Art Director

Art Director 

Our client offers a suite of products used daily by billions of consumers, teams and organizations – with over 6 million businesses choosing them to boost productivity. These tools seamlessly connect devices, apps and people, fostering collaboration and transforming ideas into action. We are looking for an experienced cross-functional Art Director to join our creative team.

As an Art Director for our client, you'll be a pivotal force in shaping the visual identity of one of the world's leading tech companies. Your creative acumen coupled with strong product photography and product rendering experience will drive the design and execution of compelling marketing materials across all major media channels. You'll work closely with a cross-functional team to generate innovative concepts, solve complex design challenges, and deliver high-quality assets that resonate with our target audience. A passion for storytelling, combined with a strong technical foundation, will be essential to your success in this dynamic role. 

This is a remote position ideally located in either New York or the San Francisco Bay Area

Travel may be requested

Key Responsibilities

• Be a fountain of ideas and creative thinking who can think and implement quickly, laterally, independently or collaboratively

• Provide hands-on leadership, overseeing design teams and ensuring high-quality project execution and solve complex problems

• Responsible for weekly production requests of consumer facing communications that are featured in multiple channels (Marketing, Production, Retail, Editorial, Engineering, Localization and QA)

• Experience working in a fast paced, iterative process and be able to professionally accept and coalesce feedback from multiple stakeholders

• Demonstrate mastery of creative production, collaborating with producers and independently tracking project timelines effectively

• Maintain a meticulous attention to detail, ensuring consistency with brand guidelines and technical specifications

• Create detailed designs, sketches, and mood boards to visualize concepts and communicate ideas to the team

Knowledge, Skills + Experience   

• Experienced in developing and executing campaigns, and has an advanced understanding of what makes content engaging and successful across channels and audiences

• Strength in translating high level ideas into unique visual styles and directions

• Attention to detail, balance and innovation and ability to provide detailed specifications and comments to convey desired direction

• Passionate about graphic design, typography, photography, motion and 3D rendering

• A keen awareness of visual trends associated with entertainment, technology & culture. Experience designing for these industries would be useful.

• Ability to create work under minimal supervision as well as package and articulately present creative solutions

• Portfolio demonstrating proficiency in delivering strong creative ideas across digital, social or static and print

• 8+ years relevant design experience; Preferably time spent at top design or advertising agencies. Motion & 3D capabilities are a plus. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic, Information, Communication, or Web Design, or equivalent 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an understanding of and high comfortability being in a client-facing environment

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Google Workspace and Figma

• Experience preparing files for both print and digital assets across multiple platforms

• Self-starter and effective problem solver who thrives in ambiguous and fast-paced environments

• Flexible and adaptive to the changing needs of the business

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