Mixbook

Senior Artistic Director – Contract

Mixbook

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇪🇺 Anywhere in Europe

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Directing the aesthetic
  • Adopt and refine creative direction for Mixbook's interactive art forms, including digital magazines, cinematic videos, and 3D collages.
  • Create common aesthetic themes applicable across all interactive art forms within a story.
  • Develop implementation guidelines for creative teams working across different media.
  • Ensure all deliverables are provided in digital formats and are adaptable to future media formats.
  • Oversee the quality of the creative output across all next generation art forms.
  • Hands-on creative execution
  • Produce comprehensive creative asset libraries, including graphic elements, typography, backgrounds, and textures.
  • Ensure visual and thematic continuity across all specified media formats based on established Art Direction Guidelines.
  • Balance cohesion with medium-appropriate creative expression.
  • Creative output should appeal to the target audience while pushing creative boundaries.
  • Be available for feedback and revision sessions.
  • Team collaboration
  • Collaborate closely with Mixbook and internal teams (designers, product managers, engineers) to align on project timelines and deliverables.
  • Participate in weekly progress meetings and provide written updates on project progress.
  • Oversee and manage other specialized contractors (e.g., graphic designers, video editors, 3D artists, motion designers, illustrators) to ensure consistent application of artistic direction.
  • Deliverables
  • 30-40 Aesthetic themes including mood boards, color palettes, typography system, texture and material direction, and key visual motifs and graphic elements across each medium with usage guidelines
  • Creative asset libraries with curated ingredients to distinguish each aesthetic theme
  • Implementation guidelines for each theme and style guides defining consistent elements across media.
  • Decision trees for maintaining aesthetic continuity
  • Quality assurance checklist for creative review

Requirements

  • Senior-level experience (10+ years) in artistic or creative direction, with a strong portfolio demonstrating work across a variety of print and digital mediums (e.g., digital magazines, video, 3D, web, print).
  • Proven ability to establish and maintain visual and thematic continuity across diverse platforms.
  • Experience in developing comprehensive creative guidelines and asset libraries.
  • Strong understanding of current design trends and ability to push creative boundaries while maintaining brand consistency.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
  • Proficiency with industry-standard design software and tools.
Benefits
  • Competitive benefits and perks to support your well-being

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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

Hard skills
artistic directioncreative directionvisual continuitycreative guidelinesasset librariesdesign trendsdigital magazines3D artgraphic designtypography
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationpresentationfeedbackrevision managementteam managementcreative executionproject managementquality assurancecreative boundary pushing