Art Director

Los Angeles

Reports To: Founder
Salary: $120-150k
Company: Luxury Fashion Brand
Location: Los Angeles
Commitment: Full-time
Workplace: WFH Flexibility
Starting Date: Immediate
Benefits: Yes

Company Overview

A well-known luxury fashion brand based in Los Angeles and known for their beautiful, long-lasting heirloom pieces.

Description

Seeking an Art Director to work full-time in their LA headquarters. This person will be responsible for pitching and producing creative ideas for projects and campaigns and bringing  their ideas to life.

Responsibilities

    Work closely with Design and cross functional teams to develop and drive a compelling and innovative vision of the brand
    Conceptualize everything the brand stands for and translate it into advertising campaigns, customer experience, photoshoot production, social media strategy, brand collaborations and beautiful shows
    Tap into the cultural zeitgeist and establish that brand vision and it will translate globally
    Inspire the creative team and offer excellent leadership
    Manage a team of creatives setting clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations of all projects to be sure the output is brand appropriate and completed on time with the highest standard possible
    Drive seasonal look and feel of all creative elements for the brand, driving creative alignment across all platforms (online, social media, customer communications, catalog, in-store, packaging)
    Follow market visual trends and apply a keen understanding of the fashion marketplace to make decisions that will maximize the effectiveness of creative
    Work within project timelines and work effectively within budgets and objectives
    Be a fashion and creative expert, bringing a keen understanding of the fashion marketplace, and providing a creative framework that keeps the brand on the leading edge
    Embrace performance data, and develop future creative strategy based on these insights
    Inspire and develop work that is conceptually rich and unique

Qualifications

    Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or design-related equivalent8+ years’ experience in design - specific to apparel/women’s fashion industry
    Strong InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop skills (MAC platform)Proven depth of experience in design represented by a portfolio of work
    Experience is photoshoot production 
    Deep connection to fashion culture and trends
    Experience in branding & marketing