Art Director, SPECS Marketing

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves live in the moment learn about the world and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends family and the world and Specs Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human in addition to Bitmoji Saturn and other digital services.

The Creative & Marketing team brings Snaps brand to life in culture. We partner across the company and with external partners to create work that helps people understand who we are what we make and why it matters.

Snap is looking for an Art Director to support the SPECS Marketing team. This is a hands-on individual contributor role for a versatile creative who can art direct lead creative development produce work and design. You will develop ideas set the visual tone build decks and assets direct photo and film productions and bring creative to life across brand product digital social web and experiential work.

You will work with senior creatives designers copywriters strategists marketers producers and external partners. You will own assigned workstreams communicate clearly make sound creative and production decisions provide actionable feedback and help deliver work that meets a high bar for craft and impact.

At Snap job descriptions reflect primary responsibilities but do not limit the scope of contribution. We expect every team member to offer their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our work and to pursue individual career growth.

What Youll Do:

• Develop creative concepts visual territories campaign platforms and design systems from a brief or insight.

• Set the visual tone and craft standard for assigned projects carrying the work from concept through final delivery.

• Partner with copywriters strategists designers marketers producers and senior creative leadership to develop integrated ideas.

• Build high-fidelity creative decks treatments mood boards storyboards presentations and visual explorations.

• Present concepts and recommendations clearly to creative leadership marketers strategists and other stakeholders.

• Concept and art direct photo shoots film productions and other content productions including treatments shot lists casting wardrobe production design lighting and visual language.

• Participate on set and collaborate with photographers directors cinematographers stylists editors production companies and other creative partners.

• Own day-to-day creative production for assigned projects helping manage timelines deliverables reviews risks and final delivery in partnership with producers and project leads.

• Concept design and build key campaign assets and marketing materials working directly in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.

• Translate campaign ideas into cohesive visual systems across digital web social experiential and other relevant touchpoints.

• Provide clear specific and actionable feedback that strengthens the idea improves craft and moves the work forward.

• Manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high bar for creative quality visual consistency and attention to detail.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-impact culturally relevant brand campaigns and visually driven creative work.

• Ability to take creative from brief through concept visual development production and final execution.

• Strong art direction skills across photography film digital web social and experiential work.

• Hands-on design craft including the ability to create production-ready visuals decks presentations and campaign assets.

• Exceptional eye for composition typography color photography motion visual storytelling and craft.

• Strong understanding of photo and film production including pre-production on-set execution and post-production.

• Strong presentation storytelling collaboration and stakeholder communication skills.

• Ability to give concise direct and actionable conceptual and design feedback.

• Ability to work independently on moderately complex projects manage multiple stakeholders and make sound decisions with appropriate guidance.

• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite with comfort working directly in files.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced evolving and sometimes ambiguous environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

• 5 years of relevant creative experience.

• Experience working as an Art Director or in a similar creative role at an agency studio or in-house environment.

• Track record of concepting and executing visually driven brand product or marketing campaigns across multiple channels.

• Experience taking creative from initial concept through production and final execution.

• Experience concepting and art directing photography and film productions including participating in or directing work on set.

• Experience developing creative decks treatments storyboards mood boards and presentations.

• Hands-on design experience using Figma Adobe Creative Suite or comparable tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in or alongside luxury fashion design premium lifestyle consumer technology hardware or wearable technology brands.

• Background in luxury and/or technology with an understanding of how to make emerging products feel desirable human and culturally relevant.

• Experience developing integrated brand or product campaigns across photography film digital social web and experiential channels.

• Experience producing creative projects and managing production details from planning through delivery.

• Experience working with photographers directors production companies agencies and other external creative partners.

• Familiarity with AR AI immersive experiences or other emerging creative formats is a plus but not required.

Default Together Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster reinforce our values and serve our community customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this we practice a default together approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4 days per week.

At Snap we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression pregnancy childbirth and breastfeeding age sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. EOE including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community so weve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave comprehensive medical coverage emotional and mental health support programs and compensation packages that let you share in Snaps long-term success!

Compensation

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