Sr. Art Director

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

At quip, we design and deliver delightful products and services that keep your mouth healthy.

We're looking for a passionate, design-savvy Senior Art Director to join our in-house creative leadership team to lead and work with our designers. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of leading and developing strong brand and visual identity creative, product launches, lifestyle and promotional campaigns, email and blog design initiatives across multiple channels. Most importantly, this candidate has experience developing a team of designers that want to create great work.

The role will lead designing compelling, visually engaging, and high-performing seasonal campaigns and product launches across e-commerce, social media, paid media, email marketing and retail in-store environments. The role will also oversee design for our professional and partner experiences as our professional and digital experiences continue to expand. With a keen eye for details and aesthetic, you possess the ability to solve big design challenges while always having an eye towards the details. You have a strong portfolio of work and understand what it takes to develop great design that pushes a brand forward while retaining quip’s brand essence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and lead a team to create beautiful and functional visuals through graphic design, typography, and hierarchy, for all brand applications, both digital and physical.
• Uphold quip’s brand identity while pushing the brand forward, no matter the medium.
• Manage creative development and execution from conception to completion, ranging from brand and marketing campaigns, product and service launches.
• Act as a player and coach and be willing to work directly on projects but also be confident to delegate and provide feedback and guidance as necessary
• Experience in executing and overseeing production design. Be organized, detail oriented, know how to prepare files for appropriate output to meet deliver requirements
• Manage quip’s CMS/content platform as it relates to design within quip’s ecommerce experience
• Support creative leadership to lead junior and mid level designers across all initiatives by leading projects, and reviewing and providing feedback
• Collaborate with designers, copywriters, and cross-functional teams to craft compelling stories through video, graphics, 3D, animation, illustration and photography
• Help our budding design team develop new tools and processes for success, e.g. style guides, scalable design solutions and systems.
• Address both product and business goals by creating user-centric design solutions in collaboration.

REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years design experience, bonus if in-house for CPG or DTC brands.
• 3+ years management experience, especially in leading and managing direct reports, and coaching and mentoring junior and mid level designers.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a design discipline related to graphic design.
• Confidence in giving and receiving feedback, in addition to applying feedback effectively.
• A relentless attention to detail
• Excellent communication (verbal, written, visual); ability to propose ideas across teams, and contextualize multiple ideas in relation to one another.
• Know your way around Adobe Suite. Be passionate about good type, composition, and effective communication across many mediums, both digital and physical.

BENEFITS

• You'll be working in a high energy, fast-paced environment helping us make oral care simple and effective!
• An office located in the heart of DUMBO with breathtaking views of Manhattan Bridge
• Fully covered health insurance (with an option to opt into a premium internal dental program)
• Commuter benefits for parking & transit
• Offer competitive paid parental leave policy for qualifying employees
• Flexible work from home options
• Open vacation policy
• Dog-friendly office space
• 401k Contribution
• Competitive compensation package
• Fully stocked kitchen with snacks (make sure to use your quip after snacking!)
• Your very own quip with an unlimited subscription plan
• The opportunity to help us make oral care more simple, effective and accessible!

About quip

quip is a modern oral health company launched in 2015 that provides thoughtfully designed personal oral care products and professional dental care services through a digital platform that makes oral care more simple, accessible, and enjoyable. The current personal care offerings include a wide selection of American Dental Association accepted (ADA seal) adult and kid electric toothbrushes, smart brushes, refillable floss pick and string, refillable mouthwash and gum, all kept fresh with a refill delivery service. quip’s professional platform, which is behind quip Aligners and quipcare, is part of the company's future vision to connect personal care, oral health monitoring and professional care in one digital oral care companion app that helps access and manage all your oral care needs and guide and incentivize good oral health habits.

quip is committed to promoting equality, inclusion, and diversity beyond your brushing routine. We believe our company is better equipped to care for every mouth when we listen to fresh perspectives from every voice, and in doing so, we build an equal-opportunity team of the brightest minds (and mouths)—regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, identity, or any other trait that makes you you. By celebrating and supporting our differences, we will thrive in our mission to improve oral health for all.