Associate Director of Production – Creative Services

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

The Associate Director of Production – Creative Services is an integral part of Latham’s Brand & Communications team and will be responsible for project management, efficient workflows, and ensuring quality control of design outputs, while overseeing the Creative Services’ operations and traffic team, ensuring efficient workflows, resource allocation, proper organization, and usage of digital assets within the firm’s digital asset management system (“DAM”).  This role will be located in either our New York or Los Angeles office. 

Other key responsibilities include:

• Leading and participating in diverse production design projects, including templates, presentations, collateral systems, sponsorship deliverables, and advertisements
• Bringing a customer service mindset to every internal client engagement and interaction, from initial brief to delivery, and beyond
• Creating and executing strategic plans for the Creative Services function, challenging conventional approaches to innovate and improve services
• Supporting and directing production designers with clear and actionable design direction for digital and traditional media layout, typographic hierarchy, and other graphic elements, as well as art direction for photography selection, illustration, and information graphics
• Maintaining and evolving Latham’s Visual Identity System Guidelines, production template suites, and visual asset libraries
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains 
  

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Exhibit the ability to implement a strategic vision in line with business priorities goals
• Display excellent organization and operations skills with the ability to establish efficient, scalable workflows
• Possess a deep understanding of branding, marketing, and communications systems, with a particular emphasis on digital and B2B marketing

And have:

• A bachelor‘s degree or an equivalent in graphic design, fine arts, or a related field
• A minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in a large-scale, high-volume, fast paced in-house role

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional Development programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

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