CREATIVE ART DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

Reports to the Head of Visual Communication.

Collaborates with creative, editorial, photography, marketing, and production partners.

Provides creative direction and feedback to designers, photographers, and junior creative team members.

Works across campaign, publication, and brand experience projects.

• Partner with the Head of Visual Communication to define, maintain, and execute the artistic vision
• Develop creative concepts, campaign ideas, layouts, and visual directions based on project briefs.
• Oversee page layouts for catalogs, magazines, newspapers, and promotional print campaigns.
• Select and guide the use of photography, artwork, typography, graphics, and other design elements.
• Lead creative execution for campaigns and photoshoots, from concept through final delivery.
• Review designs, artwork, photography, and graphics to ensure quality, consistency, and brand alignment.
• Present creative concepts internally and incorporate feedback while maintaining strong visual standards.
• Manage multiple creative projects while meeting deadlines, budgets, and production requirements.

• Works across both concept development and hands-on creative execution.
• Manages multiple projects with shifting deadlines and detailed creative reviews.
• Requires strong judgment in luxury brand presentation, editorial design, and campaign storytelling.
• Operates in a collaborative creative environment with high standards for visual quality.

• Master’s degree in art direction, design, visual communication, advertising, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in art direction, creative layout development, or campaign design.
• Experience developing creative work for print media, editorial publications, or brand campaigns.
• Experience managing projects from creative brief through execution and final delivery.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating visual storytelling, layout design, and campaign execution.
• Experience working with photography, typography, graphics, and brand presentation standards.
• Strong understanding of premium visual branding and creative production workflows.

• Experience in the luxury goods, premium lifestyle, fashion, editorial, or brand experience space.
• Advertising agency or integrated campaign experience.
• Experience guiding or mentoring junior designers or creative contributors.
• Exposure to retail, editorial, or multi-channel campaign environments.

• Art direction and visual concept development.
• Editorial layout, print design, and campaign composition.
• Luxury brand sensibility and premium visual storytelling.
• Creative briefing, presentation, and feedback interpretation.
• Design quality control, detail review, and brand consistency.
• Project prioritization across creative briefs, timelines, and budgets.

• Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Adobe Photoshop.
• Adobe Illustrator.
• Adobe InDesign.
• Presentation and moodboard development tools.
• Digital portfolio platforms

• Campaigns and publications are delivered on time, on brief, and aligned with Her Story’s visual direction.
• Creative outputs maintain consistent premium brand standards across print, photography, and campaign assets.
• Layouts, artwork, and photography selections require minimal rework during final review.
• Creative projects move efficiently from concept through approval, production, and delivery.

$95,000 – $140,000 USD annually.

Actual compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and internal equity considerations.

Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off; paid holidays; retirement plan options; professional development support; and access to creative tools and resources needed for the role.

Hybrid within commuting distance of the company’s creative office. Onsite presence may be required for photoshoots, campaign reviews, production meetings, and key creative milestones.

Lamwork Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

Associate Director, Creative Art Duties:

• Oversee Hoiana resort overall visual output supporting Casino, Hospitality, F&B, Golf, Retail and Real Estate
• Develop and maintain a consistent brand look for any form of advertising campaign, or videos, social media, digital or below-the-line materials
• Determine how best to represent a concept visually with clear understanding of brand guidelines
• Determine which photographs, art, or other design elements to use that delivers the brand most effectively
• Manage design teams to deliver output in accordance to brand guidelines and quality
• Review and approve designs, artwork, photography, and graphics developed by team members
• Manage any vendors or third parties involved in delivering creative visuals/output in support of our projects/programs

Associate Director, Creative Art Requirements:

• 8 years of work experience in design firm, advertising agency or related field
• Proven working experience as an Art Director
• Hands on experience with logo design, typography, color, web layout design, print production, image selection and package design
• Proficient use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator or other visual design and/or wire-framing tools
• Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio
• Team player with strong communication and presentation skills
• Relevant education or training

Creative Art Director Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Head of Visual Communication of the organization to define, hold and drive the project’s artistic vision in line with the overall creative direction for Her Story.
• Oversee the page layout of catalogs, newspapers, or magazines for brand's promotional campaigns - determine which photographs, art or other design elements to use.
• Develop the overall look or style of a publication or advertising campaign for Her Story.  
• Drive the implementation of various campaigns and photoshoots - create and review designs, artwork, photography, and graphics developed.
• Oversee a myriad of projects adhering to creative briefs, timelines and budgets.

