Brand Concept Art Director- BEAUTY

Aquent Studios is looking to add to our growing beauty team!

This role is partial onsite 3 days a week

You will shape and lead the creative execution of multi-channel campaigns from concept to execution. Bridge the gap between abstract brand strategy and concrete visual execution, with emphasis on narrative development and video storyboarding. You think like a director, draw like an artist, and communicate like a writer.

• Visual & Narrative Leadership:
  
  Define the overall artistic vision, tone, and visual language for comprehensive brand campaigns and video content.
• Storytelling & Concepting:
  
  Translate marketing goals into powerful conceptual narratives that resonate with target audiences.
• Storyboarding:
  
  Create clear, dynamic, and sequential storyboards/animatics to map out concepts, pacing, framing, and cinematic flow before production.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Partner with marketers, designers, and external production teams to ensure a unified brand voice.
• Hands-on Craft:
  
  Oversee and design key visual assets (mood boards, style frames, campaign layouts) and guide video production workflows.

• Experience:
  
  5+ years of experience as an Art Director, Concept Artist, or Creative Lead within an agency or in-house brand team.
• Storyboarding Expertise:
  
  Proven portfolio demonstrating advanced capability in visual storytelling and translating scripts/ideas into actionable storyboard frames.
• Technical Proficiency:
  
  Mastery of industry-standard design tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, or equivalent) and sketching/storyboarding software.
• Communication:
  
  Exceptional presentation and leadership skills; ability to pitch concepts effectively to stakeholders and clients.
• Critical
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficient knowledge of video editing, motion design, and post-production pipelines.
• CG Production:
  
  Have workedwithandunderstandthefundamentalsofhowCGproduction flows.