Art Director

About the role

At Bed Bath & Beyond, we believe that everyone should “Be You!”. Bed Bath & Beyond is a community that upholds a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect. We believe a person’s individuality, traits, beliefs, and characteristics should be valued and embraced. Living by this ethos is essential to the success of our business. Our goal is to foster a more inclusive environment where every employee visibly demonstrates inclusive behaviors and respect for individuals.

Responsibilities

• Establish, evolve and enforce brand standards
• Lead team of creative designers and video editors to produce high-quality work that meets or exceeds business goals
• Lead seasonal concepting and production direction of marketing and promotional assets
• Mentor, coach, lead a team for maximum output and satisfaction
• Hire and retain top design talent
• Communicate effectively with cross functional partners and ensure project management function is supporting production timelines
• Stay abreast of design trends in the home space and bring new ideas to the table quarterly
• Lead innovation in key revenue generating channels such as email through design direction
• Engage in hands-on design work as required to supplement team as needed
• Present ideas in group settings and/or to executives as needed
• Plan and direct photo and video shoots with our in-house studio team as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in graphic design or similar preferred
• Experience in retail brand creative design
• Graphic Design: 5–10 years
• Managing Designers: 3 years
• Creative concepting
• Directing design work of others
• Graphic Design skills
• Photo art direction
• Video editing knowledge
• Knowledge of design principles
• Knowledge of design production workflows

Physical Requirements

This position requires you to sit, stand and perform general office functions. You may also be required to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally. Bending, stooping and reaching are also frequently required.