Art Director

Art Director (Mid-Level)

Location: New York City | Hybrid

Baron & Baron is seeking a Mid-Level Art Director to join our New York–based art department. This role is ideal for a visually driven creative with a strong eye for fashion, beauty, typography, design, and visual storytelling, and a passion for luxury brands. You will work across fully integrated 360° campaigns spanning film, print, and digital communications (web and social), contributing to both concept development and creative execution.

Working closely with Creative Directors, you will collaborate with internal teams including Strategy, Post-Production, Account Directors, and Operations to bring creative ideas to life while ensuring work is on-brand and delivered on time.

Responsibilities

Develop and visualize creative concepts across campaigns, brand identities, editorials, digital experiences, and special projects

Support Creative Directors and Senior Art Directors in the development and execution of 360° campaigns across print, film, and digital

Conduct extensive visual research across photography, design, film, fashion, beauty, art, and culture

Create compelling comps, mockups, layouts, and visual presentations to communicate creative ideas

Translate creative concepts into cohesive executions across multiple formats and platforms

Collaborate with internal teams throughout the creative development and production process

Support and provide guidance to Junior Art Directors and interns as needed

Stay engaged with emerging trends in design, fashion, beauty, technology, and visual culture

On Set

Support Creative Directors and Senior Art Directors on set, including preparation of creative documents, layouts, and visual references

Participate in production calls and pre-production meetings

Assist in overseeing creative execution and ensuring consistency with the approved creative direction

Lead smaller productions with a focus on social and digital deliverables

Post-Production

Work closely with Creative Directors and Senior Art Directors on campaign rollouts across print, digital, social, and film

Develop layouts, format adaptations, typography, title cards, and other campaign assets

Assist in overseeing retouching and video editing to maintain creative consistency

Participate in retouching reviews, edit sessions, and the preparation of final deliverables

Technical Skills & Experience

3–5 years of experience in art direction, ideally within luxury fashion, with beauty, fragrance, or jewelry as a plus

Strong conceptual thinking, visual research, and creative execution skills

Excellent eye for photography, film, typography, art, and visual storytelling

Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop

Strong comping and mockup creation skills, including experience with AI image-generation tools

Strong graphic design skills; familiarity with video editing and/or animation software is a plus

Prior on-set and post-production experience preferred

Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple creative deliverables

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus One Medical membership and Optum Financial FSA/HSA

401(k) with company match

Generous paid time off, company-wide holidays, and office closure from Christmas Eve through New Year's

Hybrid work schedule

Applicants must submit a portfolio and CV for consideration.