Art Director

Title: Art DirectorLocation: Manhattan, NYDuration: 3 Month Contract + Possibility of ExtensionShift: 9:00 AM to 5:00PM (Monday to Friday)Note: Those Candidates who can work on W2 basis without any sponsorship are encouraged to apply.Description:Core ResponsibilitiesLead concept development and visual direction for Beauty campaigns and launches.Oversee art direction for photography, video, print and digital executions.Partner with Marketing, Product, and Creative teams to ensure cohesive storytelling.Maintain and evolve the Beauty visual identity across seasonal and evergreen initiatives. Qualifications:8–10+ years of experience in art direction within beauty, fashion, or lifestyle brands.Strong portfolio showcasing campaign development and premium product storytelling.Experience leading both still-life and on-figure photo shoots and working closely with photographers and stylists.Deep understanding of Beauty category trends and consumer behavior.Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.Beauty experience is a must (experience art directing still life photoshoots is a plus), experience doing retouching notes, experience doing concept decks and being able to concept for varying amounts of product assortments.They would be working with other Art Director, AVP Creative Concepts and company in-house beauty and in-house retouching teams predominantly. They would be handling the majority of holiday beauty concepting and pre-production as well as post-production for company Fall beauty campaigns (this includes being on review meetings with a CGI production house we will be working closely with). So in short, mostly the creative concepting team and beauty team in company but also with some contracting partners.Retouching notes, building out concepts for holiday beauty product drops, participating in review sessions for CGI work, potentially art directing still life shoot on set.