Jr Art Director

About Gartner Digital Markets:

Gartner Digital Markets is a business unit within Gartner. Our mission is to help small businesses make the right technology choices and find the tools they need to grow, optimize, and become more effective at what they do. The business is comprised of three top brands—Capterra, Software Advice, GetApp. For candidates interested in taking their next career step in the technology space, Gartner Digital Markets offers the fast pace and excitement of working for a startup, the stability and resources of a large, established organization, and the opportunity to be on the front lines of innovation in an industry that is always growing and transforming.

What we’re looking for:

Gartner Digital Markets Creative is a dynamic, engaged, in-house creative team. To meet current business needs and fuel our growth, we’re seeking an experienced Art Director to contribute innovative design solutions for digital marketing. You’ll take a lead role in the visual development, expression and governance of our brands. You’ll be a liaison between the creative team and other teams, design and craft compelling communications and help further establish our brand identity and presence in the market.

This role reports to the Creative Director and collaborates with other designers, writers, project managers, and internal business partners throughout the organization.

What you will do:

• Act as a leader for digital solutions, with a focus on branding, content and marketing communications.

• Develop compelling creative for digital content and web-based experiences aligned to business objectives and brand expression.

• Effectively communicate creative ideas and provide best-in-class design solutions that incite participation and engagement.

• Collaborate with peers including designers, writers, project managers, and marketing team members to deliver cohesive solutions.

• Provide feedback and direction of team member’s work in meeting communications objectives and brand standards.

• Present creative work and offer creative perspective to internal teams and business partners.

• Coach, mentor and provide constructive feedback to Creative team members.

• Ensure all creative is aligned and consistent with the overall brand from ideation to delivery. Be a steward of our brands.

• Contribute innovative ideas to drive our web experiences, digital marketing campaigns and our brands forward.

• Designing with a “digital-first” mindset. Maintain knowledge on the latest techniques and advancements related to design and production.

• Lead multiple projects and discrete initiatives from conception to completion and manage deadlines in concert with Project Managers.

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or a similar major.

• Minimum 10+ years of related work experience in Graphic Design, Art Direction, Branding, Advertising, Marketing or relevant field.

• Knowledge and understanding of HTML/CSS and web content management platforms. Expert in Figma (able to deliver pixel-perfect design files with requirements to a development partner).

• Experience designing compelling social assets, multi-page documents like e-books, sales collateral, presentations, email templates etc.

• An outstanding portfolio. Your expertise shines through your examples. Your portfolio showcases your foundation in design for branding, marketing, advertising, social and interaction design.

• Expert in Adobe Creative Suite - Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator (After Effects a plus). Excellent knowledge of Figma and presentation applications like Google Slides and PowerPoint.

• Ability to think conceptually, tell a story, take a high-level concept and apply it to an entire campaign.

• Demonstrated ability to understand and visually translate complex business topics and trends. Can easily translate data into compelling infographics and marketing communications.

• Demonstrated experience working with and developing brand guidelines.

• Refined sense of design with a meticulous eye for typography.

• Ability to quickly adjust to new situations and maintain focus to meet tight deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal skills; a strong desire to collaborate, share skills and both give and receive constructive feedback in a team environment.

• Excellent English skills (we work in English!)

Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work .

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

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