Senior Art Director

Overview

Arnell Intelligence AI Brands is a multidisciplinary design office working with several top tier companies on brand design and design-led business development. We are seeking a Senior Art Director to join as an integral part of our day-to-day operations, long-term development and growth.

We are an award-winning brand design and development firm founded and led by Peter Arnell. Mr.

Arnell takes a consumer centric, design-led approach to helping customers innovate and grow their

businesses. We believe great design is the product of intelligence, passion and personal commitment.

This is demonstrated by a portfolio that spans over 45 years across a variety of industries from Startups to Fortune 500 clients. We excel at brand innovation, brand creation, new product development, consumer experience, environmental design touching all aspects of brand creation. We create new companies and brands, expand and extend existing brands, and design the products, services, spaces, communications and experiences that bring them to life.

Senior Art Director Role

The Art Directors we are looking for must have a solid understanding of design in both print and digital

applications. Core responsibilities include leading the creation of designs for digital and print materials

including web interfaces and pages, app interfaces, brochures, identity architecture, icons, informational graphics, and experience creating and maintaining style guides.

Successful candidates must have strong proven communication skills and a firm grasp of design

programs such as the. Adobe creative suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Experience Design), Sketch and more and must have the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and a willingness to keep their skills and industry knowledge current to ensure projects are being implemented correctly and that all needs are being met.

Specific Role & Responsibilities

• Work with Senior Leadership and Jr. Team members to optimize products and services for a

range of clients

• Conduct internal research and usability testing to ensure all designs met client and user

requirements

• Analyze all research and feedback to gain user insight to incorporate into new designs

• Leading the production of concept sketches, prototypes, interaction designs etc.

• Creating clean and simple user-centered designs

• Work with our other designers and 3rd Party developers to build user-friendly graphic

experiences for a variety of materials.

• Assist Sr. Leadership in creating design rationale, specifications and additional items as needed.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Fluency in Chinese is a must

• 6 years of experience in graphic design with a strong background in digital applications

• Strong communication skills

• In-depth knowledge and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop,

XD)

• Experience working in fast paced start up environments, leading and working with multiple

teams (especially technology, creative, media, strategy and product development)

• Experience with interactive projects is highly desired including, app development, web

development and display advertising

• Experienced with multiple campaign lifecycles from business development to final delivery

• Strong storytelling skills: ability to make complicated visual concepts accessible and engaging

• Experience in applying marketing analytics, marketing automation and customer insights to

brand strategy, campaign planning, field marketing and UX design is a plus.

• A strong understanding of social media platforms and an interest in experimentation/various

communication formats.

• In-depth knowledge of publication design, processing, and current techniques.

• Experience in motion graphics