Article Group

• Provides creative expertise in client pitches, work shares, and brainstorms, to establish a clear vision and direction for all assigned deliverables. • Designs creative output inclusive of data visualizations, technical diagrams, and conceptual, informational slides within brand guidelines. • Moves ideas past the obvious and brings teams and clients along with them. • Delegates as needed to project teams and manages creative processes and deliverables from conception through final delivery. • Enforces and improves Article Group standards and processes for audience-first visual storytelling in slide and motion design. • Designs storyboards for animated sequences as needed, in adherence with Article Group best practices for motion design. • Workshops ideas in direct collaboration with client stakeholders, assesses feedback, and communicates clear paths forward after every client conversation. • Escalates project risks and concerns regularly to senior Article Group leadership. • Expert in Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop and Illustrator). Working knowledge of Keynote, Google Slides, Figma is expected. Knowledge of After Effects and Media Encoder is nice to have.

• Leads art direction, visual styling, graphic design, technical QC, and PowerPoint animation on assigned technical keynote presentations and event collateral • Works directly with clients and other Article Group creative collaborators • Accountable for creative problem-solving, PowerPoint presentation design and animation • Delivers high-quality design output at proper technical specifications • Achieves creative excellence across design-centric workflows and deliverables • Demonstrates consultative listening to grasp client objectives • Presents creative concepts persuasively and incorporates feedback adaptively • Crafts and delivers work that aligns with the core creative vision

• Leads creative concepting, visual styling, design, and client workshares on assigned design projects • Accountable for creative problem-solving, creative leadership, and managing project teams of designers, animators, and other cross-disciplinary creatives • Drive creative excellence across design-centric workflows and deliverables with a focus in keynote business • Represents Article Group to clients and owns accountability for creative decisions • Demonstrate consultative listening to grasp client objectives and persuasive presentation of creative concepts • Responsible for crafting and advocating for the integrity of the core creative vision with team members and clients

• Leads visual thinking, quality control, and team mentorship across keynote programs • Accountable for creative problem-solving, modeling creative leadership, and managing project team leadership • Drive creative excellence across design-centric workflows and deliverables • Lead visual creatives, ensuring work products are useful, beautiful, and on-brief • Collaborate with cross-functional disciplines within AG, representing Article Group to clients • Maintain a pulse on emerging design trends in the event space • Enhance design methodologies, processes, and output • Be a trusted resource for designers around the agency • Bring design skills to making and elevating work for clients

Role Description The Creative Director, Design at Article Group leads visual thinking, quality control, and team mentorship across our keynote programs. You will be accountable for: - Creative problem-solving - Modeling creative leadership - Managing project team leadership - Contributing to client-facing deliverables in a “hands-on” manner You will drive creative excellence across design-centric workflows and deliverables, with a heavy focus in our keynote business. Responsibilities include: - Leading visual creatives - Ensuring work products are useful, beautiful, and on-brief - Collaborating closely with cross-functional disciplines within AG - Representing Article Group to clients - Owning accountability for creative decisions - Maintaining a pulse on emerging design trends in the event space - Enhancing design methodologies, processes, and output As a design leader, you will: - Be a trusted resource for designers around the agency - Help with challenges around ideation - Raise their craft - Apply fit and finish - Bring great work with coherent reasoning back to their teams As a craftsperson, you will bring your design skills to: - Make and elevate work for clients and the AG brand Your background skews towards keynote and presentation design, art direction, and visual storytelling. You will: - Directly partner with strategy and engagement leads to identify client problems - Plan project-level processes - Lead the creative effort by example as both a doer and delegator of tasks - Give concise, actionable feedback to team members of all levels - Craft and advocate for the integrity of the core creative vision You will work in a remote environment, with travel for on-site events required. Experience as a Creative Director of content onsite at events is required. Qualifications - 8+ years of design experience with at least 3 years in a Creative Director or senior creative leadership role - A portfolio that specifically showcases keynote and large-scale event presentations - Experience working onsite at live events in a creative leadership capacity - Expert-level PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) proficiency - Working knowledge of Keynote, Google Slides, and Figma - Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring designers and other creatives - Cross-functional collaboration experience, specifically partnering with strategy and account leads Requirements - Expert in Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop and Illustrator) - Working knowledge of Keynote, Google Slides, Figma is expected - Knowledge of After Effects and Media Encoder is nice to have - Knowledge of AI tools such as Midjourney, Firefly, Runway, Claude, and Gemini is a bonus Benefits - Salary range: $140,000–$170,000, determined by experience, expertise, and location - Comprehensive benefits package - Opportunity to help shape the direction of a key part of our business Company Description Article Group is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. COVID-19 considerations: We started as a distributed team, and have barely skipped a beat in shifting to 100% remote. When it’s abundantly safe to work in and commute to our offices, we will re-open – but will remain flexible to remote collaboration.

Role Description The Associate Creative Director, Design at Article Group leads creative concepting, visual styling, design, and client workshares on assigned design projects, including keynote programs. You will be accountable for: - Creative problem-solving - Creative leadership - Managing project teams of designers, animators, and other cross-disciplinary creatives - Contributing to client-facing deliverables in a “hands-on” manner You will drive creative excellence across design-centric workflows and deliverables, with a heavy focus in our keynote business. In close collaboration with cross-functional disciplines within AG, you will: - Represent Article Group to clients - Own accountability for creative decisions - Demonstrate consultative listening to grasp client objectives - Persuasively present creative concepts - Adaptively solve problems when incorporating feedback As a design leader, you will be a trusted resource for designers around the agency, helping them with: - Challenges around ideation - Raising their craft - Applying fit and finish - Bringing great work with coherent reasoning back to their teams As a craftsperson, you will: - Bring your design skills to making and elevating work for clients and the AG brand - Have a background skewing towards keynote and presentation design, art direction, and visual storytelling - Directly partner with strategy and engagement leads to identify client problems and plan project-level processes - Lead the creative effort by example as both a doer and delegator of tasks - Give concise, actionable feedback to team members of all levels Ultimately, you are responsible for: - Crafting and advocating for the integrity of the core creative vision with team members and clients You will work in a remote environment. Travel for on-site events will be required. Qualifications - 6+ years of design experience with at least 3 years in an Associate Creative Director or senior creative leadership role - A portfolio that specifically showcases keynote and large-scale event presentations - Experience working onsite at live events in a creative leadership capacity - Expert-level PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) proficiency - Working knowledge of Keynote, Google Slides, and Figma - Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring designers, motion designers, and other creatives - Cross-functional collaboration experience, specifically partnering with strategy and account leads Requirements - Expert in Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop and Illustrator) - Working knowledge of Keynote, Google Slides, Figma is expected - Knowledge of After Effects and Media Encoder is nice to have - Knowledge of AI tools such as Midjourney, Firefly, Runway, Claude, and Gemini is a bonus Benefits - Salary range: $115,000–$160,000, determined by experience, expertise, and location - Comprehensive benefits package - Meaningful opportunity to help shape the direction of a key part of our business Company Description Article Group is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. COVID-19 considerations: We started as a distributed team, and have barely skipped a beat in shifting to 100% remote. When it’s abundantly safe to work in and commute to our offices, we will re-open – but will remain flexible to remote collaboration.