Title: Art Director Location: Fully Remote Duration: 6 Month Contract Work Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S. Start Date: 1/2/2025 We are seeking an Art Director dedicated to ****'s Luxury Brands. As a key member of the Global Creative & Design Team, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop high-impact marketing platforms and consumer campaigns that drive awareness, engagement, and loyalty among discerning luxury audiences. The Creative Team, including account managers, copywriters, designers, production artists, and animators, is primarily based in McLean, VA, with additional team members in Glasgow, Dallas, and remote locations across the US. This role demands a blend of visionary leadership, strategic creative direction, people management, and high-level decision-making. You will actively contribute your design expertise to campaigns, collaborating with the Associate Creative Director - Luxury, Copywriters, and Designers to maintain and elevate the design integrity and visual impact of the team's work. Your team will rely on you for inspiration, strategic guidance, and partnership. You will leverage data and consumer insights to shape creative strategies that resonate with luxury consumers, ensuring seamless, on-brand execution across all touchpoints. You'll play a central role in conceptualizing, crafting, and implementing creative solutions that consistently communicate luxury brands identities, positioning, and messaging across all owned and paid platforms-including print, web, social media, email, TV, events, B2B and B2C collateral, and internal communications. Your strategic intent for each initiative will be clearly communicated, and you will possess strong presentation skills to effectively sell creative strategy, concepts, and rationale to stakeholders, from marketing to executive leadership. Additionally, you will oversee, review, and elevate creative work from our external agencies and freelance partners, ensuring that all creative output aligns with luxury standards. The ideal candidate must have extensive design expertise and a diverse range of capabilities, backed by a strong background and portfolio in luxury design, marketing, or advertising. Proven experience in luxury design is a mandatory requirement for this role. Responsibilities:
- Inspiring and elevating the team and surrounding work environment.
- Actively acquiring knowledge about our business, brands, target audiences, and competitors.
- Collaborating with ACD - Luxury, designers, and copywriters to develop compelling, customer-first creative solutions across omni-platform touchpoints, all through a luxury lens.
- Shaping and influencing the creative workflow to ensure efficiency and quality.
- Engaging with business and creative partners, facilitating clear communication and effective decision-making.
- Providing and receiving feedback thoughtfully, fostering a productive and respectful critique environment.
- Contributing to the creative process by designing alongside the team, offering feedback, and guiding creative strategy as needed; continually learning and sharing design tips, tools, and shortcuts.
- Organizing and leading creative brainstorming sessions and presentations for partners across marketing, brand, and corporate sectors.
- Partnering closely with internal teams to understand business goals, marketing objectives, and creative needs, ensuring alignment across campaigns and projects.
- Upholding brand identity and accessibility standards while contributing to the visual identity's ongoing evolution.
- Leveraging campaign performance data to gauge effectiveness and applying insights to future projects.
- Strategically prioritizing projects, knowing when to be hands-on versus hands-off.
- Staying informed on industry trends, especially in the digital and social landscape, and recommending innovative templates and design approaches.
Requirements: We are looking for an individual with exceptional attention to detail, a proactive mindset, a positive attitude, and a collaborative spirit. Success in this role will be demonstrated through the following attributes and skills:
- Strong leadership, and communication abilities.
- Expertise in luxury design principles and messaging hierarchy.
- Confidence, enthusiasm, and resilience, with the ability to solve problems effectively and make sound decisions.
- Highly collaborative, with the ability to work seamlessly across multiple functions.
- Genuine, self-assured, and enthusiastic, with a talent for building strong working relationships quickly.
- Passion for luxury culture, trends, and emerging styles.
- Experience working within a creative agency environment and managing design teams.
- Background in luxury hospitality or lifestyle brands.
Qualifications:
- A standout portfolio showcasing expertise in luxury design, storytelling, brand building, and campaign development.
- Five (5) years of relevant luxury design experience, ideally within a design firm, advertising agency, or in-house creative department.
- At least three (3) years of experience managing creatives or design teams.
- Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and effectively communicate creative rationale to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Comprehensive experience in pre- and post-production planning and creative development for luxury photo and video shoots.
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
- Ability to apply style guides with creativity while maintaining brand integrity.
Nice to Have:
- Proven experience within a luxury marketing department, with a strong understanding of business objectives and the ability to develop creative solutions that support key goals.
- Expertise in designing direct response materials across multiple marketing channels, including email, banner ads, social media, landing pages, print collateral, and television.
- A deep interest in social and cultural trends, along with an awareness of emerging digital technologies that shape consumer engagement.
- On-set experience overseeing luxury photo and video productions to ensure brand alignment and visual excellence.
Our benefits package includes:
- Competitive weekly pay!
- Potential opportunities for overtime
- Opportunities to get OSHA 10 certified
- Earn money for referrals! Ask your recruiter to learn more.
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- Dental, vision benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan
- ...and much more!
About INSPYR Solutions Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com. INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. 24-10802