Art Director

We’re a⠀full-service⠀internal⠀agency⠀that just⠀happens to⠀take up⠀residence⠀inside a⠀global⠀health⠀company. A⠀company⠀with an⠀incredibly⠀ambitious⠀mission:⠀to improve⠀the health⠀and⠀vitality⠀of those⠀we serve.⠀We show up⠀every day⠀to advance⠀this⠀mission⠀for The⠀Cigna⠀Group,⠀Cigna⠀Healthcare⠀and⠀Evernorth⠀Health⠀Services.⠀It takes a⠀heck of a⠀lot of⠀grit. But⠀most⠀importantly,⠀it takes⠀our unique⠀blend of⠀health⠀care⠀expertise⠀and artful⠀storytelling⠀to craft⠀the⠀meaningful⠀campaigns,⠀content⠀and⠀experiences⠀that⠀inspire⠀healthy⠀action.

POSITION⠀SUMMARY

Our⠀internal⠀agency is⠀seeking an⠀Art⠀Director⠀to join⠀our⠀enterprise⠀team,⠀reporting⠀directly⠀to the⠀Creative⠀Director,⠀The Cigna⠀Group. You⠀will be a⠀fundamental⠀part of⠀our team,⠀contributing⠀to⠀creative⠀projects⠀across all⠀dimensions⠀of our⠀enterprise.⠀To do⠀this,⠀you’ll⠀need to be⠀a⠀conceptual⠀thinker⠀who brings⠀big ideas⠀to life⠀through⠀differentiated⠀and⠀unexpected⠀visual⠀concepts,⠀smart⠀design and⠀a high⠀standard⠀for your⠀craft. All⠀of this⠀with a⠀goal of⠀delivering⠀meaningful⠀brand⠀experiences⠀for The⠀Cigna⠀Group⠀customers,⠀clients⠀and⠀employees.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Partner⠀with⠀Strategists,⠀Creative⠀Directors,⠀Copywriters⠀and⠀members of⠀our Studio⠀team to⠀bring⠀insight-driven⠀creative⠀concepts⠀to life⠀with⠀thought-provoking⠀creative⠀solutions
• Apply⠀your⠀expertise⠀in art⠀direction⠀and design⠀to a wide⠀range of⠀cross-channel⠀creative⠀such as⠀identity⠀development,⠀event⠀collateral,⠀presentation⠀narratives,⠀video,⠀user⠀interface⠀design,⠀digital⠀display,⠀email, and⠀print⠀collateral
• Demonstrate⠀a⠀curiosity⠀to stay on⠀top of⠀emerging⠀trends,⠀while⠀keeping⠀the pulse⠀of⠀advertising⠀and design⠀industry⠀shifts and⠀best⠀practices
• Confidently⠀articulate⠀creative⠀ideas⠀within⠀internal⠀creative⠀reviews⠀and⠀brainstorms
• Quickly⠀become an⠀expert⠀with⠀regard to⠀The Cigna⠀Group,⠀Cigna⠀Healthcare⠀and⠀Evernorth⠀Health⠀Services⠀robust⠀offering⠀of⠀products⠀and⠀solutions
• Act⠀as a⠀steward⠀for our⠀family of⠀brands,⠀responsible⠀for⠀maintaining⠀consistency⠀of visual⠀identity⠀across all⠀experiences
• Partner⠀with⠀account⠀management⠀and⠀producer⠀teams to⠀ensure⠀creative⠀is on⠀brief, on⠀time and⠀on budget

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀advertising⠀or design⠀(BFA in⠀graphic⠀design⠀preferred)
• 5+⠀years of⠀experience⠀in an⠀advertising⠀agency,⠀design⠀studio or⠀highly⠀strategic⠀in-house⠀agency
• A⠀world-class⠀portfolio⠀that⠀demonstrates⠀conceptual⠀design⠀work with⠀flawless⠀execution⠀across all⠀channels⠀(must⠀include⠀examples⠀of⠀digital,⠀social,⠀print,⠀motion and⠀identity⠀work)
• An⠀impeccable⠀visual⠀aesthetic⠀paired⠀with a⠀firm⠀understanding⠀of the⠀fundamentals⠀of design⠀(layout,⠀hierarchy,⠀typography,⠀color and⠀image⠀selection)
• An⠀enviable⠀(almost to⠀the point⠀of being⠀annoying)⠀level of⠀attention⠀to detail⠀when⠀creating⠀assets
• An⠀aptitude⠀for⠀earning⠀trust and⠀developing⠀meaningful⠀relationships
• Proficiency⠀in Adobe⠀Creative⠀Suite,⠀Sketch,⠀Powerpoint⠀and⠀Microsoft⠀Word
• Excellent⠀communication⠀and⠀collaboration⠀skills,⠀working⠀effectively⠀in⠀cross-functional⠀teams.
• A⠀positive⠀attitude⠀with a⠀“get-stuff-done”⠀mindset
• Ability⠀to work⠀from a⠀Cigna⠀office at⠀least 50%⠀of the⠀time