Art Director, Global Marketing - Volvo Cars

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.

Do you want to be part of our passionate family?
Without passionate people there is no positive progress… and likely no Volvo Cars. A dynamic global organization committed to driving change awaits– a place where ideas can be freely expressed, and creativity can flourish.
Some of the most exciting action is within the Global Marketing organization, which oversees all of Volvo’s marketing to ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications. 
The Asset Creation Team- let’s introduce ourselves
The Asset Creation team is responsible for planning, purchasing and producing our creative assets used in global campaigns and for the web. Our team consists of Art Buyers, Art Directors, Copywriters, and Digital Content Lead. 

Willingness to continually learn, having an open mind, and being able to align with our shared objectives are vital. You will collaborate with various teams to execute on briefs and ensure top quality production. The production of the creative assets is always a team effort. Social skills and a collaborative mindset are a must.
Art Director - this is what you’ll do
We are looking for an experienced Art Director who can make a creative concept and framework come alive through our marketing campaigns. We are changing the way traditional asset creation is being done through an hybrid operating model that incorporate both partners and in-housed expertise within creativity and asset development. You will therefore collaborate with various teams to execute and ensure top quality results. 
Your ability to collaborate is truly the key, and you will work on a daily basis with both internal teams across multiple departments within Volvo and external teams at agencies, design studios, and production companies. In your daily work you will especially work closely together with our Content Studio team who will execute on creating all the assets needed for our marketing activations. As our Art Director, you love the craft and have an eye for the details. 
Further descriptions of responsibilities:
•    Derived from a creative framework, generate clear ideas and concepts in tandem with the copywriter & graphical designer to execute from idea to campaign
•    Regularly briefing partners and being able to clearly formulate an idea into a concrete execution plan
•    Execute creative productions with relevant stakeholders within set timeframe and budget
•    Take lead in scoping out new ways of working for art direction and execution within marketing
•    Producing sketches, collaborating on storyboards and art layouts based on creative briefs and brand concept work with a modular approach for iterating various ideas.
•    Present completed and packaged ideas to team members and project managers and relevant stakeholders
•    Align your status towards the creative framework through the Creative/performance review forum and find efficient ways to adapt based on feedback when needed
•    Learn, share and apply creative best practices with stakeholders across our organization
Qualifications
•    Minimum 5 year working experience from an ad agency, design agency or similar role at a client, including experience of budget planning
•    You demonstrate an ability to work under pressure and have proven experience from working in complex, international, large-scale, time-critical projects
•    You have a deep understanding of marketing initiatives, strategic positioning and target audience scopes across creative and media
•    Experience within animation/motion design
•    Experienced within online marketing and media landscape to ensure content performance
•    Experiences working with performance metrics for content and content evaluation
Let’s get to know each other
Welcome to apply by the latest on the 26th of February and we will do our best to keep you updated throughout the process.  
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Hiring Manager Natali Sedek at natali.sedek@volvocars.com. 
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Lotta Ericsson at lotta.ericsson@volvocars.com. 
Please submit your application in English and note that applications via email will not be considered due to GDPR. #LI-HYBRID #LI-LOTTA