Digital Art Director

Digital Art DirectorCreative DepartmentFull- Time (Hybrid)Norwalk, CT, USOVERVIEWIf you love all things creative and wine, here's a fantastic career opportunity with Direct Wines, Inc. We are looking for a highly motivated and talented digital art director to join our growing creative team. This candidate will be producing engaging, high impact digital content in line with the company's brand, aesthetic, and marketing strategy. This includes social (Meta, Pinterest, TikTok), eCommerce, and email. They should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment-across multiple brands-providing high-quality creative to tight deadlines. They should be a team player that has good communication and organization skills, which are essential, as the role requires working closely with people across the business to develop projects from brief to execution.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIESProduce high-quality, on-brand content, including designs, videos, and other multimedia assets for both paid and organic socialRemain current on social media trends, tools, and best practices, incorporating new strategies and features into our paid media effortsCreate detailed shot lists and mood boards that clearly convey the vision for photoshoots in internal or external content studiosCollaborate with in-house photographers to art direct studio shootsDesign marketing emails in line with the marketing briefMaintain and design visual content across ecommerce sitesConceptualize new campaign ideas that are digital-first and consumer centricCollaborating with internal marketing and creative teams to ensure designs align with the brand aesthetic, while also meeting ecommerce best practicesWork cross departmental with marketing, innovation, creative and wine planning teamsPresent creative concepts and designs to internal stakeholders, incorporating feedback and iterating as needed to achieve desired outcomesEDUCATION EXPERIENCE3+ years of experience in digital design or social contentPrevious experience in an agency or brand environment (preferred)A portfolio of relevant and impactful workQUALIFICATIONSStrong understanding of branding and marketingDevelop and execute smart creative solutions across multiple brands simultaneouslyExperience working with ecommerce websitesPassion for social media and a deep understanding of various social platforms, features and trendsComfortable working in a collaborative team environmentAbility to clearly present ideas and conceptsA team player with exceptional organizational and communication skillsAbility to prioritize multiple projects and be proactive in your task and time managementProficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative SuiteWorking knowledge of Canva (a plus)OUR COMPANYDirect Wines, Inc.

is a dynamic, innovative, wine-loving company that helps consumers across the U.S. discover exciting wines that are perfectly suited to their tastes - all with the convenience of home delivery. We are proud to provide a highly personalized wine service in partnership with licensed retailers

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- and we are passionate about consumer satisfaction.As the leading Third Party Provider in the alcohol beverage industry, Direct Wines, Inc. provides professional services to licensed wine retailers across the US. These include access to national brands, marketing planning, and execution, logistics support for distribution management and customer service. We offer scalability and economies that individual, state-licensed retailers would struggle to deliver on their own. It is also the role of Direct Wines Inc. to ensure compliance in the highly regulated alcohol beverage industry.BENEFITSFull time employees also receive a complete benefit package including:Medical, Dental and Vision benefitsCompany paid Short-and Long-term Disability and Life Insurance401(K) with employer matchPaid time off (Vacation, Sick, Birthday)Employee wine discountCompany paid WSET certificationDirect Wines, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to recognizing and expanding diversity in our work and our outreach to vendors and consumers. We prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee or business partner based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service-member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.