Social Art Director (Temp to Perm)

ALICE + OLIVIA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A socially driven Social Art Director will partner with the founder and marketing teams at Alice and Olivia to deliver across video and social touchpoints. This role focuses on proactive ideation, fresh perspectives, and maintaining brand identity while pushing bold, trend-forward visuals.

The position emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, mentoring content creators, and staying ahead of social trends to drive compelling campaigns for both organic and paid channels in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years direct design experience in fashion, beauty, luxury or ad agency spaces.
• Strong knowledge of social-first design and video editing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or a related field preferred.
• Proficient in Meta and TikTok paid/social, ecommerce and organic content.

Responsibilities

• Create and collaborate on social-first, on-brand assets for video across organic and paid social.
• Develop visual standards and art direction across all social touchpoints.
• Partner with senior teams to craft social concepts for 360 experiences.
• Oversee and edit video marketing materials for product launches and partnerships.
• Expand brand visual identity in video content while maintaining core identity.
• Lead weekly digital marketing creative reviews with cross-functional teams.
• Mentor content creators and provide feedback to support career growth.
• Utilize monthly marketing analytics to inform future projects.
• Collaborate on 360 marketing objectives, decks and presentations within video/social spheres.

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Social Art Director will work closely with our founder while collaborating with others to deliver across multiple touch points in visual deliverables for social media. They will be proactive and obsessed with taking on challenges and providing a fresh perspective in the direction of social.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and collaborate with the team to develop social first on-brand and compelling assets that fulfill the marketing experience objectives and support brand positioning, especially in the video realm across organic and paid social.
• Work with the team, while utilizing own skills + creativity to help create thoughtful, trend forward visual results.
• Develop visual standards/codes (including art direction, tone and manner, graphics, typography, video, curated UGC, commissioned and organic content).
• Partner closely with Senior Art Director, Marketing and Business teams to develop social concepts for robust 360 customer experiences.
• Oversee develop and editing video marketing materials for seasonal product launches, promotions, collaborations and partnerships. (Organic social, Paid social, Digital, Ecommerce for Domestic and International)
• Expand and refine visual experience of the brand while maintaining the core identity in video content across organic and paid social.
• Be passionate and proficient in all things social and ahead of the curve in terms of social ideation.
• Lead and present weekly digital marketing creative assets to cross functional teams.
• Work closely with cross-functional channel leads to vet and digest design briefs to execute in a timely fashion with the team.
• Mentor content creators: oversee and provide feedback on their work, share experiences and provide resources to coach their development and help achieve their career goals.
• Utilize monthly analytical data collected from marketing to consider and apply in future projects.
• Work with cross functional partners, creative team and founder on 360 marketing objectives, decks and presentations: especially within the video + social spheres.
• Create and establish efficient workflows with the team for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Be up to date with current trends and collect inspiration to share with the broader alice + olivia team.

REQUIREMENTS

• Be an engaged contributor to a very creative, fast-paced work culture with an ability to work under tight deadlines
• Previous styling experience is a plus
• Highly organized, adept multitasker who can shift from task to task
• Foster an open environment that supports ideas and the brand.
• Communicative and collaborative team player: Comfortable with consistent collaboration across departments and implementing feedback
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experienced in managing projects (self and team led)
• Knowledge of digital platforms – particularly Meta and Tiktok (paid social, ecommerce, organic social)
• Well-versed utilization of Adobe Programs (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
• Video editing knowledge is preferred
• 5+ years direct design experience preferably within the fashion, beauty, luxury or ad agency space
• Bachelor’s degree preferred (Graphic Design, Design, Fine arts or similar degree)

$100,000 - $115,000 base salary (This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this NYC - based position. The base salary will depend on numerous factors such as: experience and qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to other AO employees.)

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Additionally, the job responsibilities may change at any time as necessitated by business demands.