Art Director 3

About the role

An innovator, who will support and develop consumer led retail concepts and the evolution of the client retail business. A strategic, collaborative, and creative team leader, who will develop impactful / scalable design solutions for immersive retail environments and experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from connect to delivery.
• Support and develop consumer led retail concepts and the evolution of the client retail business.
• Develop impactful / scalable design solutions for immersive retail environments and experiences.
• Drive design excellence and collaboration across multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that the team delivers holistic creative against a long-term strategy.
• Expand the possibilities of immersive environments to create design solutions that reflect client's design ethos and improve the consumer retail experience.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to complete multiple projects by using design processes and standard methodologies to ensure the creative intent, timelines and budgets are met.
• Create, refine, and evolve non-seasonal retail storytelling across the full Client stores portfolio.
• Manage a team to develop the right approach for each project, factoring in the needs of the Consumer, the Brand, and our business partners.
• Communicate and present design concepts and create presentation materials that optimally communicate design intent, as well as produce project production files when required.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of brand design experience demonstrating creative sophistication in concepts and design/visual communications; includes at least 3 years of management experience.
• Bachelors/master's degree in graphic design, architecture, interior design, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Retail industry experience preferred, retail environments, concepts, and programs.
• Strong oral and written communications skills including meeting facilitation and presentations.
• Strong ability to effectively communicate complex and/or sensitive topics and concepts to senior creative team.
• Ability to sketch design ideas and visually communicate concept development through ideation.
• Passion for current trends in Technology, Design, Art, Interactive and Experience Design.
• Can-do attitude with proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining creative quality.
• A sense of humor and a positive spirit.

Skills

• Must have: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Keynote.
• Nice to have: After Effects, Premiere, Miro, Figma, SketchUp, Unreal Engine.