Art Director

Our client is a market-leading apparel brand recognized for delivering high-quality products and a compelling customer experience across multiple channels. The organization has built a strong reputation through a blend of creativity, visual storytelling, and operational excellence, supported by a collaborative and performance-driven culture.

As the business continues to expand its creative capabilities, they are seeking a Senior Art Director to help elevate campaign execution and strengthen visual storytelling across all brand touchpoints.

This is a hands‑on creative leadership role responsible for translating approved creative direction into compelling, high-quality visual execution across print, digital, social, email, and campaign photography. The Senior Art Director will lead day‑to‑day creative development while guiding a team of designers, ensuring consistency, clarity, and excellence from concept through final production. This role blends concept development, team leadership, and executional oversight, with a strong emphasis on maintaining brand integrity and elevating visual storytelling. It is an opportunity to lead creative execution in a fast‑paced retail environment while mentoring emerging talent and partnering closely with cross‑functional teams.

Position Responsibilities

Develop and execute campaign concepts and visual approaches within established creative direction from senior creative leadership

Translate creative briefs, product priorities, and marketing goals into clear, executable design solutions across channels

Oversee design execution across print and digital deliverables, ensuring alignment with brand standards and creative intent

Build and present mood boards, mockups, presentations, and concept decks to communicate creative direction and rationale

Lead, assign, and review work for Associate Designers, Designers, and Interns, providing ongoing coaching and feedback

Manage day‑to‑day creative workflow, including prioritization, resourcing, and delivery timelines

Provide clear art direction on layout, typography, imagery, and visual storytelling across all campaigns

Provide on‑set art direction for photography and collaborate with photographers, stylists, and production teams

Review and approve imagery selections to ensure alignment with brand standards and campaign objectives

Partner cross‑functionally with marketing, copy, merchandising, e‑commerce, and production teams to align creative output with business needs

Present creative work to stakeholders and clearly articulate design decisions and rationale

Maintain and enforce brand standards across all channels and customer‑facing work

Identify and resolve executional challenges during design development and production

Contribute to process improvements, workflow enhancements, and team best practices

Stay current on design, retail, apparel, and fashion trends to inform creative direction and elevate output

Support hiring, onboarding, and team development initiatives as needed

Position Qualifications

4–6 years of professional experience in graphic design or art direction within an agency, brand, or in‑house creative environment

Proven experience developing integrated campaigns across print and digital channels

Strong portfolio demonstrating concept development, executional design, and visual storytelling

Experience working in fast‑paced creative environments with multiple concurrent projects

Strong proficiency in design principles including typography, layout, composition, and imagery

Experience collaborating with cross‑functional marketing and creative teams

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and standard creative production tools

Demonstrated ability to translate creative direction into high‑quality executed work

Preferred

Experience in apparel, fashion, retail, or catalog environments

Prior experience managing or mentoring junior designers or creative talent

On‑set photo direction experience

Strong understanding of production workflows across print and digital formats

Highly organized with strong time management and prioritization skills

Ability to balance creative vision with executional constraints and deadlines

Interest in or familiarity with dance, studio culture, or performance‑based lifestyle

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