Art Director

We are looking for a Part-time Associate Art Director to join our team! Please send resume and portfolio! Position Responsibilities: Core Responsibilities: \\- Foster a culture and an environment that is conducive to creative development \\- Present concepts to clients, attend and/or lead client meetings and pitches as well as plan, develop, and defend creative recommendations, goals, and timelines \\- Collaborate with UX, photographers, illustrators, content writers and more, with grace and ease to execute creative and innovative ideas and ensure they are on strategy and on schedule \\- Maintain accurate and current knowledge of new design techniques, trends and applicable software \\- Work in conjunction with Creative Director to insure the success of active projects \\- Work closely with cross- functional partners in Content Marketing, PR, apparel and have a deep understanding of seasonal messaging strategies in order to develop concepts, designs and art direction to support the strategy \\- Provide strategic visual solutions for marketing materials such as paid, email, social, marketing landing pages, site/app refreshes, and print \\- Apply conceptual thinking and creativity to complex business problems and briefs from conception to production \\- Actively participates in the ideation process leveraging research, analytics and brand insights \\- Elevates and evolves brand aesthetics while supporting overall brand direction \\- Attends meetings as design lead and stays current with market trends to understand competitive landscape \\- Will provide direction for team’s of 6 people. \\- They will be responsible to maximize static and motion assets across a minimum of 10-15 shoots a year Qualifications: \\- A minimum of 7+ years of experience in an art direction or design role with experience in-house or advertising within ecommerce and apparel \\- 3 - 5 years of experience in art directing fashion shoots \\- Be a proactive problem solver and thought leader by seeking out opportunities to better our visual communication or design \\- Experience concepting for a variety of digital platforms, including video, social media \\- Commanding knowledge of fashion industry and pop culture trends and deep library of aesthetic references \\- Provide samples of impeccable aesthetic sensibility, innovative design and typography \\- Solid understanding of creative production timelines, budgets and needs to ensure a productive on-set experience and output while maximizing video and still assets across multiple projects a year \\- Must have existing relationships with external talent/vendors within the industry--photographers, directors, illustrators, animators, CGI and post-production houses, and any of their corresponding representation. \\- Print production process, knowledge of production techniques and file prep procedures \\- Excellent verbal and written communication skills \\- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite \\- Candidate must be able to work remotely!