Art Director

Sustainable lifestyle fashion brand focused on comfort, innovation and style is hiring a Sr. Graphic Designer/Art Director. This is a high growth, PE backed, lifestyle brand with huge growth opportunity. As an Art Director, you will ensure consistency with the brand’s aesthetic tone of voice and lifestyle messaging. This person will concept, create, design and drive the process, curate and produce compelling original assets in collaboration with the Chief Brand Officer, creative team, and key cross-functional partners throughout the company. As the Art Director, you must stay connected to emerging trends across retail, technology, fashion and ecommerce and ensure we are connected to our customer. The ideal candidate loves storytelling, embraces digital and is comfortable in the fast-paced environment.

Overview:

Based in NYC – 3 Days in office

Reports into Chief Brand Officer

Lean team! CBO, Sr. GD/Art Director (this position), Jr. Graphic Designer and Copywriter

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Support the CBO with creative brief conceptualization, iteration, and drive execution for fully integrated digital, print, and wholesale brand campaigns
• Oversee and implement UI/UX design with eCommerce team and Dev agency
• Translate strategic ideas into compelling and innovative creative concepts that engage the customer and promotes brand’s relevance and desirability across multiple channels (site, email, digital ads, etc.)
• Build understanding of seasonal messaging strategies to develop concepts, designs and art direction that support channel owners business strategies.
• Work in tandem with marketing to deliver brand-building and traffic-driving stories to customers
• Work closely with the production team on all shoot preparation, ensure execution aligns with concept, and manage completion of final assets.
• Maintains a knowledge of, and stays up to date on, latest industry technology, trends and techniques
• Manage direct team of graphic designer and copywriter.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and 6+ years of relevant industry experience
• Passionate about graphic design, typography, motion, photography, video, illustration, innovation and technology
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing integrated and innovative marketing campaigns
• 3+ years leading and managing a creative team
• Strong conceptual thinker and visual storyteller
• Exceptional management skills
• Expert in photoshop, illustrator and indesign. Knowledge of After Effects and a SKETCH a plus
• Ability to concept & art direct photo shoots
• Strong presentation, organization, and time management skills
  
  

Approx Salary Range: $120,000-$130,000 + Bonus