Art Director
Leads multidisciplinary brand and art direction across static, motion, physical, and digital experiences. The role requires 6–10 years of relevant experience, strong proficiency in Figma, Canva, and Adobe Creative Cloud, and experience mentoring or managing designers.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Ideate, design, and produce high-quality static and motion design solutions across presentations, posters, brand art, and signage.
- Steward designers through large-scale projects, providing art direction and guidance on creative strategy, execution, and localization.
- Work across physical, digital, and other mediums to create immersive storytelling and creative content that brings brand and product stories to life.
- Develop storyboards, comps, and creative presentations; iterate based on stakeholder feedback and internal testing.
- Collaborate with copywriters, static and motion designers, marketers, and ad operations to develop concepts for a global audience.
- Mentor designers in best practices and ideation.
- Present ideas clearly to build consensus with teams and stakeholders.
- Identify and implement process improvements through automation and AI integration.
Requirements
- 6–10 years of relevant design and art direction experience, focused on technical or product-driven companies.
- Track record of independently delivering high-quality work and influencing designers and cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency in Figma, Canva, and Adobe Creative Cloud, including motion and static design.
- Experience managing or mentoring a team of designers.
- Ability to express and communicate a brand through graphics, patterns, motion, interaction, and experiences.
- Hands-on ability to communicate concepts, direction, and decisions to teams and external partners.
- Ability to balance speed and quality while delivering detailed, pixel-perfect work.
- Persuasive and receptive to feedback; able to explain work, process, and decisions clearly.
- Comfortable working flexible hours, including late evenings in IST, to collaborate with global stakeholders.
- Highly detail-oriented, with a drive for pixel-perfect craft.
Preferred Qualifications
- Multidisciplinary creative experience across different mediums and experimentation with new technologies.
- Prior people management experience, including hiring, developing, and growing design talent.
- Experience facilitating stakeholder alignment and advocating for design quality.
Skills
Figma, Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, Motion Design, Static Design, Storyboarding, Art Direction, Design Systems, Brand Design, Creative Strategy, Design Localization, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Stakeholder Management
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