Salary: $50 - $60 hrly (DOE)

Overview

Our client, a leader in retail, is looking for an Associate Creative Director to join our fun, progressive, rapidly growing e-commerce business. This successful candidate will work together with a talented and motivated team of art directors and digital designers to create fluid e-commerce solution. We are looking for a talented ACD who can push the limits of design, think outside of the box, and have a solid understanding of user experience. This person must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, ideate spontaneously across a broad range of areas and translate ideas and abstract concepts into visual materials that support brand its product strategies. The position requires a strong graphic design and production background with skills in typography, branding, and advertising/marketing. The position would require the candidate to clearly communicate these ideas to cross functional partners.

Creative Responsibilities

• Assist and report to the Creative Director with creative direction, campaign concepting and development

• Execute creative and marketing initiatives while championing unique character of specific customer/merchandise focus area

• Translate strategic and conceptual direction in working creative assets to be leveraged across different channels

• Explore trends and competitive landscape and incorporate appropriate use of color, type, tone and editorial style in digital design standards

• Participate in productive brainstorming sessions that result in concrete ideas for execution

• Design and deliver strategic creative initiatives, targeting business objective(s) while ensuring compliance with brand standards and timeline requirements

• Assist in reviews, approvals and communications to design and production teams regarding versions and extensions of strategic concepts to ensure projects are delivered with brand compliance

• Manage team of designers and art directors on Fashion & Beauty verticals—mentor, share and supervise digital design expertise while ensuring compliance with brand standards and timeline requirements

Qualifications

• BFA degree required with emphasis on interactive design, graphic design or communications

• Experience in the Fashion industry is a must

• Retail background preferred

• Superior knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite

• 10 years of interactive design experience in:

• Developing digital designs, concepts and templates

• Collaborating with design and editorial teams

• Communicating with business partners

• Strong communication and people skills

• Ability to react quickly and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

• Strong project and time-management skills – able to balance and prioritize project workload and adjust to shifting business needs/priorities

• Excellent design sense and ability to articulate design concepts to business partners and design team

• Presentation abilities – able to communicate design concepts clearly and effectively

• 8 years of management experience necessary

• Understanding of components, cycle times, production and distribution requirements of digital creative deliverables