Art Director: Brand Experience & Autonomy

Stanley Black & Decker; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 123,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker in Bozeman, MT is seeking an experienced Art Director to help draft a new brand under a tight, employee-centric model. The role pays $123,000–$172,000 annually and offers mentorship, benefits, and growth opportunities within a dynamic design team.

The candidate will co-author content calendars, maintain brand standards, and translate rough briefs into polished deliverables, all while localizing creative for Bozeman audiences and collaborating with copywriters to ensure

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of Heuristic Evaluation and Card Sorting.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• 12 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• An eye for the deeply collaborative detail that separates fine from finished
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain

Responsibilities

• Co-author the creative content calendar with marketing, then make it look effortless
• Uphold the Stanley Black & Decker brand as its standards scale across new products and markets
• Turn rough briefs into polished Cross-Functional Collaboration deliverables the creative team can ship
• Write, edit, and shape copy that reflects Stanley Black & Decker's voice and values
• Localize creative for Bozeman audiences without flattening the original idea
• Partner with copywriters to align visuals with messaging and tone
• Engineer a template system flexible enough to survive Stanley Black & Decker's rebrand
• Balance creative ambition with budget, timeline, and technical constraints

Skills

Heuristic Evaluation

Card Sorting

Independence

Adaptability

Collaboration

Written Communication

Job description

Stanley Black & Decker in Bozeman, MT is seeking an experienced Art Director to help draft a new brand under a tight, employee-centric model. The role pays $123,000–$172,000 annually and offers mentorship, benefits, and growth opportunities within a dynamic design team.

The candidate will co-author content calendars, maintain brand standards, and translate rough briefs into polished deliverables, all while localizing creative for Bozeman audiences and collaborating with copywriters to ensure