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Job Description
Job Role: Art Director/Designer
Full-time, Remote-friendly.
Overview:
Watermark Design is an award-winning branding and package design studio delivering exceptional artistry. We offer branding, packaging and illustration services for craft beverage and other premium brands.
We’re looking for an Art Director/Designer who wants to join our small team of passionate people. Watermark is based in Charlottesville, VA. If you love a small town feel but in a quickly growing foodie city, tucked in the mountains but close to Richmond and D.C., you'd love C'ville, but we are also open to remote for the right person. We look for team members who want to find a long-term home in which they can continue to develop and grow. We are an intentionally small studio with big plans, ideas and clients. We value the hand-crafted, focusing on delivering exceptional artistry. Our work has been recognized & awarded nationally and internationally and we are only getting started. We are looking for people who are excited to go big, but are also team players so that we can really collab, design and have fun as a team.
The person we’re looking for is equal parts strategic thinker, creative genius, problem-solver, and empathetic manager.
We’re looking for someone who’s not afraid to roll up their sleeves, while primarily providing art direction, inspiring and pushing the design team, and bringing solutions to branding and packaging projects. This person is excels at speaking with clients, delivering concept presentations, and guiding clients alongside our Project Manager. They have enough energy to share with the team and still show up and inspire our clients at meetings.
Qualified applicants must have an extensive design background in addition to experience managing creatives. This position reports into the Creative Director and is responsible for managing and mentoring the entire design team. An amazing portfolio will get you in the door, demonstrating excellency in design, but your personality, leadership skills and ability to manage anything that comes at you, will get you the job. Experience in packaging is a must. Please do not apply if you have less than 5 years experience.
Responsibilities:
* Provide creative leadership across multiple design projects simultaneously, but also be able to design alongside your team
* Mentor, inspire designers and provide thoughtful and constructive feedback that encourages team growth and professional development
* Oversee and guide the creative excellence of our work across the board
* Be a steward of agency culture and our obsession with the beverage and other industries; constantly learning and looking and improving upon our knowledge of materials, software, presentation and more.
* Be constantly in the know on what’s working and what’s not – and then work with our CD and PM to evolve and improve our creative process in a manner that keeps our team’s health, well-being, and balance
* Work closely with our Project Manager to manage creative resourcing and team assignments across client project
Lead our team of award-winning designers
and also design award-winning work
Meet time and budget requirements
Work through design problems and develop solutions
Illustration and/or hand-lettering skills are a plus
Attend all client meetings and develop creative briefs following
Review all outgoing artwork to ensure it meets Watermark standards
Lead critiques and provide constructive feedback in a timely manner
Inspire the Watermark team and help drive the most creative solutions
Work with management to ensure projects move smoothly
Work with clients to ensure their voices are heard
Requirements:
7 or more years experience in package design and branding
Expert within Adobe programs
Brand Strategy experience
Extensive knowledge of printing processes, options and requirements in packaging
Solutions-oriented person
Constant learner. Always striving to be better and learn new techniques.
Excellent organization and time management skills
Detail-oriented and thorough
Great communication skills, ability to work well within a team atmosphere. Must love teaching, people and be an empathetic leader.
Ability to work under pressure, change direction when required and work on a range of client projects at the same time
Passion for design
To Apply:
No calls please. Send portfolio to info@watermark.design
Application Details
Only submissions with portfolios included will be considered.