Art Director

Location: New York City, minimum three days per week in the office Reports to: Creative Director Role Summary Decamarx is looking for a hands‑on Art Director to help bring our creative vision to life across a portfolio of apparel, home, pet, jewelry, and skincare brands. Working from the vision and direction established by the Creative Director, the Art Director will guide the day‑to‑day execution of creative work across paid social, email, ecommerce, web, organic social, video, and print. This role will contribute ideas and visual solutions while ensuring that the final work remains aligned with the approved creative direction. The Art Director will supervise the daily work of designers and freelancers, provide clear and constructive feedback, and help the team produce polished work with fewer rounds of revision. This is not a Creative Director role, but it is an important role in maintaining the quality and consistency of the work. The Art Director will also remain hands‑on, contributing directly to design projects and stepping into priority work when additional support or a higher level of craft is needed. To help projects stay organized and on schedule, the Art Director will partner closely with the Traffic Manager, who manages timelines, project tracking, and workflow coordination. What You'll Do Translate established creative direction into clear visual guidance anxd actionable assignments for designers and freelancers. Review day-to-day creative work and provide specific feedback on typography, layout, imagery, hierarchy, storytelling, and overall craft. Help designers solve visual problems and strengthen their work while staying within the approved brand and campaign direction. Supervise the daily work of assigned designers and freelancers, communicate expectations, and follow up when projects need additional attention. Review work before it moves to the Creative Director or cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring that it is thoughtful, polished, accurate, and ready for feedback. Contribute directly to design projects across paid social, email, ecommerce, web, organic social, display, video, and print, bringing design experience and hands‑on creative support when needed. Adapt campaign concepts and brand direction across channels in a way that feels cohesive rather than repetitive or overly templated. Partner with the Traffic Manager to understand priorities, balance workloads, flag potential issues, and help the team meet deadlines. Collaborate with marketing, growth, ecommerce, and brand partners to understand project objectives and translate feedback into clear creative revisions. Use performance insights to help refine marketing creative while maintaining the quality and integrity of each brand. Support photo and video shoots by helping develop shot lists, visual references, selects, retouching notes, and post‑production feedback. Provide on‑set art direction when assigned and help ensure that final photo and video assets align with the approved direction. Maintain templates, toolkits, asset libraries, and channel guidelines that help the creative team work efficiently and consistently. Bring larger questions about brand direction, campaign concepts, or creative strategy to the Creative Director for input and approval. What Success Looks Like The approved creative direction is reflected clearly and consistently across brands and channels. Designers and freelancers understand what is expected and receive feedback that helps them improve the work efficiently. Routine design questions and revisions are handled within the team, while larger creative decisions are elevated appropriately. Work reaches the Creative Director and other stakeholders in a polished state and requires fewer rounds of revision. Projects move forward smoothly because priorities, responsibilities, and feedback are clear. The Art Director contributes strong hands‑on design work while also helping others produce better work. Required Qualifications (WHO YOU ARE!) 6+ years of experience in graphic design, art direction, or a related creative role. Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Communication Design, Visual Communication, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered. A strong portfolio showing excellent design craft across ecommerce, paid social, email, web, and print applications. Experience providing feedback and day‑to‑day direction to designers or freelance creative partners. Strong hands‑on design skills and an interest in continuing to produce work directly. Excellent visual judgment across typography, layout, photography, composition, hierarchy, and brand systems. Ability to translate established creative direction into polished, channel‑specific work. Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, or brands at the same time. Understanding of digital marketing creative and channel‑specific best practices. Strong organizational, communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills. Ability to give direct feedback in a constructive, practical, and respectful way. Nice To Have Experience working across multiple consumer brands. Experience supporting photo or video shoots. Video editing, motion design, or animation experience Software and Working Approach Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud. Experience with project management platforms such as Asana. Familiarity with digital asset management systems and creative workflow tools. Working knowledge of Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, or similar tools is a plus. #J-18808-Ljbffr