Alma

Art Director

Alma

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $139,200 - $198,800 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Drive art direction from concept through launch across paid, owned, and earned touchpoints, with a heavy focus on design execution and channel adaptation.
  • Partner with the Senior Creative Director to translate brand strategies into strong, category-defining visual concepts that feel unmistakably Alma.
  • Oversee creative for paid media channels.
  • Maintain Alma's visual standards by creating and reviewing daily creative deliverables and providing clear, actionable feedback to designers, freelancers and agency partners.
  • Lead the visual execution of photo and video shoots, ensuring production work feels authentic and aligns with the established brand aesthetic.
  • Coordinate with external creative partners, including agencies and freelancers, to enforce clear briefs and ensure all deliverables meet quality standards.
  • Develop and maintain creative systems—such as email templates, social frameworks, and component libraries—to enable the team to produce routine work with high velocity.
  • Mentor designers on technical craft and execution, helping them improve their design output and contribution to the team.

Requirements

  • You have at minimum 5–7 years of experience in art direction or design within an agency, branding studio, or high-growth startup.
  • You have a portfolio that demonstrates exceptional visual craft and the ability to execute high-volume assets across digital, social, and integrated campaigns.
  • You possess a high level of design execution and exquisite taste, with the ability to turn concepts into polished work quickly.
  • You are highly proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with a practical understanding of design systems and component libraries.
  • You have experience art directing photographers and videographers and are comfortable making the day-to-day decisions required to keep production moving.
  • You are a systems-thinker who prefers building scalable frameworks over one-off designs to improve team efficiency.
  • You are not just willing but hungry to push for bold, different work and take creative risks to ensure Alma remains visually differentiated in the market.
  • You are a collaborative communicator who can effectively partner with copywriters, marketers, cross-functional partners and product designers to bring visual ideas to life.
Benefits
  • We’re a remote-first company
  • Health insurance plans through Aetna (medical and dental) and MetLife (vision), including FSA and HSA plans
  • 401K plan (ADP)
  • Monthly therapy and wellness stipends
  • Monthly co-working space membership stipend
  • Monthly work-from-home stipend
  • Financial wellness benefits through Northstar
  • Pet discount program through United Pet Care
  • Financial perks and rewards through BenefitHub
  • EAP access through Aetna
  • One-time home office stipend to set up your home office
  • Comprehensive parental leave plans
  • 12 paid holidays, and 1 Alma Volunteering Day
  • 3 weeks of PTO, plus 7 sick days to recharge
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
art directiondesign executionvisual conceptshigh-volume assetsdesign systemscomponent librariesphoto directionvideo directioncreative feedbackmentoring
Soft Skills
collaborative communicationsystems thinkingcreative risk-takingmentorshipfeedback provisionteam efficiencyadaptabilityvisual differentiationstrategic thinkingproblem-solving