Under the⠀direction⠀and⠀guidance⠀of the Sr.⠀Art⠀Director,⠀Art⠀Director⠀leads the⠀creative⠀services⠀team on⠀creative⠀development⠀and⠀approval⠀of⠀marketing⠀campaign⠀assets,⠀social⠀campaigns,⠀corporate⠀decks,⠀web, print⠀and email⠀layout⠀designs.⠀The Art⠀Director⠀is a⠀conceptual⠀expert and⠀strategic⠀leader who⠀understands⠀how to⠀create a⠀comprehensive⠀brand⠀campaign⠀for⠀multiple⠀properties.⠀This⠀person is⠀a strong⠀graphic⠀designer⠀with⠀copywriting⠀skillsets;⠀understands⠀photo⠀layout and⠀concepting⠀and is⠀well⠀versed in⠀font⠀explorations.⠀Has a⠀well-rounded⠀dynamic⠀portfolio⠀demonstrating⠀their⠀holistic⠀campaign &⠀graphic⠀design⠀strategy⠀across all⠀media⠀platforms.⠀Produce⠀creative⠀and⠀deliver⠀jobs on⠀deadline,⠀using⠀Brand-approved⠀art and⠀style⠀guides⠀they’ve⠀helped⠀create.⠀Inspire⠀creativity⠀with⠀positive⠀reinforcement⠀and⠀respect⠀while⠀having the⠀ability to⠀leverage⠀the⠀strengths⠀of team⠀members⠀for the⠀good of⠀the brand.
Essential Job Functions
- Ensures⠀design⠀cohesion⠀and unique⠀best-in-class⠀creative⠀design⠀across all⠀assigned⠀projects.
- Interprets⠀creative⠀briefs and⠀direction⠀provided⠀by Sr. Art⠀Director⠀to execute⠀projects⠀that will⠀impress⠀and go⠀beyond⠀simple⠀entry-level⠀designer⠀creative.
- Partners⠀with a⠀team⠀inclusive⠀of other⠀Art⠀Directors,⠀Designers,⠀Copywriters,⠀Photo⠀Producers,⠀and Video⠀Producers⠀to ideate⠀and create⠀impeccable⠀original⠀concepts,⠀copy, and⠀layouts⠀that are⠀sound,⠀strategic,⠀and⠀on-brand⠀for the IP⠀across all⠀mediums.
- Manage⠀and⠀directs⠀photo⠀producers⠀and photo⠀shoots to⠀ensure the⠀departments⠀obtains⠀the⠀necessary⠀images to⠀execute⠀desired⠀campaign⠀creative.
- Creates⠀and⠀maintains⠀up-to-date⠀art and⠀style⠀guides for⠀all Feld⠀and Feld⠀Licensed⠀IPs.
- Understands⠀that⠀Brand,⠀Global⠀Partnerships,⠀Licensing,⠀and⠀Corporate⠀Communications⠀are⠀clients of⠀the⠀creative⠀service⠀department⠀and is⠀capable of⠀pivoting⠀creative⠀based on⠀business⠀unit⠀feedback.
- The⠀ability to⠀interact,⠀communicate⠀and⠀present⠀ideas to⠀senior⠀leadership⠀and⠀outside⠀partners.
- Maintain⠀an⠀understanding⠀of digital⠀and social⠀trends to⠀inform⠀future⠀content⠀creation⠀and⠀promotion⠀in regards⠀to⠀collaboration⠀with⠀digital⠀and video⠀teams.
Job Qualifications
- Prior⠀experience⠀as an Art⠀Director⠀or Senior⠀level⠀Graphic⠀Designer⠀with at 5⠀to 7 years⠀of⠀experience.
- Has⠀a⠀comprehensive⠀portfolio⠀demonstrating⠀strong⠀creative⠀direction,⠀typography,⠀photo⠀direction,⠀and⠀image-making⠀experience⠀in⠀creating⠀campaigns⠀and⠀digital⠀experiences⠀for⠀leading⠀brands is⠀a⠀requirement⠀for⠀application.
- Strategic⠀understanding⠀of current⠀trends⠀within⠀experience⠀design,⠀marketing,⠀branding,⠀digital⠀product⠀design,⠀and agile⠀methodologies,⠀and⠀ability to⠀translate⠀into⠀impactful⠀creative⠀solutions.
- Experience⠀recruiting⠀talent and⠀developing⠀graphic⠀artists.
- Forward⠀thinking⠀and⠀understanding⠀of the⠀emerging⠀tools,⠀technology,⠀and⠀business⠀practices⠀for the⠀digital⠀medium,⠀and⠀progressive⠀in⠀learning⠀the⠀application⠀of these⠀tools and⠀practices.
- Excellence⠀in Adobe⠀programs⠀such as⠀Photoshop,⠀InDesign,⠀and⠀Illustrator⠀on Apple⠀platform⠀is a⠀must.
- Able⠀to easily⠀pivot to⠀various⠀creative⠀projects,⠀production⠀work,⠀presentation⠀decks, and⠀challenges⠀that arise⠀across⠀multiple⠀brands,⠀intellectual⠀licensed⠀properties,⠀and⠀in-house⠀corporate⠀needs.
- Willingness⠀to step in⠀and help⠀staff with⠀the⠀day-to-day⠀workload⠀when⠀necessary.
- Strong⠀communications⠀and⠀writing⠀skills.
- Ability⠀to mentor⠀less⠀experienced⠀staff⠀members.
- The⠀ideal⠀candidate⠀must be⠀efficient⠀and able⠀to work in⠀a team⠀atmosphere⠀as well as⠀independently.
- Experience⠀as a⠀traditional⠀illustrator,⠀3D⠀software⠀knowledge,⠀motion⠀graphics⠀(such as⠀Adobe⠀After⠀Effects),⠀HTML5⠀experience,⠀and/or⠀skills⠀would be a⠀major⠀plus(es).