Art Director, Digital Job at Munchkin, Inc. in Los Angeles

WHY Brands Inc., a parent company of Munchkin, Inc., focuses on creating and growing the next generation of consumer lifestyle brands.

What You’ll Do:
WHY Brands is hiring an Art Director to bring creative innovation and excellence to the brand’s digital presence across various channels. We are looking for someone who can partner with the creative team and understand the brand to deliver strong conceptual ideas and carry through to seamless digital design execution. From quick comps to dazzling After Effects creations, we want someone who can take an idea from the conceptual phase and bring it all the way to market.

If you’re looking to create ideas that win every award from GDUSA to The Red Dot, we humbly do this on a regular basis. WHY Brand’s Brand Design Department has won over 60 of the most acclaimed global awards in design and branding across all platforms, packaging to TV and everything in between, in 6 short years.

How you will contribute:

In collaboration with the CBO, you will help develop and execute on a cohesive digital design strategy in alignment with the brand's identity

Concept, design, and produce engaging strategic content and creative digital assets across a range of brand projects and digital touchpoints, including, video, social campaigns, marketing and promotional, email, branding design, media and PR programs, and whatever comes next.

Execute digital design needs for web and social media

Collaborate with the Creative teams and cross-functional teams; present and create innovative design concepts.

Work closely and build relationships with Brand, Marketing, Product Development, Ecommerce, and Social Media teams to drive the creative strategy across the Company.

Ensure that brand and visual identity is consistently applied to all collateral and marketing materials across the company. Drive creative consistency into global markets in digital platforms. Ensure consistent application and governance of the brand style guides, internally and externally.

Ensure execution of a thoughtful creative strategy and positive user interface across multiple digital platforms.

Other duties as assigned.

Bring it!

Minimum 7 years industry experience or related creative process experience combining creative strategy, content, and messaging with creative deliverables as an Art Director.

Minimum 5 years of experience in consumer products and/or ecommerce

Working knowledge of UX/UI design, user flows, and usability testing

Optimal candidate can work fluently in After Effects, Cinema 4D, Keyshot and Photoshop. A strong working knowledge of premier is a plus.

Understanding of all dimensions of communication: business strategy and experience design, with the ability to translate this into effective innovative, but integrated marketing programs.

Expert knowledge in Mac-based tools, design tools, and platforms (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, After Effects, Keynote, etc.)

Expert knowledge in the graphic printing and production processes, including translations needed for international commerce.

As a Great Place to Work Certified™ company, we are committed to offering the best to our employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, vision, dental, prescription drug coverage, life insurance, wellness benefits, generous employer-matched 401(k) plan, Paid Childcare Leave, among other benefit plans. Our total rewards are top of market and include competitive salary, bonus, and opportunities to earn equity. We focus on supporting employee development and growth.

We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we take time to recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make Munchkin the most loved baby lifestyle brand in the world.

To give our people flexibility, we offer a hybrid work environment. Munchkin’s Hybrid Schedule is where an employee works in the office on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and remotely from home on Tuesday and Friday. We also provide annual weeklong global office closures giving our people a chance to recharge.

Munchkin welcomes and values what makes everyone unique. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires for our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We recruit, employ, train, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic, or any other protected status.

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In Summary: Why Brands is hiring an Art Director to bring creative innovation and excellence to the brand’s digital presence across various channels . We are looking for someone who can partner with the creative team and understand the brand to deliver strong conceptual ideas and carry through to seamless digital design execution .

En Español: WHY Brands Inc., una empresa matriz de Munchkin, Inc., se centra en crear y desarrollar la próxima generación de marcas de estilo de vida para consumidores. Lo que harás: WHY Brands está contratando a un director artístico para llevar innovación creativa y excelencia a la presencia digital de la marca a través de varios canales. Buscamos a alguien que pueda asociarse con el equipo creativo y comprender la marca para entregar ideas conceptuales fuertes y llevarlo a cabo hasta la ejecución perfecta del diseño digital. Desde composiciones rápidas hasta creaciones deslumbrante After Effects, queremos a alguien capaz de tomar una idea desde la fase conceptual y llevarla al mercado. Si estás buscando crear ideas que ganen todos los premios desde GDUSA hasta The Red Dot, humildemente lo hacemos regularmente. Por qué el Departamento de Diseño de Marcas ha ganado más de 60 de los premios globales más aclamados en diseño y branding a través de todas las plataformas, embalaje hasta la televisión y todo lo demás, en 6 años cortos. Cómo contribuirá: En colaboración con el CBO, ayudará a desarrollar e ejecutar una estrategia de diseño digital cohesiva alineada con la identidad de la marca Concepto, diseño, y producir contenido estratégico atractivo y activos digitales creativos en una variedad de proyectos de marca y puntos de contacto digitales, incluidos video, campañas sociales, marketing y promoción, correo electrónico, diseños de marcas, medios de comunicación social y programas de relaciones públicas, y cualquier cosa que venga después. Executar necesidades del diseño Digital para web y redes sociales Colaborar con equipos creativos y interfuncionales; presentar y crear conceptos innovadores. Trabajar estrechamente y construir relaciones con equipos de Marketing de Productos, Desarrollo de Medios Sociales, E-commerce, etc. Para garantizar la coherencia visual de la empresa dentro de todos los mercados de mercado. Garantizar la aplicación y gobernanza consistentes de las guías de estilo de marca, tanto internamente como externamente. Garantir la ejecución de una estrategia creativa reflexiva e interfaz positiva del usuario en múltiples plataformas digitales. Otras tareas según se asignen. Traerlo! Un mínimo de 7 años de experiencia en el sector o experiencia relacionada con procesos creativos que combinen estrategias creativas, contenido y mensajería con productos creativos como director artístico. Minimum 5 años de experiencias en productos de consumo y/o comercio electrónico Conocimiento de trabajo de diseño UX / UI, flujos de usuarios y pruebas de usabilidad El candidato óptimo puede trabajar con fluidez en After Effects, Cinema 4D, Keyshot y Photoshop. Nuestras recompensas totales son superiores al mercado e incluyen un salario competitivo, bonos y oportunidades para ganar equidad. Nos centramos en apoyar el desarrollo y crecimiento de los empleados. Realizamos funciones sociales regularmente para fomentar una auténtica camaradería que mejora el trabajo en equipo. En nuestras funciones de premios a nivel de la compañía, nos tomamos tiempo para reconocer el talento y dedicación de las personas que hacen de Munchkin la marca de estilo de vida infantil más querida del mundo. Para dar flexibilidad a nuestra gente ofrecemos un entorno laboral híbrido.