Brand Concept Art Director- BEAUTY

Aquent; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent Studios seeks a talented art director to lead the creative execution of multi-channel campaigns from concept to completion. You will bridge brand strategy with visual storytelling to craft compelling narratives across platforms.

Collaborating with marketers, designers, and production teams, you will oversee mood boards, storyboards, and video workflows while guiding the creative process. A minimum of 5+ years in a related role is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Art Director, Concept Artist, or Creative Lead within an agency or in-house brand team.
• Portfolio showing advanced visual storytelling and storyboard frames.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design tools and storyboard software.
• Strong communication and leadership skills for pitching concepts to stakeholders and clients.

Responsibilities

• Define the artistic vision, tone, and visual language for brand campaigns and video content.
• Translate marketing goals into compelling narratives and storyboard sequences.
• Create storyboards/animatics mapping concepts, pacing, framing, and cinematic flow.
• Collaborate with marketers, designers, and production teams to ensure a unified brand voice.
• Oversee key visual assets and guide video production workflows.

Skills

Art Direction

Storyboarding

Narrative Dev

Video Editing

Motion Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Storyboard software

Job description

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Role Overview

You will shape and lead the creative execution of multi-channel campaigns from concept to execution. Bridge the gap between abstract brand strategy and concrete visual execution, with emphasis on narrative development and video storyboarding. You think like a director, draw like an artist, and communicate like a writer.

Key Responsibilities

• Visual & Narrative Leadership:Define the overall artistic vision, tone, and visual language for comprehensive brand campaigns and video content.
• Storytelling & Concepting:Translate marketing goals into powerful conceptual narratives that resonate with target audiences.
• Storyboarding:Create clear, dynamic, and sequential storyboards/animatics to map out concepts, pacing, framing, and cinematic flow before production.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:Partner with marketers, designers, and external production teams to ensure a unified brand voice.
• Hands-on Craft:Oversee and design key visual assets (mood boards, style frames, campaign layouts) and guide video production workflows.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience:5+ years of experience as an Art Director, Concept Artist, or Creative Lead within an agency or in-house brand team.
• Storyboarding Expertise:Proven portfolio demonstrating advanced capability in visual storytelling and translating scripts/ideas into actionable storyboard frames.
• Technical Proficiency:Mastery of industry-standard design tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, or equivalent) and sketching/storyboarding software.
• Communication:Exceptional presentation and leadership skills; ability to pitch concepts effectively to stakeholders and clients.
• Critical Skills:Proficient knowledge of video editing, motion design, and post-production pipelines.
• CG Production:Have workedwithandunderstandthefundamentalsofhowCGproduction flows.