Art Director

Position Title: 

Art Director

FLSA Status: 

Exempt (17C)

Reports to: 

Creative Team Manager

Job Summary: 

The Art Director provides vision and leadership for the organization’s creative output. This role ensures all work is on brand, strategically aligned, and executed with excellence across all mediums.

Full-time Benefits:

• Medical, Prescription Drugs, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
• Insurance Eligibility for Team Members and Dependents Starting on the First Day of Employment
• 401(k) with a Match 
• Basic, Voluntary, and Dependent Life Insurance 
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Bank Holidays 
• Workplace Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement 

Essential Functions:

• Performs all responsibilities of the Lead Designer.
• Ensures all creative work is on brand, innovative, and without flaw.
• Writes compelling headlines and supporting copy to support visual concepts.
• Provides clear creative direction and critique to other team members.
• Communicates effectively with stakeholders across departments.
• Effectively presents creative ideas to executive leadership.
• Proactively pitches ideas that support department goals.
• Understands departmental goals and strives toward their accomplishment.
• Stays informed on industry and cultural design trends.
• Demonstrates fluency across print, digital, video, and motion mediums.
• Maintains confidentiality of all sensitive Bank information.
• Maintains a positive and caring atmosphere for customers and employees consistent with Southside Bank’s mission, CORE Values, and Blue Book culture guide.
• Provides enthusiastic, professional, and courteous service to Southside Bank customers and employees.
• Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Understands and agrees to abide by the policies and procedures established at Southside Bank.
• Responsible for complying with audit policies and procedures as they pertain to this position.
• Performs duties in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and related anti-money laundering laws, and in accordance with the Bank’s Information Security Program.
• Must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Additional Functions:

• Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively in professional business environments, clearly presenting creative concepts and ideas to executives.
• Possesses a desire to learn and a willingness to take on both menial tasks and complex challenges.
• Provides leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
• Complies with all safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
• Performs additional duties, as assigned or directed.

Required Education/Experience:

• 10+ years working in Graphic Design, Marketing Agency, or a related field is highly preferred.
• Experience managing creatives and multiple visual formats.
• Degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• Strong understanding of layout, typography, and visual communication.
• Familiarity with professional design software and production workflows.

Necessary Skills: 

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Able to communicate strategy and adaptable to changes.
• Completely autonomous and internally motivated.
• Service-minded with ownership and accountability.
• Able to collaborate across the creative team.
• Capable of completing work with minimal oversight.
• Completes work with little to no errors.

Physical Activity/Dexterity: 

• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items and work with fingers. Works with fingers and perceives attributes of objects and materials.

Physical Environment Demands:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 90% of the time.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to visit other offices, conference rooms, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and telephone.
• Constantly positions self to operate on a computer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with other people throughout each day. Must be able to exchange accurate information when conversing.

Working Conditions/Environment:

• Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.
• Moderate noise (e.g. business office with computers and printers, light traffic).

Work Schedule/Hours:

• Monday through Friday; 8:00am – 5:00pm.
• Available for overtime, as needed.

 Travel:

• Some travel is required.

Southside Bank uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)