Associate Art Director

Associate Art Director - Brilliant Earth

Brilliant Earth is one of the fastest growing e-commerce jewelers in the world, and a leader in ethical origin fine jewelry. Founded in 2005, we have been featured in Newsweek, Glamour, the Today Show, and Martha Stewart among many other media outlets. We are a team of dedicated individuals with a common goal of creating a more sustainable, transparent, and compassionate jewelry industry.

We are searching for bright and passionate people who are excited to make an impact from day one and grow with the company to take on greater responsibility over time. We are hard-working team players that welcome challenges and rise to any occasion. Our community of collaboration, respect and encouragement is fostered by frequent team events, cross-departmental meetings and celebrating our wins, big and small. Brilliant Earth team members bring a top-notch attitude and a willingness to help each other grow.

Everyone at Brilliant Earth has a voice – we want to hear yours! If you are interested in growing with Brilliant Earth, send us a resume and cover letter letting us know why you are interested in joining our mission and our team. Please include a sentence about your favorite shape of diamond. For more insight into our work environment and culture, and to hear from our employees, check out our profile on the Muse!

Position Summary

We are seeking an exceptional Associate Art Director with extensive experience in brand development and print and digital design. This role will oversee and participate in the execution of cross channel content across owned and paid channels including web, social, digital media, email, and retail.

Responsibilities:

• Work individually and with the team to conceptualize, design and create marketing creative material such as paid, email, social, marketing landing pages, site refreshes, print and OOH
• Recommends, researches and develops imagery to support creative strategy and execution.
• Collaborates with copywriters to artfully build creative solutions to address specific project objectives.
• Present work and build alignment around design direction and execution with key stakeholders.
• Accountable for the final development and production of creative assets and ensures accuracy, attention to detail and over all, meet or exceed the design objectives.
• Inspire, lead, and direct individual designers, and creative working teams in creative development and channel executions.
• Ensure brand consistency across all creative and graphic materials
• Track project timelines and prioritize project workload and projects.
• Be a proactive problem solver and thought leader by seeking out opportunities to better our visual communication or design
• Participate in product brainstorming and design approval meetings.

What you have

• Master of Design. You’re proficient in illustration, iconography, typography, layout and systems (style guides, design patterns) and have a keen attention to detail.
• An Eye for Innovation. You’re a creative thinker who brings new ideas to the table.
• A Mind for Multi-Tasking. You’re an expert at managing multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Communication is Key. You have a genuine ability to collaborate and contribute to a team effort.
• A passion for leadership. You have an open, positive, and collaborative leadership style and a desire to develop your team.

You’re a great fit if you have:

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in graphic design, with focus in fashion or beauty
• Requires a BS in Graphic Design or a related degree from an accredited college or university
• Strong portfolio of cutting edge design that proves not only solid design skills but forward thinking
• Deep understanding of all facets of design, able to execute strong visual design and typographic solutions across print, digital, and video-based creative
• Experience managing and mentoring designers
• Advanced knowledge of printing processes and techniques
• Advanced knowledge of best practices in print and digital communication
• Highly proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign)
• A passion for fashion and beauty; Awareness of design, fashion / beauty, retail, social media and lifestyle trends.

The targeted budget for this position is $85-100K. This compensation budget range may be adjusted at any time at the discretion of the company.

Brilliant Earth offers a competitive benefits package. As a full-time Brilliant Earth employee, you can choose to enroll in medical, dental and vision insurance plans, 401(k) plan, and commuter benefits. We offer maternity and paternity leave, an open PTO policy, and an employee discount on our products. Employees of Brilliant Earth have access to WorkLifeMatters, an Employee Assistance Program which includes mental health counseling, and can participate in regular wellness events led by the culture team.

Brilliant Earth is committed to the principles of Equal Employment. We are committed to complying with all Federal, State, and local laws providing Equal Employment Opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment and hiring process which is free of harassment or discrimination because of sex, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, military service, veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal, State or local laws.

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