Sr. Art Director

Redolent•San Bruno, CA

26d•Onsite

About The Position

We are urgently looking for a Sr. Art Director for our Direct client requirement. This role is responsible for leading people managers as well as a small to mid-size team responsible for the day-to-day updates of departments and seasonal campaigns on Walmart.com. The Sr. Art Director influences and executes the design strategy under the guidance of senior creative management by translating marketing goals and consumer insights into creative concepts. They stay up-to-date on industry trends, best practices, and the competitive landscape. They collaborate with cross-functional partners (Producers, Marketing, Site, agencies) to influence the development of creative strategies, understand the capabilities of company technologies (platform, marketing, mobile, social), and recommend new technologies to support digital marketing programs. They also partner with other art directors and management to identify opportunities for new functional systems and processes. This position provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training, mentoring, assigning duties, providing recognition, and ensuring diversity awareness. It ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity. The role involves coordinating, completing, and overseeing job-related activities and assignments, including hands-on design of graphic solutions (digital) for Walmart projects. The Sr. Art Director supports and maintains the strategic alignment of design programs and assets under the guidance of senior Creative management and must be able to juggle multiple projects and multiple timelines.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Design, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field.
8 years experience in interactive design or related field.
2 years experience managing a design team.

Nice To Haves

10 years experience working in design (including 3 years of web design).
Advanced knowledge of design software (Adobe Creative Suite).
2 years experience managing small- to mid-scale interactive campaigns in an online creative or related digital field.
1 year experience working for or with creative agencies.
2 years experience developing design concepts in a retail or marketing environment.
Comprehensive understanding of responsive/adaptive design, HTML5/CSS3, Javascript (ability to read/understand code; potentials and limitations; no coding required).

Responsibilities

Leading people managers and a small to mid-size team responsible for day-to-day updates of departments and seasonal campaigns on Walmart.com.
Influencing and executing design strategy under the guidance of senior creative management.
Translating marketing goals and consumer insights into creative concepts.
Staying up-to-date on industry trends, best practices, and the competitive landscape.
Collaborating with cross-functional partners (Producers, Marketing, Site, agencies) to influence the development of creative strategies.
Understanding the capabilities of company technologies (platform, marketing, mobile, social).
Recommending new technologies to support digital marketing programs.
Partnering with other art directors and management to identify opportunities for new functional systems and processes.
Providing supervision and development opportunities for associates (hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, recognition, diversity awareness).
Ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures and supporting company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
Supporting and maintaining the strategic alignment of design programs and assets under the guidance of senior Creative management.
Juggling multiple projects and multiple timelines.
Hands-on design of graphic solutions (digital) for Walmart projects.