Senior Art Director

Dotdash Meredith•New York, NY

1d•$115,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

People Inc. is the largest digital and print publisher in America. From mobile to magazines, nearly 200 million people trust us to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. People Inc. has more than 40 iconic brands, including PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, Food & Wine, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living. We are building engaging experiences that excite users and amplify the voices of our brands. Our biggest brand, PEOPLE, is looking for a Senior Art Director to work closely with our Senior Creative Director, marketing and editorial leads to design content and promotional assets for a premium digital app. In this role you will collaborate with internal stakeholders to create elevated designs and help maintain intuitive, scalable, and always-on-brand templates that support our content and marketing strategies to engage and delight our audiences. As Senior Art Director at the PEOPLE App, you will be responsible for guiding and directing a multidisciplinary team, designing the look and feel of various brand elements and refining and iterating on those ideas for various stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent education and experience
3-5 years as an Art Director
5-10 years as a designer
Strong typography skills
Strong editorial design skills
Strong design system skills
Working knowledge of motion graphics
Proficient in Figma
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, After Effects, InDesign)
Publishing industry experience
Branding experience
Self-motivated
Strong attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
A team player ready to work in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Take ownership of assigned design projects and follow established processes to ensure smooth delivery of creative assets.
Work alongside the Senior Creative Director to set the PEOPLE App’s overall look and feel, and ensure execution across teams is on brand.
Lead the creation of thoughtfully designed digital editorial and marketing content and graphic templates that seamlessly integrate with the App’s UI and overall brand.
Collaborate with product design team, commerce and growth teams.
Help maintain digital brand guides.
Provide creative direction to other team members, ensure brand standards are communicated, and the appropriate level of creative execution is met consistently.
Use requirements and stakeholder feedback to design premium visual assets, such as digital editorial static and motion designs and content templates, on an ongoing basis.
Lead visual direction of marketing, audience engagement, and editorial initiatives.
Present design solutions and build consensus among a broad range of stakeholders.
Help build and maintain a happy and creative culture within the design team.
Participate in brainstorming and critique sessions that foster big picture thinking while identifying opportunities to raise the bar on the details.
Keep project management tickets up to date, communicate progress, keep files organized, monitor communication from stakeholders, and meet deadlines.