Art Director - Brand & Experiential Design Lead

The Fountain Group; Illinois; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fountain Group in Abbott Park, IL is seeking an experienced Art Director for a 2‑month engagement. Lead the development of sophisticated visual concepts and personally execute polished design work from concept through final production.

The ideal candidate is a senior-level multidisciplinary Visual, Graphic, or Brand Designer with exceptional typography, layout, and visual storytelling skills, able to translate business goals into compelling visual narratives and deliver production-ready

Qualifications

• Senior-level visual/graphic/brand design experience required.
• Ability to take concepts from strategy through final production.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Strong brand identity system experience.
• Exceptional typography, layout, and visual storytelling.
• Experience developing integrated campaigns across channels.
• Print production, prepress, color management knowledge.
• Independent production-ready asset creation.

Responsibilities

• Develop concepts and design solutions from idea through final production.
• Create visual communications across print, digital, environmental graphics, and events.
• Design employee communications and consumer-facing digital campaigns.
• Develop infographics and data visualizations.
• Translate business objectives into engaging visual stories.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Work within brand guidelines while elevating the brand expression.
• Prepare accurate, press-ready and digital-ready files.

Skills

Art direction

Brand design

Visual design

Typography

Layout

Storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Print and digital design

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

The Fountain Group in Abbott Park, IL is seeking an experienced Art Director for a 2‑month engagement. Lead the development of sophisticated visual concepts and personally execute polished design work from concept through final production.

The ideal candidate is a senior-level multidisciplinary Visual, Graphic, or Brand Designer with exceptional typography, layout, and visual storytelling skills, able to translate business goals into compelling visual narratives and deliver production-ready