ABOUT CARAA
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YOU MUST BE PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE
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Caraa is a New York City-based sports bag company founded in 2015 by CFDA award-winning designer Carmen Chen Wu and Aaron Luo to re-imagine handbags for modern life. With backgrounds in design and global supply chain, Carmen and Aaron merged their respective expertise in form and function to create Car + aa.
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Our ethos is to create versatile and stylish designs for the modern woman’s demanding lifestyle; from business meeting to fitness studio and everywhere in between. Caraa bags are the must-have hybrid bags for every woman.
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We bring together a multi-talented team that thinks outside the box, and value diversity and inclusion. We welcome driven and smart individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply for this position.
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DESCRIPTION
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Caraa is seeking an exceptionally creative Art Director to lead all of the brand’s imagery for web and advertising.
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You will have the opportunity to work closely with our cross functional executive leadership team reporting directly to the CEO and the Creative Director. This is a unique role and the right candidate is excited to be an early employee at an emerging consumer brand with the possibilities of growing together.
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This role requires you to be based in New York City and be fluent in English.
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REQUIREMENTS
What you’ll do:
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- Produce photoshoots & video shoots
- Work within tight budgets
- Source and manage freelancers
- Creative Briefs
- Talk to digital advertising teams and grow ROAS
Who you are:
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- 5+ years of experience in Art Director Role
- 5+ years working closely with digital advertising teams
- Has excellent taste and understands high end fashion imagery
- Creative and visionary
- Nimble and scrappy
- Extremely organized and an effective leader
Required Skills:
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- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Drive Suites, and Dropbox
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Desired Skills:
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- Photography
- Graphic Design
- Video editing
- Photography editing
- Production
- Advertising
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Benefits & Compensation:
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- Competitive salary compensation based on market rate and seniority
- We do not offer health benefits at this time
- Opportunity to sample products from our collection
- Discounts to all Caraa and Mercado Famous products
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