1. Predictive Index Assessment online. 2. Initial HR personnel video interview. 3. Long followup video interview with creative leadership (who were very friendly and professional) about a week later. 4. Required a significant amount of creative comp work due in just 3 days after interview for skills and leadership assessment which I exceeded the requirements for. 5. Multiple emails with positive feedback from leadership on the submitted creative work. 6. Fairly standard rejection email from HR within a day or two.
Noticed it was 3-4 months later till JDA did hire someone which makes a 3 day deadline for a significant amount of required creative work a BIG ask which can leave a negative impression on working there as a creative. If I had to speculate, the final decision had something going on beyond the creative leadership I interviewed with. The initial HR interviewer told me they had been searching for this role for at least 6 months to a year. So about a year or more to fill an Art Director role? That's insightful.