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Greater China Jordan Brand Art Director Job in Shanghai, Shanghai, China Mainland, VT
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Shanghai, Shanghai, China Mainland, VT
Full-time | Marketing
About the job
The Jordan Design team is inspired by the Greatest of All Time and is focused on continuing to deliver product that is made and engineered to the exact specification of championship athletes. On and off the court, we want our consumers and athletes to feel confident in the way they look and feel, the same way the greatest player who ever played the game felt every time he laced up his J’s. Jordan Design is a high-performance team that works together, pushes the boundaries, and always stays focused on delivering the best product for the consumer!
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for an outstanding Art Director - Art Direction, to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, team leadership, cultural pulse, critical thinking, and creativity to deliver well-crafted and innovative creative across the Art Direction studio!
This leader will execute the creative vision for Greater China Jordan Brand initiatives through Art Direction in a way that supports premium Jordan Brand consumer experiences, and our ethos. This person will also elevate the consumer brand experience through exceptional brand appearance of product, communications, collateral materials, digital and retail.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
As the Art Director - Art Direction, you will lead a variety of projects, working closely with Producers, Designers, and Writers to deliver well-crafted and innovative creative vision. You will drive design excellence and collaboration across multiple projects, ensuring that the team delivers holistic creative against the seasonal strategy. You will deftly maintain and grow relationships with external partners (design agencies, photographers, producers, etc.), and creatively direct and lead work with those partners to ensure alignment to project expectations and Jordan Brand standards.
From taking the lead on seasonal initiative concepting, to successfully leading all aspects of relationships with external partners, to working with Brand Marketing and 365 Studio, to understanding product benefits and bringing them to life for the consumer, the daily responsibilities of this role are wide ranging, exciting, and rewarding.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
This role reports directly to the Senior Director of Marketing & Senior Director of Creative, while regularly partnering with other Art Directors, Designers, 365 Studio Designers, Brand Narrative Director, and Brand Marketing leaders.
WHAT YOU BRING
* EDUCATION: Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in graphic design, industrial design, or other relevant field
* EXPERIENCE: 8+ years of relevant Graphic Design or Art Direction experience.
* Minimum of 3-5 years of experience acting in a Design Lead role
* Ability to create seasonal concepts, and provide the team with both short- and long-term vision
* Understanding of the Brand Creative/Marketing process
* Experience working and communicating directly with Brand Marketing partners
* Ability to build and edit files using Adobe programs including Photoshop and Illustrator
* Experience building inspiration/concept presentations, and mood boards for seasonal concepts and direction
* Presentation/Communication style: Clear, Concise, and Thoughtful (strong verbal and written skills). Ability to present new ideas or seasonal concepts to small and large groups, including presenting to executive leaders, and external partners or customers.
* Ability to ensures key Brand Creative gates/dates are met, tools are effectively crafted and utilized, and able to lead cross-functional teamwork as appropriate.
* Skillfully leads and maintains relationships with external partners: artists, influencers, design agencies, architects, photographers, producers, project managers and freelancers. Creatively directs and leads all aspects of work with external partners to ensure they are aligned to project expectations and Jordan Brand standards.
* Demonstrates expert-level knowledge of current trends in color, technology, communications, experience, art and other design influences.
* Builds presentation materials that effectively communicate design concepts to team, leader, director and to various internal and external audiences.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for an outstanding Art Director - Art Direction, to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, team leadership, cultural pulse, critical thinking, and creativity to deliver well-crafted and innovative creative across the Art Direction studio!
This leader will execute the creative vision for Greater China Jordan Brand initiatives through Art Direction in a way that supports premium Jordan Brand consumer experiences, and our ethos. This person will also elevate the consumer brand experience through exceptional brand appearance of product, communications, collateral materials, digital and retail.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
As the Art Director - Art Direction, you will lead a variety of projects, working closely with Producers, Designers, and Writers to deliver well-crafted and innovative creative vision. You will drive design excellence and collaboration across multiple projects, ensuring that the team delivers holistic creative against the seasonal strategy. You will deftly maintain and grow relationships with external partners (design agencies, photographers, producers, etc.), and creatively direct and lead work with those partners to ensure alignment to project expectations and Jordan Brand standards.
From taking the lead on seasonal initiative concepting, to successfully leading all aspects of relationships with external partners, to working with Brand Marketing and 365 Studio, to understanding product benefits and bringing them to life for the consumer, the daily responsibilities of this role are wide ranging, exciting, and rewarding.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
This role reports directly to the Senior Director of Marketing & Senior Director of Creative, while regularly partnering with other Art Directors, Designers, 365 Studio Designers, Brand Narrative Director, and Brand Marketing leaders.
WHAT YOU BRING
* EDUCATION: Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in graphic design, industrial design, or other relevant field
* EXPERIENCE: 8+ years of relevant Graphic Design or Art Direction experience.
* Minimum of 3-5 years of experience acting in a Design Lead role
* Ability to create seasonal concepts, and provide the team with both short- and long-term vision
* Understanding of the Brand Creative/Marketing process
* Experience working and communicating directly with Brand Marketing partners
* Ability to build and edit files using Adobe programs including Photoshop and Illustrator
* Experience building inspiration/concept presentations, and mood boards for seasonal concepts and direction
* Presentation/Communication style: Clear, Concise, and Thoughtful (strong verbal and written skills). Ability to present new ideas or seasonal concepts to small and large groups, including presenting to executive leaders, and external partners or customers.
* Ability to ensures key Brand Creative gates/dates are met, tools are effectively crafted and utilized, and able to lead cross-functional teamwork as appropriate.
* Skillfully leads and maintains relationships with external partners: artists, influencers, design agencies, architects, photographers, producers, project managers and freelancers. Creatively directs and leads all aspects of work with external partners to ensure they are aligned to project expectations and Jordan Brand standards.
* Demonstrates expert-level knowledge of current trends in color, technology, communications, experience, art and other design influences.
* Builds presentation materials that effectively communicate design concepts to team, leader, director and to various internal and external audiences.