Art Director, Consumer Creative Design (Hybrid)

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in graphic design, visual design, art direction, brand design, creative marketing, entertainment marketing, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of working at an external agency
• Strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in campaign creative, visual storytelling, brand identity, key art, and consumer-facing creative experiences across multiple platforms.
• Expertise in design principles, typography, color theory, composition, visual hierarchy, visual storytelling, and brand identity development.
• At least 3 years of experience leading the design and execution of campaign creative, visual identity systems, key art, motion graphics, print and out-of-home advertising, digital campaigns, and multiplatform creative experiences.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Stensul, Iterable, UX/UI principles, motion graphics, email design, HTML email best practices, and other industry-standard design and collaboration tools.

Preferred

• Demonstrated ability to translate brand strategy, audience insights, and creative objectives into compelling visual concepts, scalable design systems, and audience experiences that strengthen
• - brand affinity, grow fandom, and support campaign objectives.
• Ability to lead assigned creative projects through planning, development, and execution while managing multiple priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Experience collaborating with Brand Teams, Multiplatform, Marketing, Production, Social, Research, Programming, agencies, photographers, freelancers, and other creative partners to deliver strategically aligned creative solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to provide creative direction, articulate design rationale, incorporate feedback effectively, and present creative recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of production specifications, pre-press, responsive design, accessibility standards, photoshoot production, and emerging design technologies.
• Ability to adopt emerging technologies, AI-enabled creative tools, and evolving workflows that improve creative quality, efficiency, scalability, and design execution.

Benefits

• A+E offers a competitive total compensation package, which includes healthcare coverage, 401k matching, and a range of other benefits.