Art Director, Fashion

Our client is looking for an Art Director to join our fun, progressive, rapidly growing e-commerce business.  This successful candidate will work together with a talented and motivated team of digital designers to create fluid e-commerce solution. We are looking for a talented Art Director who can push the limits of design, think outside of the box, and have a solid understanding of user experience.
Creative Responsibilities
Manage team of 5 designers on Fashion & Beauty verticals—mentor, share and supervise digital design expertise while ensuring compliance with brand standards and timeline requirements
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
Will need to oversee multiple design projects at one time: creative internal timelines, overseeing design direction, ensuring all deadlines are met, troubleshooting any issues that may arise during duration of the project and act as quality control by reviewing and editing their team’s final products before distribution of any materials
Assist Associate Creative Director and/or Sr. Art Director with campaign concepting and development
Explore trends and competitive landscape and incorporate appropriate use of color, type, tone and editorial style in digital design standards
Develop subject matter expertise and champion unique character of their specific customer/merchandise focus areas
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

Qualifications
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree required with emphasis on interactive design, graphic design or communications
Superior knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
7+ 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
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
3+ years of management experience necessary
Understanding of components, cycle times, production and distribution requirements of digital creative deliverables