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Art Director
AVON
New York, NY, United States
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New Avon, LLC (“Avon”) is a leading social selling company in the US, Puerto Rico and Canada. For over 130 years, Avon has been empowering entrepreneurial-minded women to grow a business on their own terms. With a product portfolio that includes award-winning beauty, fashion, and health and wellness products, our brand name opens doors. After all, everyone knows Avon.
We inspire the financial independence, health and wellbeing of women – and this includes our long standing commitment to the fights against breast cancer and domestic violence.
We are the team that is rapidly reinventing one of America’s iconic brands and building a modern experience for our Representatives and consumers. Our team members are rewarded through meaningful work, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits plan.
Together, we imagine, we create, we grow, we win. Together, we are Avon. Will you join us?
OVERVIEW
Strategic and conceptual thinker with a background in branding, print collateral and editorial design. Art Director will work with the Associate Creative Director to visually represent our updated positioning. Responsible for upholding aesthetic and design standards. Will partner with Merchant, Sales, Public Relations and Production teams to ensure that all business objectives are met. This role will be freelance to perm.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ability to creatively conceptualize and execute modern, innovative designs including brochure layout, marketing flyers, event collateral, corporate branding elements etc.
• Manage multiple projects in various states of completion to ensure all timelines are met.
• An understanding of relevant beauty, fashion and design trends and how they relate to the business.
• A strong eye towards what is next and innovative.
• Provides forward-thinking creative leadership.
• Strong time management, logic, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to partner and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver strong creative execution in accordance with project briefs.
• Take direction from brief and pro-actively look for opportunities to improve projects.
• Possess the ability to evaluate creative and convey constructive feedback to designers to grow their skill set while elevating the creative.
• Ability to work with copy and photography teams to help elevate projects.
• Ability to manage and art direct still life and model photography.
SKILLS REQUIRED
• 6+ years: either in-house or agency-side experience specifically in beauty or fashion.
• Strong proficiency Adobe Design Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-design)
• Proven examples of participation in a leadership role in successful projects
• Attention to detail and highly creative in generating new ideas – on trend
• Proven take ownership attitude
• Strong experience collaborating cross-functionally, as well as in a team
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• Portfolio showing strong skills in both design and conceptual thinking in print
• A refined taste level with expert design, printing, photography and typography skills.
• Experience in print production cycle and retouching
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