At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
The opportunity
EY GDS Creative Center of Excellence (CoE) is an in-house agency that helps EY teams build a better working world by delivering high-impact, high-quality, and on-brand creative solutions. People in the CoE help create experiences that are not just creatively inspiring, but also strategically precise and deeply human — across multiple media platforms.
As a Supervising Associate — Art Director, you own the creative and visual direction and design for creative collaterals across multiple formats, ensuring that all creatives are on-brand, user-centric, and aesthetically proficient. With a passion for problem-solving and creative strategy, you lead creative brainstorms with stakeholders and content and digital marketing teams to produce best-in-class creatives that intrinsically align with the EY brand and business objectives. With your impeccable aesthetic sense and design sensibility, you are a versatile and reliable leader who can elevate any creative conceptualization, storyboard, or creative direction for projects across multiple channels.
Your key responsibilities
Provide creative leadership to the design teams to deliver a range of collaterals (i.e., brochures, placemats, illustration, layouts, infographics, on-screen presentations, proposals, microsites, motion graphic content, and social media collaterals)
Produce strategically sound conceptual work and bring it to life through rapid prototyping and storyboard creation and all the way through post-production
Adhere to EY brand guidelines, meet, and exceed defined expectations in terms of aesthetics, quality, turnaround time, budget, and efficiency
Stay up-to-date with current and future designs, web standards, concepts, and industry trends and advocate the same to team members and customers
Provide creative and art direction support to the team, coordinate with team members and others to resolve issues, as necessary
Proactively identify opportunities to employ pop culture trends, creativity, executional approaches, and techniques to create exceptional user experiences
Communicate effectively with various customers/customer groups while understanding design briefs and sharing ideas
Lead project discussions with customers with a customer-centric mindset
Provide unique and innovative design solutions to customers and convince them to make the right design choices
Mentor junior team members on best design practices
Prioritize deadlines and effectively manage multiple creative projects parallelly
Be a part and contribute towards various organizational initiatives
Skills and attributes for success
A user-centric mindset with creative, innovative, and analytical approach
Working knowledge of creating infographics and data visualization techniques
Exceptional project management, risk management, and team management
Proven track record of delivering high-quality output on time and within budget
An innovative mindset that takes a client problem and delivers compelling and inspiring creative solutions
Excellent communication (comprehension, verbal and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and persuade
Exceptional attention to detail
Understanding of current and future visual trends
To qualify for the role, you must have
Bachelor's degree or college diploma (preferably in Graphic Design or related discipline)
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe DC, and Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel)
Experience across a range of digital, social, and integrated media
Knowledge of social platforms (Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, etc.)
Strong visual design and creative thinking capability
At least 10 years of overall experience in a fast-paced global environment (team management experience mandatory)
Ideally, you'll also have
Preferable knowledge of Adobe After Effects, Premier Pro, and motion graphics skills
Technologies and Tools
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe DC, and Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel)
What we look for
Strong business acumen along with creative vision
Creative problem-solving mindset with a flexible can-do attitude
A growth mindset creative who loves to collaborate, ideate, and deliver breakthrough work
Experience in leading and managing creative teams, as well as developing junior creative talent
Self-starter who loves challenges and makes big things happen by working together
Experience working with global clients
Confidence, maturity, and ability to build strong client relationships
A strong team player who is comfortable working collaboratively with others
What we offer
EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland, and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies, and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We'll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills, and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.
Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
Success, as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching, and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
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