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Art Director. Creative Content
Fashion Industry Company
New York, NY, United States
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Company was founded in 1941 as a family-run workshop, and today is a leading New York design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle collections. We attribute the prominence of the Company brand to the unique combination of our original American attitude and design, our heritage of fine leather goods and custom fabrics, our superior product quality, and our commitment to the customer experience.
At Company, we bring together strong, collaborative people in a culture of mutual respect, support, accountability, and passion for the brand and product. Our goal is to offer an inspirational and modern workplace that allows for exceptional talent to thrive.
Primary Purpose: The Art Director will ideate, develop and execute creative content for Company's website, retail, wholesale and international locations.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Art Direction to...
• Partner with Creative lead to develop and execute marketing campaign concepts that will be used across all mediums from print collateral, signage, OOH, windows, in-store videos, emails, and Company website.
• Plan, concept and execute elevated fashion and still-life photography, and video content. Manage the process from concept ideation to post production- including proposing photographers, directors, stylists and casting, pulling relevant image and video references, and providing clear post-production direction.
• Assist in management of seasonal campaign assets across retail, wholesale and international channels for both print and digital
• Collaborate with key cross-functional partners- including Marketing and Project Managers to ensure that concepts meet business needs.
• Participate in new idea sessions and the possible development and execution of those ideas
The accomplished individual will possess...
• Proficient in: Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, and Acrobat.
• A refined taste level with expert design and typography skills.
• Strong knowledge of fashion photography history and trends.
• Experience with video, fashion and still-life photography art direction.
• Ability to concept design solutions with limited direction.
• Extremely detail oriented, well organized, strong problem solving skills.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
• Ability to take direction from managers and provide multiple solutions
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Ability to prioritize (quickly and efficiently) with tight deadlines and follow through.
• An understanding of customer priorities and ability to strive to exceed expectations.
• Ability to mentor and manage junior level designer.
An outstanding professional will have...
• BFA / BA in Graphic Design, Photography, Fine Art or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in a related field.
• Must have knowledge of print, e-commerce and digital design.
• Experience working for a retail/fashion brand or ad agency is a plus.
• Drawing/illustration and film experience skills a plus.
Company is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.