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HH Global

Art Director - Retail Design

HH Global, Mountain View, California, us, 94039


Purpose of the Job

Our client offers a suite of products used daily by billions of consumers, teams and organizations - with over 6 million businesses choosing them to boost productivity. These tools seamlessly connect devices, apps and people, fostering collaboration and transforming ideas into action. We are looking for a cross-functional experienced Art Director to join our retail experience team.

As the Art Director for Retail Design, your role is to help develop captivating concepts for windows and in-store visual merchandising that align with brand identity, seasonal themes, and promotional campaigns. You will help to drive creative executions and assist with designing exceptional 2D and physical 3D materials for retail. You will also be involved with branding, retail signages, sales and marketing materials, presentations, seasonal campaigns, printed collateral, 3D conceptual window displays and digital executions.

This is a hybrid role on-site in the Mountain View/Bay Area 2-3 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

Develop captivating concepts for windows and visual merchandising that align with brand identity, seasonal themes, and promotional campaigns.Create detailed designs, sketches, and mood boards to visualize concepts and communicate ideas to the team.Collaborate with other team members such as Photo Art Directors, Designers, Producers, and Production to bring concepts to life.Maintain brand consistency in all visual and retail content, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and overall aesthetic.Partner with cross-functional teams to communicate gaps and needs, working through solutions and proposing alts (i.e. product vs lifestyle photography)Provide creative direction to agency partners,Work with larger creative team to obtain key messaging and objectives.Confidently and articulately present visually appealing and well-reasoned design concepts to stakeholders.Think conceptually with a keen eye for design and the ability to execute and iterate on designs self-sufficiently and quickly.Solid working knowledge of graphic design programs, typography, composition, color proofing, print processes, prototype reviews and project specs.Be a strong design generalist with the ability to wear many creative hats.

Knowledge, Skills + Experience

BA/BS in Graphic Design or related fieldIn lieu of a degree, 7+ years relevant art direction and design experience with an agency and/or retail industryExperience with creative projects for retail, consumer brands, or marketing campaignsPortfolio demonstrating proficiency in delivering effective creative ideas across print, art direction, and digital with a modern aestheticComprehensive experience in print design and production, brand systems, grids, typography, motion design and brand principlesAbility to solve complex design problems and strategically approach solutionsAbility to design concepts through to implementationStrong written and verbal communication skills, with an understanding of and comfortability being in a client-facing environmentExperience working in a highly iterative, collaborative environmentExperience engaging with multiple stakeholders and cross functional teamsProficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Google Workspace and FigmaExperience preparing files for both print and digital assets across multiple platformsFlexible and adaptive to the changing needs of the businessSelf-starter and effective problem solver who thrives in ambiguous and fast-paced environments

For California applicants: The salary range for this position is $140,000 to $165,000 annually. Actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors that are unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, certifications and work location. This range may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus targets, benefits and/or other applicable incentives.

Your application will be reviewed by a member of our Recruiting Team and we'll reach out to you directly if there's a fit for the position. We're using video conferencing software to conduct many of our interviews, but all interviews will be live with a member of our Recruiting or Hiring teams.

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