Our client is a market-leading apparel brand recognized for delivering high-quality products and a compelling customer experience across multiple channels. The organization has built a strong reputation through a blend of creativity, visual storytelling, and operational excellence, supported by a collaborative and performance-driven culture. As the business continues to expand its creative capabilities, they are seeking a Senior Art Director to help elevate campaign execution and strengthen visual storytelling across all brand touchpoints.
This is a hands-on creative leadership role responsible for translating approved creative direction into compelling, high-quality visual execution across print, digital, social, email, and campaign photography. The Senior Art Director will lead day-to-day creative development while guiding a team of designers, ensuring consistency, clarity, and excellence from concept through final production. This role blends concept development, team leadership, and executional oversight, with a strong emphasis on maintaining brand integrity and elevating visual storytelling. It is an opportunity to lead creative execution in a fast-paced retail environment while mentoring emerging talent and partnering closely with cross-functional teams.
Position Responsibilities
· Develop and execute campaign concepts and visual approaches within established creative direction from senior creative leadership
· Translate creative briefs, product priorities, and marketing goals into clear, executable design solutions across channels
· Oversee design execution across print and digital deliverables, ensuring alignment with brand standards and creative intent
· Build and present mood boards, mockups, presentations, and concept decks to communicate creative direction and rationale
· Lead, assign, and review work for Associate Designers, Designers, and Interns, providing ongoing coaching and feedback
· Manage day-to-day creative workflow, including prioritization, resourcing, and delivery timelines
· Provide clear art direction on layout, typography, imagery, and visual storytelling across all campaigns
· Provide on-set art direction for photography and collaborate with photographers, stylists, and production teams
· Review and approve imagery selections to ensure alignment with brand standards and campaign objectives
· Partner cross-functionally with marketing, copy, merchandising, ecommerce, and production teams to align creative output with business needs
· Present creative work to stakeholders and clearly articulate design decisions and rationale
· Maintain and enforce brand standards across all channels and customer-facing work
· Identify and resolve executional challenges during design development and production
· Contribute to process improvements, workflow enhancements, and team best practices
· Stay current on design, retail, apparel, and fashion trends to inform creative direction and elevate output
· Support hiring, onboarding, and team development initiatives as needed
Position Qualifications
Required:
· 4–6 years of professional experience in graphic design or art direction within an agency, brand, or in-house creative environment
· Proven experience developing integrated campaigns across print and digital channels
· Strong portfolio demonstrating concept development, executional design, and visual storytelling
· Experience working in fast-paced creative environments with multiple concurrent projects
· Strong proficiency in design principles including typography, layout, composition, and imagery
· Experience collaborating with cross-functional marketing and creative teams
· Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and standard creative production tools
· Demonstrated ability to translate creative direction into high-quality executed work
Preferred:
· Experience in apparel, fashion, retail, or catalog environments
· Prior experience managing or mentoring junior designers or creative talent
· On-set photo direction experience
· Strong understanding of production workflows across print and digital formats
· Highly organized with strong time management and prioritization skills
· Ability to balance creative vision with executional constraints and deadlines
· Interest in or familiarity with dance, studio culture, or performance-based lifestyle=””>