Salary
💰 $120,000 - $135,000 per year
About the role
- HOURGLASS COSMETICS - Art Director (Hybrid Role - NYC Based)
- Company is vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand; creative director oversight; brand identity across channels.
- Role requires executing and overseeing creative direction and strategy; partnership with Creative Director; ensure clear visual representation.
- Strong understanding of luxury sector; content across print, social, digital, retail, OOH.
- You will be a thought leader within Creative Team; align to brand and campaign narrative.
- Proactive creative thinker; entrepreneurial; strong communication; manage stakeholders.
- Unique career opportunity in fast-paced luxury beauty brand.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of art direction and design experience in a beauty/fashion/luxury agency or in-house environment.
- Minimum 3 years of people management experience. Specifically managing designers in a direct report capacity.
- Proven depth of on-set experience, commissioning and directing beauty photography and video, both on model and still life.
- An exceptional portfolio of work showcasing examples of 360 concept execution across stills, video, print, physical and digital projects.
- Ability to work on the full creative cycle: brainstorm, concept development, casting, photo and video pre-production, on-set art direction, retouching, design direction and campaign asset delivery.
- Extensive experience in graphic design for beauty, with an exceptional eye for typography and layout.
- Experience in video, including editing, motion graphics, animation and color grading.
- Proficiency in social media platforms, web and digital best practices, particularly within luxury beauty retail and advertising.
- Superior communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong project management, organizational and planning skills.
- In-depth knowledge of the latest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Figma, Premiere, After Effects, Bridge.
- Must be able to work from Office at least 60% of the time.