Art Director

Do you have a high level of conceptional thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration? Do you love working for a growing, stable company? Jordan’s Furniture is seeking an Art Director to join their team. The Art Director will be responsible for the concepting and management of internal creative execution of multi-channel marketing materials from concept ideation through final delivery in support of integrated marketing campaigns and business objectives that can take our creative efforts to the next level. The Art Director expresses their ideas clearly, provides direction and leadership to team members, executes company objectives, and partners with cross-functional departments on strategy and execution.

Responsibilities

• Support the Creative Director with the development of concepts, strategies, and stakeholder presentations maintaining brand voice/identity throughout all executions of email, digital, motion, OOH, print, in store collateral and brand packaging.
• Interpret marketing and brand strategy to deliver clearly communicated creative campaigns.
• Collaborate with internal Brand, Marketing, Ecommerce, Social, Photo and Merchandising teams on campaign initiatives.
• Supervise and drive creative projects from beginning to end, ensuring successful execution and resource allocation.
• Manage campaign development and integration across all marketing channels, including digital forward ideation and breakthrough creative marketing ideas.
• Manage, motivate and coach creative team providing hands on creative expertise and inspiration for all creative projects.
• Partner with internal teams to manage creative technology resources, DAM
• Attend shoots, color checks, post-production, edit, and miscellaneous projects as required.
• Collaborate on creative execution of “video” (incl. broadcast TV) and radio with thematic design, sourcing of photography, talent, copywriting, on location art direction, financing language, etc.
• Acts as a brand steward for the Jordan’s Furniture organization.
• Keep abreast of design industry trends and techniques; monitor retail, fashion and furniture news, competition, and trends; act as a thought leader for organization and marketing team.
• Support any other function, responsibility or opportunity as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• 5+ years of related experience in a retail or agency environment
• Strong creative vision with attention to business objectives
• Ability to lead and mentor a creative team
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma with exceptional ability in typography, layout, and prototyping
• Motion design skills including HTML5 and After Effects
• Portfolio showcasing ability to lead strategic branding and creative projects across a range of mediums
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a tight deadline environment
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment with people of various backgrounds, personality traits and levels of authority; excellent problem solving and resourcefulness
• Ability to gather information, analyze, make decisions and effectively communicate
• Positively influence decisions for the benefit of the creative work and the brand.
• Ability to lead and influence with a collaborative approach
• Experience leading, managing and coaching direct reports and cross-functional partners

Jordan’s prides itself on having a strong, loyal J-Team. We recognize we are ‘One Team, One Goal’ working together to continue to strengthen Jordan’s place in the market and as an employer of choice. We know that you are here to support your family and we are here to support you! If this speaks to you, then it’s time to talk.

Jordan’s Furniture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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