Art Director

Pattern Inc.; Lehi (UT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid Holidays

Onsite Fitness Center

Company Paid Life Insurance

Casual Dress Code

Competitive Pay

Health Insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

Pattern Inc. is seeking an Art Director to lead development and execution of world‑class ecommerce strategies and visual asset creation for our partners.

You will guide a team of designers, maintain brand integrity across campaigns, and drive data‑driven creative decisions to optimize online shopping experiences. Hybrid role based in Lehi, UT, with opportunities to shape high‑impact brand content.

Qualifications

• BFA degree in Graphic Design or related field.
• 4-7 years of progressive professional graphic design work, at least 2 years in a senior role
• Advanced typography skills are a must
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, Google Suite, and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy, quality, and organization
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle multiple, large‑scale projects in a fast‑paced environment
• Styling interest or experience is a bonus
• Creative strategy or E‑commerce conversion optimization background is also a bonus

Responsibilities

• Use creative expertise to identify problems and develop data‑driven solutions
• Oversee and help design awesome visual content within client’s style guides
• Direct a team of designers to execute visual concepts through final production
• Present work to brands, bringing a strong design point of view with data‑driven strategy
• Efficiently own large scale production projects that involve hundreds of deliverables
• Create presentation materials to confidently pitch your concept to clients
• Art direct and be involved with photo shoots/video shoots/shot lists/production/styling etc.
• Develop comprehensive and detailed creative briefs for all production projects
• Lead and mentor junior team members to help them build their design skills

Skills

Advanced typography

Data-driven

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

BFA in Graphic Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Google Workspace

MS Office

Job description

Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies headquartered in the US to the top of the list.

Pattern accelerates brands on global ecommerce marketplaces leveraging proprietary technology and AI. Utilizing more than 66 trillion data points, sophisticated machine learning and AI models, Pattern optimizes and automates all levers of ecommerce growth for global brands, including advertising, content management, logistics and fulfillment, pricing, forecasting and customer service. Hundreds of global brands depend on Pattern’s ecommerce acceleration platform every day to drive profitable revenue growth across 60+ global marketplaces—including Amazon, Walmart.com, Target.com, eBay, Tmall, TikTok Shop, JD, and Mercado Libre. To learn more, visit pattern.com or email [e-mail].

Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies headquartered in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies by Inc. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of Newsweek’s Global Most Loved Workplaces®.

We are looking for an Art Director to lead development and execution of world‑class E‑commerce strategies and visual asset creation for our partners.

This role requires a highly‑trained eye and expert understanding of creative content that converts, including everything from graphic design, product photography, videos, web design, packaging, optimizing online shopping experiences, to pitching ideas to brand executives. Our ideal candidate is able to create and direct world‑class visual content backed by data and strategy.

This is a full-time role and will work a hybrid schedule based in Lehi, Utah.

What is a day in the life of an Art Director?

• Use creative expertise to identify problems and develop data‑driven solutions

• Oversee and help design awesome visual content within client’s style guides

• Direct a team of designers to execute visual concepts through final production

• Present work to brands, bringing a strong design point of view with data‑driven strategy

• Efficiently own large scale production projects that involve hundreds of deliverables

• Create presentation materials to confidently pitch your concept to clients

• Art direct and be involved with photo shoots/video shoots/shot lists/production/styling etc.

• Develop comprehensive and detailed creative briefs for all production projects

• Lead and mentor junior team members to help them build their design skills

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• BFA degree in Graphic Design or related field

• 4-7 years of progressive professional graphic design work, at least 2 years in a senior role

• Advanced typography skills are a must

• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop , Illustrator, & InDesign), Figma, Google Suite, and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy, quality, and organization

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

• Ability to handle multiple, large‑scale projects in a fast‑paced environment

• Styling interest or experience is a bonus

• Creative strategy or E‑commerce conversion optimization background is also a bonus

What does high performance look like?

• You proactively search for ways to solve problems for brands and internal teams.

• You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner

• You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given

• You actively comment and participate in group collaborations

• You embrace autonomy, take full ownership of your projects, and follow through to completion

• You work well within the bounds of client’s style guides

• You have a passion for design and creative problem solving

• You provide our brand partners with a world‑class client experience

What is my potential for career growth?

• This role will provide opportunities for professional growth and networking. We love to promote internally and have several opportunities for growth within our company.

What does success look like in the first 30, 60, 90 days?

• 30 Days – You are familiar with your brand partners’ needs, you have established great relationships with your team members and a comfortable workflow
• 60 Days – You have coordinated your team’s efforts and pitched ideas to brand partners
• 90 Days – You hold regular sessions with each of your team members for mentorship and development, you have received and implemented feedback from your brand partners, you have contributed to revenue growth via optimized creative assets

What is the team like?

You will work with the other full‑time Art Directors, Graphic Designers, Writers, Photo and Video Directors and members of our creative team. This team is data driven, results oriented and highly focused on autonomy and action. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team and partner executives to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members.

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
• Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
• Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
• Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

What is the hiring process?

• Initial phone interview with Pattern’s talent acquisition team
• Video interview with a hiring manager
• Onsite interview with a panel of team members
• Professional reference checks
• Executive review
• Offer

How can I stand out as an applicant?

• Discuss professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
• Provide insights on how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
• Focus on mentioning how you would be partner obsessed at Pattern
• Share experience on any side projects related to data and analytics

Why should I work at Pattern?

Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce industry! We are a company full of talented people that evolves quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include:

• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Onsite Fitness Center
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Casual Dress Code
• Competitive Pay
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• 401(k) match. Pattern matches 100% of the first 3% in eligible compensation deferred and 50% of the next 2% in eligible compensation deferred.

Pattern provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.