Art Director, Digital Tool Design & Experience

VF Outdoor; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The North Face is seeking an Art Director specializing in Digital Tool Design / Development to lead the creative direction and experience design of digital tools powering global creative workflows. You will work at the intersection of art direction, design systems, and emerging technology to enable storytelling and collaborate with Creative, Production and Technology teams.

This role combines hands-on design with design thinking to contribute to outputs and the systems behind them, reporting to

Qualifications

• Experience in art direction, digital design, or creative systems within a global brand or agency environment
• Proven ability to contribute to creative direction across digital experiences, tools, or platforms
• Strong understanding of design workflows and how tools support the creative process
• Ability to translate creative direction into practical, user-centered design solutions
• Strong collaboration skills across Creative, Production, and Technology teams
• Clear communicator who can align stakeholders and partners
• Hands-on approach with strong visual design and UX thinking
• Interest in innovation and human-centered design principles

Responsibilities

• Support translation of the broader creative vision into design solutions for digital tools
• Translate creative needs into intuitive tool experiences to improve efficiency
• Collaborate with Creative, Production and Technology teams from concept to rollout
• Contribute to user experience, interaction design, and visual systems across digital platforms used by creatives
• Help maintain brand standards, asset creation, and quality in tool outputs
• Gather feedback to refine tool usability and experience
• Provide hands-on design support and share best practices with cross-functional partners
• Support workflow improvements for scalable, efficient creative processes

Skills

Art direction

Digital design

Creative systems

Global brand experience

Collaboration

User-centered thinking

Visual design

Experience with AI

Tools

Magnific

Claude

Figma Weave

Midjourney

Adobe Firefly

Runway

Google Gemini

Veo

Krea

ChatGPT

Job description

The North Face is seeking an Art Director specializing in Digital Tool Design / Development to lead the creative direction and experience design of digital tools powering global creative workflows. You will work at the intersection of art direction, design systems, and emerging technology to enable storytelling and collaborate with Creative, Production and Technology teams.

This role combines hands-on design with design thinking to contribute to outputs and the systems behind them, reporting to