Art Director

Experience Champaign Urbana; Rantoul (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Taylor Studios, Inc is looking for an experienced Art Director in Rantoul, IL. The role requires a creative leader with a strong design portfolio and the ability to manage projects from concept to completion. Ideal candidates will have 5–10+ years in similar roles, demonstrating leadership and advanced design skills.

This full-time position allows hybrid work with onsite requirements three days a week and offers benefits such as health insurance and a 401(k).

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of experience in a similar role at another design firm or as in‑house creative leadership.
• Advanced skills in exhibit and graphic design.
• Strong management and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan design workshop presentations with clients.
• Conduct internal concept brainstorming.
• Collaborate in creative direction and guidance.

Skills

Exhibit design

Graphic design

Leadership skills

Public speaking

Proficiency in Vectorworks

Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite

Time management

Tools

Vectorworks

SketchUp

AutoCAD

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Procreate

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Art Director

Taylor Studios, Inc

1320 Harmon Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866

Hybrid work

Pay: $70,000 - $80,000 per year

Art Director

Taylor Studios is an exhibit design and fabrication firm producing exhibits and experiences within museums, nature centers, libraries, visitor centers, universities, and all sorts of other facilities across the country. We teach content through interpretation and storytelling, and daily strive to inspire others through our designs.

We are seeking an experienced, full‑time Art Director to join our creative, artistic, and fun group of hard‑working designers. Ideal candidate portfolios will demonstrate coherence between content/story and design, flexibility to work in a variety of styles for different audiences, the ability to lead a project from concept through completion, and overall general creativity.

This is a full time, salaried position with benefits including a 401(k), health insurance, and many opportunities for creative cross training. This is not a remote position but does have a flexible schedule that only requires onsite work three days per week. Pay is commensurate with experience and auxiliary skills.

Responsibilities

• Planning design workshop presentations with clients
• Internal concept brainstorming
• Contributing to design processes, standards, and templates
• Assisting design teams in the creation and maintenance of work plans for individual project phases
• Running weekly project check‑in meetings
• Planning deliverable content and reviewing deliverables to ensure client needs and Taylor standards are met
• Collaborating with the Director of Design and other Art Directors in general creative direction and creative guidance to designers
• Maintaining the project budget with Project Managers, and working with Estimating to ensure exhibits can be completed within budget and on time
• Travel required 2–5 weeks each year as most projects begin with an onsite meeting with clients

Preferred Skills

• Advanced skill in exhibit design, graphic design, or interpretation
• Proficiency in Vectorworks, knowledge of comparable programs such as SketchUp, AutoCAD, etc.
• Ability to read construction documents
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
• Comfort with Microsoft Excel
• Basic understanding of standard construction materials and methods
• Traditional drawing skills, proficiency in digital drawing with programs such as Procreate
• Comfort with public speaking, leading, and working collaboratively
• Excellent management, communication, and leadership skills
• General curiosity about varied topics and love of learning

The ideal candidate will have 5–10+ years of experience in a similar role at another design firm or as in‑house creative leadership for an individual institution.

Taylor Studios hires candidates who demonstrate effective time management, thoughtful acceptance of constructive criticism, persistence, curiosity, active learning, and big‑picture conceptual thinking with a keen eye for detail and organization.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule

Taylor Studios, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Hybrid remote work in Rantoul, IL 61866