Art Director: Visual Storytelling Lead (Hybrid NYC)

New York Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The New York Times Advertising is hiring for an Art Director to join our T Brand Studio. As an Art Director, you will lead the visual execution of assigned projects. Art Directors do the following: they imagine ways to tell stories visually.

They present visual ideas and recommendations internally and to our clients. They find visual reference, specifically relevant to each idea, project, and opportunity. They contribute to and oversee the creation of great mood boards, inspired type treatments,

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of professional work experience in the art industry.
• 5+ years with Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma) and Webflow.
• Portfolio demonstrating mastery of typography, grid systems, layout hierarchy, color theory, and art direction for digital and print.
• Experience managing designers, delegating tasks, and overseeing visual quality.
• Experience directing external creatives (photographers, illustrators, animators, external teams).
• Experience presenting visual strategies to executive-level clients and partners.

Aufgaben

• Contribute to and oversee design work on client and internal projects with guidance from Design Directors.
• Translate concepts into impactful visual solutions.
• Contribute creative concepts to client and internal projects with cross-team brainstorming.
• Design iteratively with typography, composition, messaging hierarchy, layout, and provide feedback.
• Research and oversee visual references across design disciplines and trends.
• Manage Designers, delegate work, and mentor direct reports for growth.
• Select and direct outside collaborators to achieve best work.
• Maintain high visual quality and ensure consistency across outputs.

Kenntnisse

Art direction

Typography

Layout design

Mentorship

Client presentation

Creative concepting

Visual research

HTML/CSS basics

Portfolio development

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Figma

Webflow

Jobbeschreibung

The New York Times Advertising is hiring for an Art Director to join our T Brand Studio. As an Art Director, you will lead the visual execution of assigned projects. Art Directors do the following: they imagine ways to tell stories visually.

They present visual ideas and recommendations internally and to our clients. They find visual reference, specifically relevant to each idea, project, and opportunity. They contribute to and oversee the creation of great mood boards, inspired type treatments,