Virtual Art Director

Employer

Job Description

Desired Skills and Experince

- 10-15 years creative development in a Marketing, Retail or Environmental design, Gaming, Brand Experience or other similar creative agency, or at a consumer brand.

- 5+ years of experience in a creative leadership role and managing a creative team that produces 3D, interactive, AR/VR experiences

- Are competent in using industry-standard tools, such as Adobe Creative Cloud and familiarity with Figma, Sketchup, Unreal or similar UX and 3D software

- Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills, both in individual and group settings.

- Natural ability to work collaboratively with strong interpersonal skills.

- Strong time management with ability to keep multiple projects moving forward simultaneously.

- Entrepreneurial spirit with proactive approach to identifying and acting on ways to improve the work.

- Astute attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills.

- Can-do attitude with proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining strategic clarity and creative brilliance.

- A passion for the Athlete, Sport and Culture


Software and other tools used

- Adobe Creative Cloud

- Keynote

- Preference for experience with Sketchup, Unreal, Cinema 4D or similar 3D software

- Preference for experience with Figma, Adobe XD or similar UI/UX tools



Day-to-Day 

As our Digital Art Director you are responsible for concepting and creating the visual look and feel of our retail client's virtual selling experiences.


You will work closely with the creative director, designers, 3D artists, project management and vendors to create a cohesive and consistent branded vision and UX and UI design including environmental creation, avatar creation, interactive user journeys, AR/VR and other phygital experiences.


Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

- Overseeing the design, creative direction, and execution of the brand’s creative strategy across all touchpoints along the customer journey

- Driving brand cohesion, direction, and the evolution of brand design and narrative

- Collaborating effectively as a creative partner with internal cross functional business partners, Marketing team, product management, and outside agencies/partners

- Develop creative projects in partnership with external and internal creative partners, ensuring work delivers against the strategic brief and is best-in-class creatively.

- Drive cross functional inclusion and alignment throughout ideation and execution, within the creative team as well as global functional teams

- Work in a consumer-led, end-in-mind manner to determine the elements that will best deliver the concepts across both the traditional and digital landscape, as well as in new and emerging methods of engaging with consumer, ensuring the work is inspiring, impactful, and innovative.

- Partner with external agencies on projects in a manner that is inspiring, inclusive, and respectful, while delivering best-in-class work.

- Work closely with Operations, Production, and Creative colleagues to ensure work is delivered on-time.

- Overseeing and managing the quality and accuracy of the design documentation, visual communication, and storytelling methodology and deliverables