Art Director III

Art Director III Remote Summary

This Art Director will scale our new illustration style across the org by art directing and directly executing illustrations and animations for in-product use. You have a point of view and collaborate with illustrators, art directors, animators, content designers, engineers and product designers to ensure a consistent brand system across the company landscape. You should prioritize the highest level of craft by maintaining a strong attention to detail.

The ideal candidate for this role is an innovative problem-solver with a systems mindset, guiding high-quality outputs through productive iteration. The successful candidate should have strong, focused experience in illustration and animation and the ability to design clear and consistent in-product storytelling.

• An illustration portfolio that demonstrates both direction of, and hands on execution of, conceptual, compositional, and color skills
• Proficient with Adobe Illustrator and vector graphics
• Familiar and comfortable with creating and exporting simple vector animations in After Effects
• 4+ years relevant illustration experience
• Experience adopting in-house illustration styles
• Highly detail-oriented and a systems thinker
• Works quickly and efficiently, without sacrificing quality
• Strong communication skills with non-design partners
• Ability to think at a high level about how all aspects of a product (content, design, and illustration) work together, and how illustration can be used to strengthen user experience
• Interest in up leveling workflows with internal AI tools

• Familiar with how to work in product
• Familiar and comfortable with Figma

• Synthesize product partner goals and user needs into actionable creative briefs.
• Leverage exceptional visual storytelling and clear feedback and to guide the creation of high-craft, conceptually compelling illustrations and animations that support the comprehension of complex in-product features.
• Deeply understand the in-house style guide and color palette and scale it consistently across our illustration libraries in collaboration with multiple illustrators.
• Consistently evolve our in-house style guide to meet developing product needs with new illustration standards and guidelines.
• Deeply understand how our illustrations and animations are integrated in the design system and flag opportunities to uplevel its implementation.
• Clearly communicate directions and their tradeoffs to cross-functional partners.
• Participate and present in team crits, design sprints and workshops.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines efficiently and effectively.

Pay range is $157 - $162 per hour with full benefits available, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401K, parental leave, and more. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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