Associate Art Director w/ a Sense of Humor - Marketing at Shinesty | Dallas, TX | $90K/yr – $100K/yr

Shinesty

Associate Art Director w/ a Sense of Humor - Marketing

Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and elevate the visual system for a performance-driven marketing machine by setting art direction, shaping design systems, and guiding brand guidelines across channels.

Art Direction & Production Oversight: define final deliverables, review quality, and ensure on-brand visuals feed campaigns with impact.
Creative Process & Asset Quality: build templates, mood boards, and direction docs to accelerate junior artists while maintaining consistency.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead, oversee, and execute art direction and production art for Shinesty’s marketing channels and brand touch points
Actively contribute to the creation of marketing design assets while reviewing and providing feedback to the design team
Collaborate with CDs and other C-level execs to evolve marketing brand guidelines, design systems, and best practices that establish clear rules, improve productivity, and most of all improve our performance
Craft and refine smart style guides, brand guidelines, ad/email and other templates that provide a usable sandbox for junior production artists to be successful working. These should help artists be more creative within logical constraints and ensure final creatives are better and more consistent over time
Hop in and execute on your vision for high-impact campaigns
Build and deliver mood boards, creative decks, shot lists, and direction documents that guide photographers, production teams, and graphic designers
Stay close to the work at every stage: reviewing, refining, and sending it back when it's not ready, as well as executing
Art direct photo and video shoots with a clear picture of the final deliverable before you're ever on set. You know what’s needed to balance brand/entertainment needs against conversion-driven deliverables
Oversee the development of creative and post-production assets, working with designers to ensure the agreed-upon vision is accomplished
Work with creatives aligning on production logistics to achieve the set campaign strategy

Requirements

6+ years of experience in an art direction field, at an ad agency and/or other internal brand team
Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other relevant tools

Nice to have

Make us laugh
Get the Shinesty brand
Can explain why your approach to art direction will make Shinesty better
Want to build something original—even if that means failing along the way
Have a tenacious attitude for entertaining and know when to champion an idea all the way to launch

Benefits

Denver/Boulder, CO (Relocation required) - Relocation budget available.
Mixed WFH. 3 days in office (Boulder/Denver), 2 days work from wherever.
Dog-friendly office
Flexible PTO, no need to accrue time, take as much as you’d like
Flexible working hours, just get your stuff done and generate results
All the tools and resources you need to be successful in this role
Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Shinesty

4.5 Glassdoor

Shinesty was created for one reason and one reason only: to force the world to take itself less seriously. We create premium, dangerously comfortable clothing and sell it with a laugh. Our mother's aren't always proud but the millions of people we've entertained over the years are. Come on in, water is warm.

Founded in 2014

Boulder, Colorado, USA

80 employees (16 in marketing)

shinesty.com

84% recommend to a friend

93% CEO approval