SBH Fashion

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Job Title: Agency Art Director- Beauty / CPG IDEA & BRAND BUILDING • Demonstrates design leadership in collaborative brainstorms (e.g. bringing meaningful ideas & stimulus, sketches, positive team encouragement, building on others ideas). • Understands & contributes to the development of a strategic brand positioning: consumer profiles, brand positioning, brand stories, brand architecture, brand character, tone or voice, visual spaces & and ensure strategic intent is met throughout the design process. • Able to visualize strategic intent (bring information to life in a clear and meaningful way. • Understands & contributes to the development of brand identity systems and leads brand guideline development. • Provide inspiration and direction to ensure high quality execution from a team that brings to life a creative brief, co-developed with the Creative Director. • Review and curate design directions from the team, and make recommendations to the Creative Director. • Be a category thought leader (stay in the know on category developments, competitive news, trends and opportunities) & share knowledge. • Lead team critiques individuality and in partnership with Creative Director. • Develop and prepare presentations. • Independent ownership of specified projects or brands at an initiative level (asks for input and guidance where appropriate or at major milestones). • Demonstrates problem solving & design thinking to deliver quality solutions every time. DESIGN EXECUTION • Contributes advanced design skills across projects (typography, layout, color, etc.) with a focus on expanding skill set into new categories, brands or aesthetics. • Takes ownership over the quality of the team contributions. • Demonstrates quality aesthetic with a high taste level and can locate and curate outside resources (photographers, illustrators, typographers). • Reviews and checks work before work leaves the studio in partnership with Creative Director. PRODUCTION • Full understanding of print production processes & category specific print technologies. • Lias with PPM, Production Manager and Senior Designer at key approval milestones to ensure quality. Professional Contribution ADMINISTRATIVE • Partner to develop initiative timelines and resourcing for projects with Creative Director and PM. • Ensure that files & inputs collected by PM meet the project needs before the projects starts. • Ensures jobs & job parts are up to date in project management system in partnership with PM. • MANAGEMENT • Lead project-related design conversations with clients. • Manage client relationship on an initiative level, beyond initial briefing. • Confirm brief, scope and deliverables with client. • Aware of full client structure and actively cultivating relationships with client group. • Participate in client presentations and collaboratively develop a recap next steps with Creative Director or PM. PROCESS • Pro-actively monitor and improve the design process • Executional filter between JR, Designer, Sr Designer before sharing with Creative Director and Strategist • Where appropriate, delegate AD tasks and responsibilities to team members to optimize use of resources • Understand/internalize clear scope and deliverables based on client briefs, partner to assign tasks to accomplish deliverables • Fluent in industry, category and professional terminology TEAM • Provide on-the-job guidance and training for designers within project teams. • Looks for opportunities to contribute to broader team development (sharing inspiration, knowledge, technology, etc.). • Responsible for bringing in Creative Director at key junctures for input and approvals. STUDIO • Personally contribute and encourage others to contribute to knowledge sharing with local and international offices. • Identify or seed opportunities for providing more services to clients. • Provide on-the-job guidance and training for directors and designers within project teams. Contribute to organizational knowledge of the client and its markets by regularly sharing insights gained during projects. • Build desired culture and professionalism through leading by example. Salary $120,000 + Bonus