Art Director

Strong, differentiated and bold conceptual, graphic design, type, and page layout skills for projects ranging from packaging to media to point-of-sale materials.
- Responsible for managing and supporting a team of graphic designers to bring concepts, presentations, and prototypes to life. Collaborate on the ideation and development of innovative marketing campaigns.
- Participate in the execution of the entire creative process within an allotted time frame and budget.
- Work with project managers and creative staff to ensure that schedules are accurate and realistic and deadlines met.
- Lead presentations and effectively communicate a creative vision.
- Collaborate with managers, designers, writers, other marketing team members, and external stakeholders (eg: digital agency) to ensure the appropriate concepts, themes, and messages are represented effectively and consistently for the business
objective(s) and audience(s).
- Stay on top of the latest standards, processes, and trends in the visual design field.
- Responsible for all pre-production meetings for projects including photoshoots, video editing, and delivery.
- Hiring, training, and supervising creative staff.

**Job Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, fine arts, or related field.
- Five or more years of hands-on experience with logo design, typography, color, web layout design, print production, image selection, and package design; proficient use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, or other visual design and wireframing tools;
- Demonstratable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio.
- Ability to present creative work internally
- Ability to collaborate with copywriters and graphic designers.
- Ability to collect and interpret feedback.
- A well-rounded portfolio of client work, demonstrating a strong understanding of company objectives and consumers.
- Ability to critically communicate and persuade around design concepts.
- Passion for design; not satisfied with status quo and always thinking of ways to improve.
- Ability to motivate and inspire top performance against assigned projects.
- Dynamic, creative personality, effective at engaging and influencing a variety of audiences.
- Must understand design in multiple mediums — print, digital, mobile.