Associate Art Director Digital

Location: Hingham, Massachusetts US

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Job Number: 8666

Position Title: Associate Art Director

External Description:

 

BASIC PURPOSE:

 

The Digital Associate Art Director is responsible for executing digital creative (mainly emails, homepages, landing pages, website creative and OLM) from initial layout design through the file release and staging. This position works closely with senior creatives and partnering teams to develop and maintain a high visual standard for the overall look of all digital materials and ensures that design responsibilities are completed on time.

  

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT ABILITIES:

 

  • Design layouts that bridge the creative concepts, merchandising and marketing strategies, resulting in a visually impactful and engaging brand shopping experience — fashion editorial-quality layouts with sophisticated type design and composition. Bring newness to each project, while always staying on-brand and mindful of the Talbots customer.

 

  • Collaborate with Marketing & Visual Merchandising teams prior creating digital assets to ensure a unified creative vision of product & promotional presentation in layouts.

 

  • Actively participate in setting the cadence of the emails. Keeping the emails & homepages schematic updated for all meetings and touchpoints as accurately as possible.

 

  • Presenting the brand moment to creative leaders & then to business owners.

 

  • maintaining consistence files (layering & file folder structure on the server)

 

  • making sure files are always stored on the server

 

  • helping maintain/create style guide

 

  • best practices for web & email

 

  • continue to evolve the best way to deliver asset accurately to our partners

 

  • pull relevant swipe from competitors

 

  • Communicate project status to manager and partnering teams. Proactively navigate the creative process, schedules and deadlines.

 

  • Work with Copy & Graphic Production teams to tighten up and finalize layouts for release. Review emails slice to ensure that layouts are clean and design specs/standards are met. Provide clear
    and detailed retouching direction for photography via PDF mark-ups when needed.

 

 

 

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

 

  • College degree and 2-3 years of related experience.
  • Expert in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Bridge and Sketch
  • Basic knowledge of printing techniques and production.
  • Able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with tight schedules and deadlines.
  • Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Strong understanding of ongoing trends in fashion, retail and design industries.
  • Office 365

 

 

 

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:

 

INTERNAL

Senior VP of Marketing

Senior Creative VP

Creative Director

Creative Director of Photography, Photo Art Directors

Visual Merchandising

Copywriters

Graphic Production

Project Managers

Print Production

Marketing

Email Marketing

Merchandising

Web Development

 

EXTERNAL

Retouching Vendors

 

 

 

 

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Community / Marketing Title: Associate Art Director Digital

Company Profile:

Talbots is a leading omni-channel specialty retailer of women's clothing, shoes and accessories. Established in 1947, the company is known for modern classic style that's both timeless and timely, fine quality craftsmanship and gracious service. At Talbots relationships are the key to our business, we hire individuals who bring new ideas to the table, understand smart risk taking and  can enhance an already thriving culture.  With a commitment to offer modern classic style for every body type, through a  full range of sizes, inclusive to every woman in your life.

EEO Employer Verbiage:

Talbots is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Hiring decisions are based upon a candidate's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration and are made without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, religion, or any other category protected by applicable law. Talbots is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position you are seeking or to participate in the application process please contact recruiting@talbots.com. Talbots will make reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified applicants or employees, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operations of the Company’s business.

PositionType_Description: Full Time

Location_formattedLocationLong: Hingham, Massachusetts US

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