Creative Art Director Experience and Educations:

• At least 5 years of experience in creating art layouts and developing concepts.
• Experience in developing creatives for print media and branding of an organization.
• Experience in managing a project end to end.
• Experience in the luxury goods industry.
• Masters degree in a relevant field.
• Understands the unique concept of Her Story and is passionate about and relates to the same.

Junior Creative Art Director Functions:

• Concept, art/photo direct, and design in-store marketing experiences for Client.
• Think conceptually and strategically to develop world-class creative across print, digital, social media, store activations, and dimensional platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to execute projects through ideation, photo art direction, design, and production support.
• Drive innovative thinking while partnering with associate creative directors, copywriters, strategists, planners, designers, and cross-functional teams.
• Stay current on retail, cultural, style, art, graphic, and technology trends, applying insights effectively to creative projects.
• Reference competitive work and design systems to strengthen project execution and deepen understanding of the Client brand, guest experience, and consumer expectations.

Junior Creative Art Director Requirements:

• 4-year college degree and/or equivalent experience
• 2-5 years of professional experience or relevant skills
• A strong creative portfolio demonstrating Client brand expectations
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop)
• Desire and ability to learn quickly
• Ability to establish rapport with peers
• Strong attention to detail
• Basic print, digital, and social media skills

Creative Art Director Roles:

• Generate ideas, develop concepts and campaigns based on client briefs
• Conceptualise, storyboard and present ideas both internally and to clients
• Maintain high standards of execution and attention to detail
• The ability to brief, guide and inspire younger team members
• Creatively lead both large scale integrated projects as well as ongoing daily projects
• Always be aware of the latest consumer and digital trends

Creative Art Director Qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Art Direction and Copywriting
• At least 5 years' experience in an ad agency
• Experience conceptualising and executing integrated TTL campaigns (retail would be advantageous)
• A passion for ideas that truly connect with and inspire people
• A seriously awesome portfolio showcasing your work

Creative Art Director Details:

• Championing the design of new mobile social-game features with a focus on compelling user experiences
• Creating stunning mobile UI screens and on-screen graphics, and working alongside mobile engineers and product managers to create innovative game and app interfaces
• Developing and maintaining mobile design mockups, user flows, detailed specifications and other design documents in a very iterative environment
• Working for short periods of time at our office in New York

Creative Art Director Experience and Knowledge:

• 6–8 years of experience working as an art director for a mobile app
• Experience in wireframing and prototyping
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, autonomous and adaptable
• Good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Sketch
• Knowledge of Flash/Animate is an asset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An exceptional online portfolio featuring examples of visual design work is required

Creative Art Director Roles:

• Lead the design of product concepts, graphical user interfaces, graphics, and interaction patterns.
• Work in tandem with the Product team and apply user-centered design methodologies to influence the product strategy.
• Work closely with development teams to deliver and deploy final products.
• Effectively communicate visual design and interactive elements to engineers.
• Conceptualize and create aesthetically and functionally flawless user experiences.
• Perform user acceptance tests, define the feature list, and develop user personas from scenarios of use and interaction models.
• Influence, with demonstrated product design expertise, what and how we build.
• Head the Design team and help design and maintain online media campaigns, including website, email and social media campaigns, motion graphics, and other materials.
• Lead and transfer key marketing initiatives into high-quality consumer-facing visuals.
• Take responsibility for overall customer experiences and ensure perfect layout techniques, style guides, color schemes, and user interface design are used.
• Illustrate concepts by designing rough layout of art and copy showing arrangement, size, type size, style, and related aesthetic concepts.

Creative Art Director knowledge and Requirements:

• 6+ years experience as a Creative Director or Lead Game Designer with minimum of 3 years of experience working on mobile/free-to-play games.
• Extensive knowledge of the latest game industry trends, free-to-play game mechanics, UX, and game systems are essential.
• Proven creative leadership skills, with expertise in everything from creative delivery to team building and mentoring.
• Experience designing for complex systems across desktop and mobile applications.
• Credit for designing successful game titles on mobile or social platforms.
• Profound understanding of player demographics and what players look for.
• Proficient in all aspects of mobile game design, including gameplay, level design, game structure, balancing, and reward systems will be an advantage.
• Ability to prototype ideas using tools such as Adobe CC, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and Adobe Premiere.
• Exceptional ability to evaluate and analyze games and provide meaningful feedback and guide teams.
• Clear understanding of business in the current market (monetization, social, acquisition, retention) and an ability to constantly provide direction to teams to push every game to its maximum potential.
• Enthusiastic about new business models and eager to learn about the links between traditional game design and economy game design.