Art Director (Social)

We are looking for a Senior Art Director for a top beauty company in NYC! Reporting to the VP Creative, the Senior Social Art Director will lead cross-functional collaboration across the creative team to concept, execute and deliver high-impact creative for our social media platforms and paid media.

Location: 4 days onsite, 1 day remote
Pay Rate: $52/hour
Employment Type: Temp to Perm
Responsibilities

Partner with VP Creative, VP Marketing, Social Media Manager and Public Relations Manager on concepting and art direction for all social media channels and paid social owns output
Lead concept ideation and visualization for social campaigns across platforms, aligned to NPL and evergreen creative cadences
Drive visual research and trend interpretation across photography, video and social to maintain and grow platform engagement
Collaborate with the production team to build shoot schedules, run-of-show documents and casting summaries
Manage and mentor graphic designers, content creators, video editors and retouchers
On set

Support the Creative Director and campaign Art Directors on secondary sets; oversee campaign and evergreen social and digital needs
Manage social capture sets for on-figure, still-life and video
Post production

Supervise designers in maintaining tight image and typography reproduction standards
Oversee retouching and video post-production in partnership with the team to uphold high standards across all platforms
Key competencies

Relevant art direction experience in beauty and/or fashion, including graphic design, concepting and on-set team management
Social native with deep fluency in emerging trends across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube; able to reinterpret for the brand environment
Strong familiarity with beauty and lifestyle talent and the broader social community
Knowledge of beauty and fashion photography and cinema is a strong asset
Strong graphic design foundation with technical typography skills
Proficient in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere
Post-production oversight experience across both still
Qualifications:

Required

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Visual Communications or a related field - or equivalent professional experience
8+ years of art direction experience, with significant time in beauty, fashion or lifestyle brands
Proven track record concepting and executing social-first creative across social media channels
Experience managing and directing creative teams including designers, editors and retouchers
Strong on-set experience managing social capture for both still and video
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere
Post-production oversight experience across still and video
Preferred

Experience at a DTC, prestige beauty brand, or background in fashion preferred
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.

The Solomon Page Distinction

Solomon Page offers a comprehensive benefit program for hourly employees. We pride ourselves on offering medical, dental, 401(k), direct deposit and commuter benefits to our employees, including freelancers - which sets us apart in the industries we serve.

About Solomon Page

Founded in 1990, Solomon Page is a specialty niche provider of staffing and executive search solutions across a wide array of functions and industries. The success of Solomon Page reflects an organic growth strategy supported by a highly entrepreneurial culture. Acting as a strategic partner to our clients and candidates, we focus on providing customized solutions and building long-term relationships based on trust, respect, and the consistent delivery of excellent results. For more information and additional opportunities, visit: solomonpage.com and connect with us on Facebook , and LinkedIn .

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