Art Director, Digital - Talbots

Talbots is looking for a full-time Digital Art Director with a creative conceptual mind and technical ability based in at Hingham corporate headquaters. This is a great opportunity to join a team of passionate professionals who use their diverse talents to create success every day for one of the best brands in the country.

Our woman is our first thought, our final filter and our constant inspiration. Helping her to live her best life with modern classic style influences everything we do.

With our rich history as a foundation, we embrace the future by encouraging creativity, innovation and smart risk taking. And as we continue to grow our business through all channels, including eCommerce and additional stores, we strive constantly not just to do things better but to do better things.

The Digital Art Director is responsible for conceptual development and the execution of creative deliverables for talbots.com. These responsibilities include developing creative concepts, designing UX/UI focused solutions, and crafting interactive advertising campaigns. The role requires the ability to present and sell in ideas as well as work hands-on to deliver work with precision and excellence. Reporting to the Creative Director, the Art Director will collaborate with merchandising, copywriters, wed developers, production specialists, and marketing. Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills, this person will demonstrate an ability to justify concepts to both Talbots and the project team. 

What We Offer:

• Growth! Here at Talbots our goal is to give you the opportunities to grow with us. Our Performance Feedback Program allows for healthy career conversations and goal setting throughout the year.
• Condensed Work Week! If we have no work obligations and have fulfilled our 40-hour week, our Life-Work balance approach allows for us to start our weekend at 1pm on Fridays.
• Complete Benefit Package! Our benefits kick off the first day of the month after your start date! Discover more about our full benefits package here. We have competitive time off, including paid time to volunteer within the community.
• Merchandise Discounts! Our associates receive 50% off Talbots and select Haven Well Within brand items. Additionally, you may also be eligible for discounts at the brands across KnitWell Group.

What You’ll Do:

• Reinterpreting catalog & retail creative into web content (our website, emails & online marketing)
• Generating responsive web experiences for exclusive web content
• Work with the team to foster ideas from inception through production 
• Juggle multiple projects and deadlines 
• Brainstorming big ideas in a group setting and express your opinion 
• Make fast adjustments to designs based on data and feedback 
• Think creatively and justify concepts to leaders and team members 
• Design systematic design solutions with creativity and precision
• Maintaining relevancy in the field by monitoring digital trends & competitors

Who You Are:

• 3-5 years of digital design experience 
• Experience with vertical omni retailers
• Understand of promotional hierarchy based on business needs 
• You are passionate about graphic design, typography, and story telling
• Expert in Adobe CC (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat and Bridge)
• Experience using InVision, Figma, Sketch and/or other UI prototyping tools 
• Experience with UX/UI driven projects 
• MS Teams
• Experience in designing responsive websites (a must!) 
• Must be highly detail-focused and able to design and lead systematic design projects 
• Experience developing concept-driven digital ad campaigns 
• Proven ability to manage multiple design requests in a timely manner 
• Flexible and self-motivated; someone who can seamlessly switch between a diversity of projects 
• Industrious and enthusiastic about producing well-crafted work 
• Has an online portfolio to share 
• Has a proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines 
• Has excellent design presentation and persuasion skills 
• Is positive, constructive and accountable for own actions 
• Is curious, and unafraid to learn and implement new tools and technologies 

Bonus Points:

• Bachelor's in Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, Fine Arts or a related field 
• Video/Motion Graphics experience 
• Office 365
• Workfront (or other project management systems)
• 3D or CGI experience 
• Is fun, authentic, and passionate 
• Digital agency experience 
• Retail experience
• Print experience