Art Director

Serato Limited•Los Angeles, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a hands-on, creative Art Director with graphic design skills to join the Creative Team in Los Angeles. This role demands a high taste level and a strong connection to North American music and pop culture. You will be responsible for contributing innovative art direction and design across a broad range of executional mediums, from new media and digital environments to more traditional formats, ensuring the Serato brand is presented with creative excellence and attention to detail.

Requirements

Demonstrable art direction and graphic design skills with a strong portfolio.
Proficiency as a finished artist.
Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite.
Ability to ideate, concept, and execute visual media.
Experience ideating and directing multi-media communications/campaigns in response to marketing strategies, with a focus on new media and digital environments.
Ability to solve problems critically, creatively, and effectively.
Knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of music.
Ability and passion to learn emerging visual design technology, including AI and generative models, for use in the creative process.
A creative, passionate, organized, and personable team player.
Confident in expressing and articulating ideas and opinions effectively.
Demonstrates the judgment to read the room and contribute constructively.

Nice To Haves

Freehand illustration and digital rendering skills would be highly advantageous to your application.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Creative Director to evolve the Serato brand's visual manifestation into a mature, iconic, and globally recognizable presence.
Incubate and execute concepts that transcend designed visual executions.
Source great photography and/or direct photographers.
Concept video and motion-based visual executions, and direct filmmaker and design maker partners.
Contribute to the visual direction and design execution of Serato with an endlessly critical eye for detail.
Update and maintain the Serato brand guidelines documentation, ensuring correct implementation and helping to establish new design principles.
Keep up to date with current creative trends and recommend appropriate changes.
Apply a good working knowledge of social media ‘best practice’ creative principles.
Conceive, storyboard, and direct motion graphics and audio visual communications (ads, content pieces) in close collaboration with the Creative Director.
Demonstrate a passion for pop-cultural content production and motion design.