Art Director

Overview

Founded in 1818, Brooks Brothers is America's oldest clothier. For more than 200 years, the brand has defined the standard of dress in America and has evolved into a global lifestyle brand offering complete apparel and accessories collections for men, women and children. Brooks Brothers products are world renowned for innovation, quality, timeless style and exceptional value. As America's oldest clothing retailer, Brooks Brothers has a long history of creating long-term relationships with both our Customers and our Associates.

We are seeking a art director who will play a key role in bringing the brand vision to life through compelling campaigns, images and stories that celebrate our unique heritage and our quality and craftsmanship across all channels that will resonate with current and future customers.

Reporting to the VP, Creative Marketing & PR, you will guide a team in a fast paced and dynamic environment, working cross functionally to support various business objectives.We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and can perform at a high level: fast, organized, adept at managing multiple projects and frequently shifting priorities. You should be able to translate business and marketing objectives into ideas that are compelling, engaging and help to elevate brand expression and standards.

Ideal candidates will have a deep understanding of e-commerce, digital and brand marketing and production including web, email, PDP, as well as print such as signage, labels, and other applications.

Experience with luxury or designer brands is essential, as is an editorial instinct for storytelling. Agency experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Continue to define and refine visual vocabulary for the brand including development of brand tool kit and style guides to ensure global consistency

• Ideate and develop campaigns, concepts, and design templates across website (desktop and mobile), email marketing, print collateral, video, social content, etc.

• Support and/or produce seasonal photo and video shoots including campaign and PDP imagery

• Collaborate closely with leadership and key stakeholders including project managers to ensure that objectives and opportunities are maximized

• Manage all levels of talented marketing design team to ensure alignment, consistency, and the team's ongoing professional development

• Manage into and create opportunities for efficiencies within budgets

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Design / Interactive) or equivalent experience

• 7 years digital design experience

• 5 years managing direct reports within a creative team

• Mastery of appropriate tools & technology

• Adobe Creative Suite focusing on - InDesign and Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Xd

• Knowledge of web motions graphics and video using After Effects is a plus

• Understanding of the capabilities and best practices relating to the use of front-end Web technologies including UX, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

• Knowledge of best practices for Web image optimization

Requirements & EEO Statement

The salary range for this position is $110,000 to $130,000 annually. Pay is based on several factors, including but not limited to position offered and work experience. In addition to your salary, SPARC Group, and its affiliated brands, offers a benefits package, including 401(k) plan, overtime pay, flexible work schedule and a generous employee discount program (all benefits are based on eligibility). Additional information regarding the benefits for this position can be found in the Benefits Guide that is available from our Human Resources Department. BB OpCo LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We value a culture of inclusion and diversity within our workforce, and are committed to maintaining a workplace free from prohibited employment conduct, including discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, domestic partner status, civil partnership, status as a covered veteran, status in the Uniformed Services of the United States, citizenship and any other characteristic protected by law ("Protected Characteristics").