Associate Art Director w/ a Sense of Humor - Marketing

Requirements

• Lead and execute art direction and production art for Shinesty’s marketing channels and brand touch points.
• Collaborate with CD and other C-level executives to evolve marketing brand guidelines, design systems, and best practices.
• Craft and refine smart style guides, brand guidelines, ad/email and other templates.
• Build and deliver mood boards, creative decks, shot lists, and direction documents.
• Oversee the development of creative and post-production assets, working with designers to ensure the agreed-upon vision is accomplished.
• Manage and directly manage Graphic Designers, Videographer/Photographers, and Creative Production Coordinators.
• Set a high bar and help the team meet it.
• Build processes where the team needs it.
• Use AI when it makes the work better.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in an art direction field, at an ad agency and/or other internal brand team.
• A master project manager and communicator.

Skills

• Strong storytelling skills with a deep understanding of how visuals and copy can work together.
• Expertise in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other relevant tools.
• Ability to creatively repress when necessary and be a strong creative who knows when to be clever.
• Comfortable testing ideas, learning quickly, and knowing when to dive deeper into an idea or move on.
• The ability to explain why your approach to art direction will make Shinesty better.
• A tenacious attitude for entertaining and knowing when to champion an idea all the way to launch.

Pay

Competitive salary ($90k-$100k) plus bonus potential.

Schedule

Mixed WFH. 3 days in office (Boulder/Denver), 2 days work from wherever.