ART DIRECTOR

Kohl's; Menomonee Falls (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohl's seeks an Art Director at its Corporate Office in Menomonee Falls, WI. This on-site role directs creative development for marketing campaigns and sets the creative tone for Designers from concept to production.

You'll lead a team and collaborate with Strategy, Photo, and Copy to deliver bold campaigns across multiple print mediums while mentoring staff and ensuring timely delivery of toolkits and presentations.

Qualifications

• Must have a BFA or equivalent degree.
• 4–5 years of experience in art direction.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat.
• Strategic and conceptual thinker with branding experience.
• Experience multitasking in a fast-paced, multi-brand environment.
• Excellent organization and time management.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership, presentation skills.
• Ability to discern color.

Responsibilities

• Direct the creative team throughout the process.
• Lead and participate in creative brainstorms.
• Interpret strategy and set the creative tone for campaigns.
• Collaborate with photo and copy teams on execution.
• Present creative work to management with input from designers.
• Review project stages with Manager.
• Mentor designers, freelancers and interns.
• Coordinate with Project Coordinators for timely delivery of toolkits.
• Set creative vision and guide designers throughout projects.
• Manage ambiguity in fast-paced environments.
• Handle additional tasks as needed.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Acrobat

Strategic thinking

Conceptual thinking

Multitasking

Leadership

Presentation skills

Color discernment

Education

BFA or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Description

This role is based at our Corporate Office in Menomonee Falls, WI. You’ll work onsite from Monday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

About the Role

As Art Director, you will lead creative development, in partnership with Strategy, for marketing, advertising and promotional campaigns and set the creative tone for Designers to follow from initial concept through hand off to production.

What You’ll Do

• Act as creative lead to direct creative team throughout the creative process
• Lead and participate in creative brainstorms
• Interpret strategy and sets creative tone that delivers on business objectives and strategy
• Collaborate with photo and key partners with copy in creative execution
• Responsible for delivering presentations with input from Designers
• Ensure that creative presentation (boards/in store) are prepared and presents creative to Manager
• Review all stages of project with Manager
• Mentor creative team, freelancers and interns
• Work with Project Coordinators to ensure timely delivery and accuracy of tool kits
• Set creative vision and guides Designers throughout project
• Manage ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
• Additional tasks may be assigned as necessary

What Skills You Have

Required

• BFA or equivalent degree required
• 4-5 years experience
• Effective verbal and written communication skills required
• Software requirements: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat
• Must be a strategic and conceptual thinker with the ability to ideate and execute creative for multiple print mediums
• Must have experience multitasking and working on various levels of creative and multiple brands in a very fast-paced environment
• Exceptional organization, time management and multi-tasking skills required
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills required
• Strong presentation skills required
• Ability to discern color

Preferred

• Experience with managing creative projects from concept to production
• Experience with retail workflow, processes, and structure
• Advanced knowledge of four-color, spot, and digital printing processes and prepress requirements