Art Director

Egreenservices; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 157,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Benefits package

Flexible Naperville culture

Job summary

KFC in Naperville, IL is seeking an Art Director to own the creative direction and brand voice across all customer touchpoints. Bring 11+ years of Design Thinking experience to lead a 12-person studio and mentor senior designers.

This role emphasizes ownership, disciplined prioritization, and hands-on HTML/CSS work, with a collaborative, mentor-rich culture in a Naperville setting. Salary ranges reflect senior creative leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Practical command of Design Thinking is required.
• Ownership mindset and fiscal responsibility for projects.
• Strong pattern recognition across creative work.
• Hands-on HTML/CSS experience for front-end requirements.
• Ability to prioritize under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Shape brand voice across Naperville customer touchpoints.
• Translate founder insights into scalable design systems.
• Curate reference wall to align a 12-person studio.
• Mentor and critique director designers and share best practices.
• Set typographic rhythm tying Design Thinking library together.
• Argue palette and type with evidence from reviews.

Skills

Design Thinking

Ownership

Pattern recognition

HTML/CSS

Prioritization

Calm under change

Tools

HTML/CSS

Job description

You've got the eye, the taste, and the Heatmap Analysis skills — now bring them to the Art Director chair at KFC. At KFC the $157,000 - $205,000 matters, sure, but so does owning the creative outcome with 11 years of Design Thinking behind it.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape brand voice across every touchpoint our Naperville customers actually notice
• Translate a founder's gut feeling into a system someone else can extend
• Curate the reference wall that keeps a 12-person studio pointed the same way
• Support director designers through critique, mentorship, and shared best practices
• Set the typographic rhythm that ties a sprawling Design Thinking library together
• Argue palette and type with the same evidence you'd bring to a Resilience review

What You'll Bring

• Practical command of Design Thinking, with bonus points for Resilience
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• Pattern recognition earned across many creative engagements
• Hands-on HTML/CSS experience that survives a whiteboard interview
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• Demonstrated calm when a Naperville, IL client changes scope mid-stream

Most of KFC still fits in one Naperville building, and that underdog-spirited closeness is exactly why its creative work stays sharp. Nobody at KFC will hover over your shoulder; we hand you the keys and trust you to drive.

Pair your Resilience with our $157,000 - $205,000, our mentors, our benefits, and our flexible Naperville, IL culture, and the math works in your favor.

This Art Director posting is fresh, active, and open for business right now.

Let the KFC team in Naperville, IL meet the person behind the A/B Testing on your resume.