Art Director, Nail Brand — Visuals & Shoot Lead

Kiss Beauty Group; Port Washington (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Medical Insurance Coverage

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

Annual Bonus Plan

Onsite Fitness Center

Summer Fridays

Complimentary Gourmet Breakfast, Lunch

Relocation Support for New Hires

Work Anniversary Recognitions

Employee Discounts

Visa sponsorships

Job summary

Kiss Nail Products, Inc. is seeking an Art Director to lead visual direction for Kiss and Impress nail brands.

You will design on-trend lifestyle and still-life concepts for press-on nails and direct shoots from moodboards to final assets, collaborating with photographers, designers, and brand teams. Responsibilities include establishing brand-aligned visuals, supervising retouching notes, and ensuring color accuracy across digital and print.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of professional experience in art direction for beauty, cosmetics, nails, fashion or consumer brands.
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Photography, Fine Arts, or related field.
• Experience leading photoshoots, including concept development, moodboards, shot lists, model and styling direction, and image selection.
• Portfolio demonstrating lifestyle and still-life photography direction (models, product, packaging, hands).
• Experience providing retouching direction and managing outsourced retouchers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the visual art direction for Kiss and Impress nail brands to reflect brand identity and business goals.
• Set and plan on-trend lifestyle and still-life photography concepts for press-on nails.
• Direct on-set shoots with photographer, including models, styling, lighting and composition.
• Communicate shoot status and direction to keep stakeholders aligned.
• Review and select final images focusing on nail design accuracy and brand consistency.
• Collaborate with in-house multimedia, Brand, and Design teams to produce assets for digital and print.

Skills

Art direction

Photography direction

Moodboards

Model direction

Collaboration

Brand storytelling

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design/Visual Communication/Photography or related field

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Lightroom

Figma

Job description

Kiss Nail Products, Inc. is seeking an Art Director to lead visual direction for Kiss and Impress nail brands.

You will design on-trend lifestyle and still-life concepts for press-on nails and direct shoots from moodboards to final assets, collaborating with photographers, designers, and brand teams. Responsibilities include establishing brand-aligned visuals, supervising retouching notes, and ensuring color accuracy across digital and print.