, X, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, etc Find creative ways to leverage, repurpose and resize existing photography and assets Help art directors and teammates comp their creative concepts Present concepts with the Junior Art Director to the Associate Creative Director and Creative Director Report to Associate Creative Director and/ Creative Director on project status Incorporate feedback from Creative Directors, and clients with precision and a positive attitude Understanding of visual hierarchy and design principles Remains current on industry trends and technology Ensures the quality, craft and implementation of all work done on projects assigned Delivers creative work that is on time, on target and on budget Pays meticulous attention to detail Reviews work to ensure accuracy Becomes an expert in brand standards Collaborates with writers, strategists, account management, and clients Understands the Client’s business, brand, products and their customers Always leads by example Skills Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) Experience with Google Suite (Slides, Sheets, etc.) Ideal candidate should have up to 1 year of internship and/or work experience as an art director or designer A creative portfolio is required You must be authorized to work in the US for any employer Knowledge of AfterEffects, Sketch and HTML are a plus, but not mandatory Animation skills a plus, but not mandatory Working knowledge of digital, UX and UI design principals a plus Company Overview McKinney is a marketing firm that provides services to connect companies to customers. It was founded in 1969, and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is