What’s the last really rewarding conversation you had with your customers?

One that inspired them to act, or changed the way they felt? Made a positive difference to their lives, and to your bottom line? One that made them want to share the love?

For brands, these conversations are gold dust. They’re the difference between pushing product and entering long and fruitful relationships with customers.

Content marketing – a field we’ve led worldwide since 1987 – is the art of creating these positive conversations around your brand.

John Brown Media, one of the leading global content marketing agencies and part of Dentsu Aegis, has recently opened an office in San Francisco—and we are looking for an experienced Associate Art Director to join the team for our newest account, Sam’s Club. You will be a part of evolving the visuals and art direction for a large direct mail program, finding creative ways to implement a new aspirational, editorial look and feel that excels across both print and digital formats.

If you're the right fit, you have an editorial or catalog design background, experience briefing and supporting directing photoshoots, especially in the home/lifestyle categories, and are interested in an exciting opportunity to transform a large national retailer’s communications into an engaging and cohesive set of content that captures the attention of customers across all channels. You will report to the team's Creative Director.

You Will:

• Team up with the Art Director and Creative Director in taking each issue and catalog from mockups through final press-ready files, working on everything from big-picture concepts to production tasks and client amends.
• Create modern, attention-grabbing layouts that reveal what’s special about the brand and products
• Understand the brand’s tone and positioning and translate them into compelling editorial visuals and a new look and feel to be implemented in catalogs, direct mail, and promotional materials
• Work with the design and content team to concept ideas in a visual-forward, editorial-minded way
• Help create detailed mock-ups and new concepts to share with our client ahead of production
• Brief and attend photoshoots, capturing assets on-set to work across channels (print and digital)

You Have:

• A design background and portfolio showing editorial, branded content or catalog design
• On-set photoshoot experience
• Ability to prioritize and manage time efficiently in a fast-paced position
• Interested in working in a collaborative role
• Client-facing experience (not mandatory, but nice to have)
• Digital design portfolio (not mandatory, but nice to have)
• Sketching (digital or by hand) skills (not mandatory, but nice to have)
• Photo retouching skills (not mandatory, but nice to have)

Our Benefits:

• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• PTO and family leave
• 401k

Diversity is embedded in who we are and all that we do: our mindset, our solutions, and our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable environment. We put our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. Our differences make us richer and enable stronger relationships with each other and foster greater impact for our clients. We engage with our communities to drive positive social impact by fostering equity and working to create a digital society that works for all.