Senior Art Director

Key job responsibilities

• Lead development of innovative photography concepts from ideation to delivery.
• Translate strategy into imagery (product, and lifestyle photoshoots) crafting creative concepts into final imagery that meets a high bar and is reflective of leadership expectations.
• Run all art direction tasks associated with our internal imaging studio from AD deck to re-touch notes to final delivery.
• Provide clear communication to partner teams and the internal studio team.
• Act as a positive owner/team player who does not hesitate to jump in when additional support is needed.
  

A day in the life

The Sr. Art Director is a cross-functional collaborator who delivers across multiple, complex photography projects, while driving deadlines and maintaining a high creative bar.

About The Team

The Creative & Design team is an award-winning, self-directed center of excellence providing end-to-end customer experiences for NA Stores and Prime. We shape Amazon's retail future by integrating strategy, innovative technology, and user experience to create solutions and explorative studies that innovate for our businesses. We create intuitive, personalized, and visually appealing on- and off site cross-category shopping journeys so customers engage with new, popular, and relevant products, programs, and brands. We drive incremental cross-category discovery and engagement through integrated customer-facing features and experiences that matter.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Graphic Design, Visual Design, or related field
• 6+ years of professional experience in an Art Direction or Graphic Design role
• 6+ years managing workflows, agency partnerships, and complex design campaigns and programs
• 6+ years of photo art direction
• 6+ years of experience managing multiple design projects, requests, and scheduling in a fast-paced environment
• 6+ years of professional experience collaborating with creative and technical teams
• 6+ years of exemplified mastery of the principals of design, color theory, typography, and graphics file creation optimized for digital and print
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Keynote
• Experience developing cross-functional relationships with product, consumer research and marketing teams to develop strategy and consumer insights that drive compelling creative executions
• Experience leading creative development of innovative creative from concept to delivery
• Experience presenting creative concepts effectively to senior executives
• Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines