Associate Art Director

Associate Art Director

Trove Brands is a privately-held house of brands including BlenderBottle®, Owala®, Whiskware®, and Eco-Brite®. Our patented and best-selling products are designed to simplify and improve everyday life with leading-edge innovation, incomparable quality, and aspirational style.

A career at Trove Brands is not about punching the clock. It's about embracing exciting and fast-paced opportunities that sharpen your skills, drive innovation, and play an integral role in growing our global reach. Your work will not only impact the company, it will impact the lives of millions of people around the world. When you step up to a career at Trove, you step up to cutting-edge excellence. You sign up for bold action and invigorating synergy. You agree to face—and break through—new challenges every single day.

The Associate Art Director partners with the Creative Director to bring the brand's creative vision to life across photography, video, social, and campaigns. This role leads art direction from concept through final execution, ensuring work is visually compelling, cohesive, and aligned with the brand. The ideal candidate combines strong conceptual thinking and visual storytelling with hands-on creative skills, collaboration, and the ability to guide and elevate the work of others.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Creative Director to evolve and execute the brand's visual identity, creative strategy, and consistent visual language across channels.
• Lead art direction for photography, video, social content, and integrated campaigns, ensuring high-quality and on-brand execution.
• Develop and present original creative concepts, storyboards, visual treatments, mood boards, and high-fidelity mockups.
• Translate brand strategy and insights into compelling, cohesive "360-campaign" ideas that drive engagement and brand awareness.
• Oversee creative projects from concept through final delivery, directing photographers, videographers, editors, designers, and freelancers.
• Provide clear creative direction and feedback to junior designers and creative partners to elevate the overall quality of work.
• Adapt to feedback, shifting priorities, and tight production timelines while maintaining a high standard of creative excellence.

Required Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in a creative agency or fast-paced in-house creative environment.
• Strong portfolio showcasing produced photo, video, social, and campaign work.
• Proven ability to develop insight-driven creative concepts and execute "360-campaign" ideas.
• Strong experience art directing photo and video shoots.
• Ability to create shoot decks, storyboards, mood boards, and high-fidelity visual presentations.
• Strong sketching and visualization skills for brainstorming and concept development.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Familiarity with Figma and modern AI-assisted design tools.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate and defend creative decisions.
• Comfortable collaborating cross-functionally with brand managers, marketers, copywriters, production teams, and stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to thrive under tight deadlines while maintaining a unified creative vision.
• Highly adaptable with strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

Our culture is passionate, entrepreneurial, and energetic. We value innovation through collaboration. And while we work smart and hard, we also connect and celebrate with equal gusto. We host team-building activities, athletic events, and seasonal celebrations to foster community and reward accomplishments. Bottom line? You'll love it here.

Among the many benefits our team members enjoy are:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care
• 401k package with employer matching
• Paid Time Off
• Maternity/Paternity leave
• Full indoor basketball/volleyball court
• Fully equipped fitness center (cardio, weights, functional fitness area, lockers and showers, etc.)
• Yoga studio
• Meditation/Nap room
• And much more!

Trove Brands is an equal opportunity employer.

Phone calls regarding this position are not accepted.

This is a fully in-office position at our HQ in Lehi, Utah.