Associate Art Director - Epsilon

How You’ll Make an Impact

The Associate Art Director is at the forefront of crafting visually stunning and impactful digital campaigns that drive results. Reporting to the Manager, Creative, you'll collaborate closely with Art Directors and a talented team of creatives to bring innovative concepts to life for top-tier brands. Your work will directly contribute to increasing brand awareness, driving website traffic, and improving conversion rates for our clients. Learn from and work alongside seasoned professionals in the creative field as you push the boundaries of digital design.

As an Associate Art Director, you'll have the chance to be part of innovative projects that redefine the industry. Your work will significantly influence our brand's visual identity and drive successful digital campaigns. Your contributions will directly impact our ability to connect with our target audience and achieve our business goals.

What You’ll Achieve

In this role, you will:

• Contribute to Creative Development: Collaborate on concepting and executing innovative digital designs for various formats, including video, email, and mobile.
• Demonstrate Design Mastery: Showcase your ability to apply on-brand design solutions across different platforms while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Own Client Relationships: Take ownership of assigned clients and projects, ensuring that your work consistently exceeds their expectations.
• Manage Project Execution: Efficiently manage project timelines, deliver work on time, and effectively communicate with your manager and team to balance workload.
• Stay Ahead of Trends: Maintain a deep understanding of digital design trends, industry advancements, and emerging technologies to create cutting-edge visuals.
• Develop Creative Confidence: Articulate your design decisions with clarity and confidence, presenting your work effectively to clients and colleagues.
• Cultivate Growth: Continuously seek opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to the creative team's success.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university (BFA in Visual Communications, Advertising, or Design, preferred).
• 1-3 years of experience in an agency or in-house environment.
• Experience in digital media is a plus.
• Proficient in various digital formats (e.g., web, mobile, social media, email) with a strong ability to conceptualize and execute effective designs that leverage these platforms.
• Showcase a portfolio demonstrating exceptional attention to detail, strong conceptual thinking, and integrated design experiences.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and deliver high-quality work under pressure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fostering strong relationships with team members and clients. Open to feedback and eager to learn from others.
• Stay up to date with the latest design trends, industry advancements, and emerging technologies.
• Demonstrate strong emotional intelligence, understanding and effectively managing emotions in yourself and others.
• Confident and articulate communicator, able to effectively present creative concepts and rationale behind design decisions.
• Skilled at identifying and solving challenges creatively and efficiently.
• Proficient in industry-leading design software, including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and PowerPoint. Has a working knowledge of HTML and experience using both Mac and PC platforms. Experience with After Effects is a plus.

Epsilon at Our CORE  

Epsilon is a global advertising and marketing technology company positioned at the center of Publicis Groupe. Our products accelerate our clients’ ability to harness the power of their first-party data to activate campaigns across channels and devices, with an unparalleled ability to prove outcomes.  For decades, we’ve been helping marketers from the world’s top brands personalize experiences for millions of people with our cutting-edge technology, solutions and services. Our best-in-class identity gives brands a clear, privacy-safe view of their customers, which they can use across our suite of digital media, retail media, messaging and loyalty solutions. We process 400+ billion consumer actions each day and hold many patents of proprietary technology, including real-time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee, Epsilon has been consistently recognized as industry-leading by Forrester, Adweek and the MRC.    

Epsilon has a core set of 5 values that define our culture and guide us to create value for our clients, our people and consumers. We are seeking candidates that align with our company values, demonstrate them and make them meaningful in their day-to-day work:  

• Act with integrity. We are transparent and have the courage to do the right thing. 
• Work together to win together. We believe collaboration is the catalyst that unlocks our full potential. 
• Innovate with purpose. We shape the market with big ideas that drive big outcomes. 
• Respect all voices. We embrace differences and foster a culture of connection and belonging. 
• Empower with accountability. We trust each other to own and deliver on common goals. 

Because You Matter 

As an Epsilon employee, you deserve perks and benefits that put you, your family and your finances first.  Our benefits encompass a wide range of offerings, including but not limited to the following:  

• Time to Recharge: Flexible time off (FTO), 14 paid holidays 
• Time to Recover: Paid sick time  
• Family Well-Being: Parental/new child leave, childcare & elder care assistance, adoption assistance  
• Extra Perks: Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k), tuition assistance, commuter benefits, professional development, employee recognition, charitable donation matching, health coaching and counseling  

Epsilon benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms.  

Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Epsilon’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Epsilon also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. Epsilon will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Please reach out to LeaveofAbsence@epsilon.com to request an accommodation.

For San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles Areas: Epsilon will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants with criminal histories are welcome to apply. 

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