Senior Art Director, Global Retail and Packaging

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Senior Art Director, Global Retail and Packaging 46724 Consumer Products Full-Time On-Site Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance. Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled. Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day. If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO! Overview: The Senior Art Director leads global retail and packaging creative, combining consistent delivery with forward-thinking development of new consumer-facing concepts. A hands-on designer and team leader, the role shapes how Skydance franchises appear in retail environments, packaging, campaigns, and selected experiences. Working with the VP and business partners, this leader develops compelling concepts for stores, destinations, and associated digital touchpoints , then guides their execution. The role leads designers and external specialists, advancing creative ambition while respecting franchise direction, commercial needs, and production realities. This is an onsite position at our Los Angeles office. Responsibilities include but not limited to: Lead day-to-day retail and packaging design; manage and develop designers, establish creative priorities with the VP, and align resources and delivery with Creative Operations. Proactively develop and pitch concepts for retail destinations, shop-in-shops, pop-ups, and experiential opportunities. Maintain an agreed pipeline of concepts alongside ongoing delivery. Remain hands-on in campaign identities, logos, packaging systems, displays, environmental graphics, and digital concepts. Guide work from exploration through production-ready design. Partner with Experiences, Retail, Marketing, and regional teams early in development, adapting concepts for local audiences and execution by specialist partners. Collaborate with Licensing Design and Character Art on franchise coherence and with the Creative Studio on selected motion, video, and social assets; lead franchise branding projects as assigned by the VP. Direct agencies and production partners, reviewing feasibility, materials, and execution quality within agreed budgets and timelines. Provide selective creative consultation for owned e-commerce, such as Paramount Shop, through Product Design. Routine product oversight and partner management remain with Product Design, and site asset execution remains partner-led. Primary Deliverables Retail campaign identities, design toolkits, and packaging systems. Concept presentations for destinations, pop-ups, and experiential opportunities. Environmental graphics, displays, digital creative concepts, and production-ready assets. Creative briefs for motion and video partnerships and market adaptations. Measures of Success Retail and packaging work strengthens franchise expression and meets partner, production, and delivery requirements. Forward-thinking concepts create actionable opportunities for consumer engagement across physical and digital environments. Designers and external partners deliver cohesive work with clear priorities, stronger craft, and effective cross-team collaboration. Basic Qualifications: 12+ years of experience. Additional Qualifications: Extensive retail, packaging, or brand design experience, with demonstrated people leadership and a record of developing concepts beyond routine production. Exemplary portfolio spanning retail campaigns, packaging, identity systems, and physical or digital consumer experiences. Entertainment or licensing experience preferred. Expert Adobe Creative Suite skills, current hands-on design practice, and solid typography, composition, and packaging production knowledge. Proven ability to pitch concepts, develop designers, direct specialist partners, and balance ongoing delivery with future-facing initiatives across markets. Fluency in briefing motion and digital creative; applicable use of company-approved AI-assisted exploration and visualization with sound rights and quality judgment. About Skydance Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

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Hiring Salary Range: $156,800.00 - 200,000.00. In compliance with local law, we are disclosing compensation, or a range thereof, for roles where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. This position is bonus eligible. What We Offer : Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here . Generous paid time off. Complimentary subscriptions to HBO Max, Paramount+, and other Skydance streaming services and digital news products. Robust employee engagement opportunities, including access to exclusive screenings and events, speaker series, volunteer activities and more. Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation during the job application and/or recruitment process. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling View phone number on click.appcast.io or by sending an email to View email address on click.appcast.io. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. #J-18808-Ljbffr Paramount Group