Art Director

Job Title: Art Director

This role reports to the VP of Brand Marketing and is based in NYC (5 days onsite), with regular travel to headquarters.

Job Description
We are seeking an Art Director to lead creative strategy and execution across the brand. This is a highly influential role responsible for translating high‑level creative vision into a clear, ownable point of view and leading the creative team to execute against it with excellence. You will partner with the Founder & Creative Director to align on creative direction and strategy—regularly bringing forward ideas, concepts, and references that push the brand forward. From there, you will translate that direction into actionable guidance for the creative team, ensuring all output is elevated, cohesive, and on‑brand. This role sits at the intersection of creative direction and execution—requiring both exceptional taste and the ability to lead, refine, and scale creative output across all channels.

Responsibilities

Manage & Develop the Creative Team

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of designers, photographers, and creatives

Elevate team output through strong taste, clear feedback, and optimized systems & processes

Foster an environment of high standards, accountability, and creative growth

Drive Creative Direction & Concept Development

Partner with the Founder & Creative Director to define and evolve the brand’s creative direction

Develop and pitch campaign concepts, visual ideas, and creative frameworks

Translate high‑level direction into a clear, differentiated point of view

Make decisive creative calls that simplify and strengthen the work

Lead & Elevate Creative Execution

Oversee all creative output across photography, video, digital, social, print, OOH, and retail environments

Translate creative direction into clear guidance for designers, spatial/interior teams, photographers, and retouchers

Act as the primary filter for all work—refining and elevating output to meet brand standards

Ensure consistency and excellence across all channels and touchpoints

Own Creative Processes & Workflows

Partner with Project Management to build and refine creative processes and timelines

Develop systems that enable efficient, scalable, high‑quality creative execution

Ensure clarity of direction, timelines, and deliverables across all projects

Execute & Direct Campaigns and Shoots

Lead creative direction for campaigns, photoshoots, and brand moments

Provide on‑set direction and ensure alignment with creative vision

Balance hands‑on involvement with leadership oversight across projects

What We’re Looking For

8–10+ years of experience in art direction or a similar creative leadership role, preferably within fashion, lifestyle, retail, or accessories

A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional taste, concepting, and execution across channels

Experience working closely with senior creative leadership or founders

Proven ability to translate vision into clear direction and scalable output

Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing creative teams

Ability to make decisive creative calls and edit work down to its strongest form

Highly organized with experience building or improving creative processes

Deep knowledge of design, photography, video, and cross‑channel creative best practices

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite & Figma

Compensation
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $140k–$165k annually.

This range represents the good‑faith estimate of the pay the employer reasonably expects to offer upon hire, based on the role’s responsibilities, required experience, location, and internal equity.

Incentives & Benefits

Discretionary, performance‑based bonuses and participation in applicable incentive programs

Comprehensive benefits package, which may include medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, and other employee benefits, subject to eligibility requirements

Equity awards, profit sharing, or other forms of non‑cash compensation are not included in the posted pay range and will be discussed during the interview or offer process

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