Art Director

ART DIRECTORS FOR VICE/VIRTUE SCANDINAVIA WANT TO WORK IN THE WORLD'S NO. 1 CONTENT AGENCY? VIRTUE is VICE's in-house ad agency. Formed in 2006 to service brands advertising on VICE platforms, VIRTUE has grown into a global powerhouse, now with offices in 36 countries. As a full service content agency, we produce branded content and omni-channel campaigns with cultural and commercial impact. That last line would be absolute marketing bullshit – if it weren't true. We are experiencing rapid growth throughout our Scandinavian offices and are now looking for talented advertising Art Directors to join our team in Copenhagen, Denmark. A LITTLE MORE ABOUT VIRTUE SCANDINAVIA VICE Media Denmark has grown from five to more than 100 people in three years with VIRTUE as the main driver. VIRTUE Scandinavia is one of the five biggest Danish agencies, with a booming office in Stockholm and a new one on the way in Oslo. We offer our clients a range of services from lead agency partnership, to brand building, consumer engagement and product and channel development and production. We strive to produce as much in-house content as possible with our integrated production department. This means you will be working alongside over 30 producers, directors, DOPs and editors while producing hundreds of unique assets a month. Our clients are a sweet combo of Danish, Scandinavian and global brands; we are not just a local VIRTUE office servicing the Scandinavian market, we are a global agency with a range of international clients producing content around and for the world (again, no BS, we recently sent one of our teams around the world in 12 days for a client). ENOUGH ABOUT US, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU You will join a strong team of 28 creatives (Art Directors, Copywriters, Motion Graphics Designers and Designers) where you will be creating 360° campaigns with content and storytelling at the core. The ideal candidate is a digital native and who has experience working with brand strategy, concept development, content and video production. Candidates should have an extensive understanding of international brand work and be able to fire off clean, thoughtful ideas with analytical insight and execute them with excellent craftsmanship. We expect you to apply the same zeal and dedication to quality to Facebook posts and banner headlines, as you do to film scripts and award work. It's essential that you have an in-depth understanding of traditional advertising (including print, television, digital and social) but even more so new media and content creation. We promise that your creative ambitions will be met with challenging work and a team of equally ambitious and talented colleagues. This is a one of a kind opportunity to join the company that is shaping the media and advertising landscape and will continue to do so for many years to come. QUALIFICATIONS You are mid level shooting for a Senior position or Senior looking for new challenges. You obviously have a portfolio of excellent executed work Your creative spectrum covers 360° and you feel just as comfortable developing a 10 episode web series as you do coming up with the digital activation campaign to promote it. Strong design craftsmanship and understanding of fundamental design principles and aesthetics Experience with movie development/production Understanding of Digital/social and experience with UX Experience with motion and screen graphics a plus Deep understanding of content driven marketing (you know a hero from a hub content piece) Solid conceptual and ideation skills Thorough understanding of digital, social and content creation Min. three years agency experience International agency experience is a plus Ambitions. You have had success, but your best work is ahead of you. Absolutely must have an entrepreneurial spirit and strong work ethic. School is cool, but experience is better People living outside of Denmark are encouraged to apply.