Amazon
Art Director, Brand Innovation Lab, Telecommunication & Entertainment
Amazon, Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403
Description
Amazon’s Brand Innovation Lab is looking for a talented and passionate Art Director to create bespoke campaigns focused on Telecommunication and Entertainment clients in the US. You’ll partner with creative directors, copywriters, designers, solutions managers and producers to create first-class customer experiences both on and offline by innovating with the Amazon canvas (FireTV, Alexa, Twitch, Prime Video, etc). You'll lead projects and own client relationships, focusing on creating work that benefits the end customer while pushing the creative envelope from brief to execution.
Key job responsibilities
From the initial concept to final launch, you will be tasked with delivering bold, insightful, and data-driven ideas that transform needs and constraints into customer-centric brand campaign strategies and solutions. You should excel in both concept development and execution, effectively articulating end-to-end experiences and translating that vision into high-quality deliverables. This may involve creating user interface designs for voice and screen, developing interaction models, building prototypes, producing video content, and crafting interactive advertising campaigns. In this role, you'll leverage data and insights to shape campaign strategies and concepts, design experiences, and create templates for innovative brand campaigns that address customer challenges both on and off Amazon platforms. The ideal candidate will be capable of delivering top-tier designs and exceptional art direction for campaigns across various Amazon touchpoints. Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint, and Figma is essential. We're seeking a conceptual art director with robust design skills and a strong grasp of UX design.
A day in the life
• Ideating on innovative experiences both on and offline within the teams dedicated to Entertainment, Toys, and Telco
• Elevating a pitch deck with thoughtful and impactful design
• Working through creative messaging feedback with Legal and PR
• Presenting ideas to clients, their partner media agency, and internal teams
About the team
The Brand Innovation Lab team is the internal team within Amazon Ads that creates one-of-a-kind campaigns and activations for global advertisers, like Universal Pictures, Disney, Warner Bros., Starz, Discovery, Lego, Mattel, Verizon and AT&T. Using different products and services within the Amazon canvas (custom landing pages on Amazon.com, Alexa, Twitch, Prime Video, TNF, etc.), we create campaigns that reach millions of Amazon customers across our digital channels and out in the real-world.
Basic Qualifications
Minimum of 5 years art direction / design / communications experience at advertising agencies and/or in-house creative departments.
Must have an online portfolio URL in your resume, demonstrating an art direction, design and conceptual thinking skillset, as well as big thinking that can extend into any medium.
Data-driven and obsessed with measurable impact of a campaign.
Excellent presentation skills and interactive storytelling ability.
Strong understanding of digital and social platforms, as well as their use within marketing.
Preferred Qualifications
You are insightful and an innovative problem solver.
You bring visual flair and conceptual excellence to the work, inspiring clients and team members to raise the creative bar.
You tell stories that connect brands with customers in a meaningful way, across different channels, creating work that's on strategy and delivers results.
You tell stories that connect brands with customers in a meaningful way, across different channels, creating work that's on strategy and delivers results.
You regularly push your comfort zone to stretch and improve yourself, never thinking "that's not my job".
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $108,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Amazon’s Brand Innovation Lab is looking for a talented and passionate Art Director to create bespoke campaigns focused on Telecommunication and Entertainment clients in the US. You’ll partner with creative directors, copywriters, designers, solutions managers and producers to create first-class customer experiences both on and offline by innovating with the Amazon canvas (FireTV, Alexa, Twitch, Prime Video, etc). You'll lead projects and own client relationships, focusing on creating work that benefits the end customer while pushing the creative envelope from brief to execution.
Key job responsibilities
From the initial concept to final launch, you will be tasked with delivering bold, insightful, and data-driven ideas that transform needs and constraints into customer-centric brand campaign strategies and solutions. You should excel in both concept development and execution, effectively articulating end-to-end experiences and translating that vision into high-quality deliverables. This may involve creating user interface designs for voice and screen, developing interaction models, building prototypes, producing video content, and crafting interactive advertising campaigns. In this role, you'll leverage data and insights to shape campaign strategies and concepts, design experiences, and create templates for innovative brand campaigns that address customer challenges both on and off Amazon platforms. The ideal candidate will be capable of delivering top-tier designs and exceptional art direction for campaigns across various Amazon touchpoints. Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint, and Figma is essential. We're seeking a conceptual art director with robust design skills and a strong grasp of UX design.
A day in the life
• Ideating on innovative experiences both on and offline within the teams dedicated to Entertainment, Toys, and Telco
• Elevating a pitch deck with thoughtful and impactful design
• Working through creative messaging feedback with Legal and PR
• Presenting ideas to clients, their partner media agency, and internal teams
About the team
The Brand Innovation Lab team is the internal team within Amazon Ads that creates one-of-a-kind campaigns and activations for global advertisers, like Universal Pictures, Disney, Warner Bros., Starz, Discovery, Lego, Mattel, Verizon and AT&T. Using different products and services within the Amazon canvas (custom landing pages on Amazon.com, Alexa, Twitch, Prime Video, TNF, etc.), we create campaigns that reach millions of Amazon customers across our digital channels and out in the real-world.
Basic Qualifications
Minimum of 5 years art direction / design / communications experience at advertising agencies and/or in-house creative departments.
Must have an online portfolio URL in your resume, demonstrating an art direction, design and conceptual thinking skillset, as well as big thinking that can extend into any medium.
Data-driven and obsessed with measurable impact of a campaign.
Excellent presentation skills and interactive storytelling ability.
Strong understanding of digital and social platforms, as well as their use within marketing.
Preferred Qualifications
You are insightful and an innovative problem solver.
You bring visual flair and conceptual excellence to the work, inspiring clients and team members to raise the creative bar.
You tell stories that connect brands with customers in a meaningful way, across different channels, creating work that's on strategy and delivers results.
You tell stories that connect brands with customers in a meaningful way, across different channels, creating work that's on strategy and delivers results.
You regularly push your comfort zone to stretch and improve yourself, never thinking "that's not my job".
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $108,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.