Associate Art Director w/ a Sense of Humor - Marketing

Overview

The Art Director at Shinesty is responsible for leading the marketing visual identity and the team that brings it to life. The role requires a strong taste, a clear point of view, and the ability to translate the Shinesty look and feel across various channels.

Requirements

• Lead, oversee, and execute art direction and production art for Shinesty's marketing channels and brand touch points
• Actively contribute to the creation of marketing design assets while reviewing and providing feedback to the design team
• 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 that provide a usable sandbox for junior production artists
• Build and deliver mood boards, creative decks, shot lists, and direction documents that guide photographers, production teams, and graphic designers
• Stay close to the work at every stage: reviewing, refining, and sending it back when it's not ready, as well as executing
• Hold weekly design check-ins, clearly communicate what's on-brand and what isn't, directly manage Graphic Designers, Videographer/Photographer, and Creative Production Coordinator, set a high bar, and help the team clear it
• Use AI when it makes the work better. Know when it doesn't

Who You Are

• A storyteller that knows how visuals + copy can be greater than the sum of their individual parts
• An absolute savant in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other relevant tools
• Creatively repressed when it comes to the use of comedy in your current role
• A strong creative who knows when to be clever—and when to pipe down and sell
• Comfortable testing ideas, learning fast, and knowing to dive deeper into an idea or move on
• Curious why something worked or didn't—and excited to try again tomorrow
• Have 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