Art Director

Baron & Baron; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance,

401(k) with company match

Generous paid time off and holiday/NYE

Job summary

Baron & Baron in New York is seeking a Mid-Level Art Director to join our fashion-forward art department. You will shape concepts and lead visual storytelling across film, print, and digital campaigns, collaborating with Creative Directors and internal teams to ensure on-brand, timely delivery.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of art direction experience in luxury fashion, strong typography and design sensibilities, and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of art direction experience, preferably luxury fashion.
• Strong conceptual thinking and visual research.
• Excellent eye for photography, film, typography, art and storytelling.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Experience with AI image-generation tools.
• On-set and post-production experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and visualize creative concepts across campaigns, brand identities, editorials, digital experiences, and special projects.
• Support Creative Directors and Senior Art Directors in 360° campaigns across print, film, and digital.
• Conduct extensive visual research across photography, design, film, fashion, beauty, art, and culture.
• Create comps, mockups, layouts, and visual presentations to communicate ideas.
• Translate concepts into cohesive executions across formats and platforms.
• Collaborate with internal teams throughout the development and production process.
• Support and guide Junior Art Directors and interns as needed.
• Stay engaged with emerging trends in design and visual culture.
• On set: prepare documents, layouts, and visual references; participate in production calls.
• Oversee creative execution and ensure consistency with the approved direction.
• Lead smaller productions for social and digital deliverables.
• Develop layouts, typography, title cards, and campaign assets.
• Oversee retouching and video editing for consistency; participate in final delivery prep.

Skills

Art direction

Conceptual thinking

Visual storytelling

Typography

On-set experience

Organizational skills

AI image generation

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Baron & Baron is seeking a Mid-Level Art Director to join our New York–based art department. This role is ideal for a visually driven creative with a strong eye for fashion, beauty, typography, design, and visual storytelling, and a passion for luxury brands. You will work across fully integrated 360° campaigns spanning film, print, and digital communications (web and social), contributing to both concept development and creative execution.

Working closely with Creative Directors, you will collaborate with internal teams including Strategy, Post-Production, Account Directors, and Operations to bring creative ideas to life while ensuring work is on-brand and delivered on time.

Responsibilities

• Develop and visualize creative concepts across campaigns, brand identities, editorials, digital experiences, and special projects
• Support Creative Directors and Senior Art Directors in the development and execution of 360° campaigns across print, film, and digital
• Conduct extensive visual research across photography, design, film, fashion, beauty, art, and culture
• Create compelling comps, mockups, layouts, and visual presentations to communicate creative ideas
• Translate creative concepts into cohesive executions across multiple formats and platforms
• Collaborate with internal teams throughout the creative development and production process
• Support and provide guidance to Junior Art Directors and interns as needed
• Stay engaged with emerging trends in design, fashion, beauty, technology, and visual culture

On Set

• Support Creative Directors and Senior Art Directors on set, including preparation of creative documents, layouts, and visual references
• Participate in production calls and pre-production meetings
• Assist in overseeing creative execution and ensuring consistency with the approved creative direction
• Lead smaller productions with a focus on social and digital deliverables
• Work closely with Creative Directors and Senior Art Directors on campaign rollouts across print, digital, social, and film
• Develop layouts, format adaptations, typography, title cards, and other campaign assets
• Assist in overseeing retouching and video editing to maintain creative consistency
• Participate in retouching reviews, edit sessions, and the preparation of final deliverables

Technical Skills & Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in art direction, ideally within luxury fashion, with beauty, fragrance, or jewelry as a plus
• Strong conceptual thinking, visual research, and creative execution skills
• Excellent eye for photography, film, typography, art, and visual storytelling
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Strong comping and mockup creation skills, including experience with AI image-generation tools
• Strong graphic design skills; familiarity with video editing and/or animation software is a plus
• Prior on-set and post-production experience preferred
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple creative deliverables

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus One Medical membership and Optum Financial FSA/HSA
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid time off, company-wide holidays, and office closure from Christmas Eve through New Year's