Art Director

OVERVIEW

The Art Director is a highly creative, team-oriented individual who understands how to craft beautiful, intuitive concepts and designs within the context of a retail website environment. The Art Director will work on a broad range of projects from stylized photography, to graphic design for event logos and production assets, to video promotions, to augmenting set design. The Art Director will be an active participant in developing ongoing the content strategy and will help shape the overall brand experiences.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Create designs and visual hierarchy systems, establish the design language, and execute design direction, visual assets, and presentation materials
• Support design needs and the production of daily and weekly assets used on digital & live broadcast station.
• Meet marketing objectives and strategies and adhere to tight deadlines
• Collaborate with Marketing & Television Producers to plan creative support needed and cover the direction communications to the studio team and following through with the executed vision.
• Develop effective use of graphics deployment to maximize effectiveness when needed.
• Organize and maintain a heavy workload in a fast paced and changing environment
• Work with Director of Creative Services to establish brand/event direction then manage process through the asset creative.
• Manage expectations for product photography and other assets used on many channels
• Estimate and manage time accurately and independently; maintain project deadlines
• Understanding of Customer Demographics and ability to think and create daily projects in a way that keep our customer engaged.
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3-5 years of experience in a graphic design role or similar capacity strongly preferred
• Experience working with cross functional teams including marketing, technical (production), photography, copy, and product management required.
• Strong portfolio; clean balanced design, good composition & retail focused
• Ability to speak to design techniques; strong understanding of composition, color, imagery, typography
• An in-depth knowledge/experience in Photoshop required
• Experience in Illustrator & InDesign required
• Knowledge of video production, post-production and web technologies required
• Extremely detail oriented, communicative, and organized
• Strong project management and communication skills

CAREER PATH

Art Director -> Sr. Creative Director -> Director of Creative Services -> VP, Creative Director

IV Media Brands is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of sex/gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, or other protected characteristics as defined by state, federal, or local law.

The individual in this role must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without a reasonable accommodation. In the event that an applicant or employee wishes to seek a reasonable accommodation, please contact IV Media’s Human Resources department for further direction.

This job description is intended to convey the general nature and scope of the position and not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities as needed, and IV Media management reserves the right to amend the duties and responsibilities of this role at any time to meet business needs.

This job description is intended to convey the general nature and scope of the position and not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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