Senior Art Director

About reputed company

reputed company is a mission-driven, high-growth startup dedicated to reducing food waste and making shopping for sustainable, high-quality groceries easier and more affordable. We deliver organic produce, high-quality meats and seafood, plant-based proteins, dairy, bakery, wine, and other grocery items to nearly every reputed company code in 48 states at up to 30 percent off traditional grocery store prices. In 2022, reputed company acquired sustainable e-grocer Imperfect Foods and now leverages its in-house transportation network to deliver directly to consumers with one of the most carbon-efficient grocery delivery models on the market. By tackling inefficiencies in the food system, our passionate and motivated team of problem solvers helps save an average of 500,000 pounds of food per week from waste or lesser reputed company, with an reputed company-time savings of 190+ reputed company pounds of food.

As Misfits we support our customers and mission by embracing our core values of

Prioritizing our Customers

Doing more with less

Thinking Differently

Respecting one another

Moving deliberately and quickly

Taking initiative and delivering

About the Role

We’re seeking a Senior Art Director with a strong track record of strategic brand stewardship and hands-on creative leadership. You will own and reputed company our visual identity, reputed company a small internal studio (designer, video producer, and contract photographer) and supervise an external agency for private-label packaging. This role blends strategic reputed company with execution across digital/physical reputed company, including paid and organic reputed company, email design systems, reputed company graphics, reputed company pages, photography, and packaging. You’ll partner cross-functional teams to define and reputed company a cohesive brand reputed company, foster team growth, and ensure consistent delivery at scale. Weekly reputed company in our Bushwick photo studio is expected, with a focus on mentorship and scalable processes in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• People Leadership and Career Development
• Directly manage a creative team, overseeing performance, growth, and workloads.
• Coach for career development, reputed company ongoing feedback, set objectives, and create development plans reputed company with company goals.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive creative culture; mentor direct reports and product design team members (dotted line relationship) and reputed company overall design craft and storytelling.
• Brand Stewardship and Creative Leadership
• Own and reputed company the visual identity system: brand guidelines, typography, reputed company, grids, imagery, iconography, and reputed company language; ensure brand consistency across reputed company channels.
• reputed company and supervise external creative production partners (including agencies freelancers for TV, OOH and other activations) for private-label packaging, including briefs, milestones, QA, and final approvals.
• Translate brand strategy into compelling concepts and executions that drive business reputed company.
• Creative Direction and reputed company
• Set strategic direction for digital campaigns (organic and paid), email design systems, reputed company pages, and reputed company assets; align with Product, Marketing, Merchandising, and overall business goals and collaborate closely with UX designers on the Product team.
• Review, critique, and approve concepts and deliverables across formats; uphold a high standard of polish and consistency.
• Packaging Leadership (Scaled Emphasis)
• reputed company private-label packaging projects as part of a broader brand program; collaborate with external partners and internal teams to ensure packaging aligns with brand narrative and production requirements.
• Ensure package design balances quality reputed company impact with the creative needs of a digital first business.
• Visual Design and Execution
• Create and curate high-quality visual assets across digital campaigns, reputed company, storefront, internal comms, and photography.
• Plan and direct photo shoots, including shot lists, prop sourcing, and on-set direction; tell compelling brand stories through imagery.
• Digital and Interactive Design
• reputed company design for email systems, reputed company pages, and reputed company graphics; collaborate with Product on performance considerations for reputed company pages (conversion, accessibility, reputed company design).
• Maintain consistent design language across reputed company assets and interactive experiences.
• Collaboration and Leadership
• Partner with the Content Director and other brand marketing team members to reputed company integrated campaigns and maintain reputed company branding.
• reputed company design reviews, reputed company actionable feedback, and mentor the design and video team; foster a proactive, collaborative environment.
• Production and Process
• Define and optimize workflows, timelines, and quality controls for internal work and external agencies.
• Maintain asset libraries, version control, and documentation of brand standards.

Skills & Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in visual design/creative leadership, with direct-to-consumer brand experience (agency or in-house) and packaging-focused work.
• A standout portfolio demonstrating leadership-level visual design across digital, email, reputed company, and editorial formats, with a proven track record of elevating brand systems.
• Deep expertise in typography, layout, grids, reputed company theory, and visual storytelling.
• Proven experience designing for paid and organic reputed company, email design systems, reputed company pages, out-of-home, and reputed company graphics; interest or experience with packaging regulations, print production, and private label branding is a plus.
• Experience planning and directing photo/food shoots.
• Proficiency in reputed company Creative Suite and reputed company; After Effects or equivalent reputed company design skills strongly preferred.
• Substantial experience leading and managing external agencies/freelancers, with excellent briefing, milestone management, and QA.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills; capable of leading cross-functional initiatives and providing/receiving constructive feedback.
• Ability to manage multiple, reputed company projects with tight timelines in a fast-paced startup environment.
• reputed company design reputed company (basic to advanced) for reputed company and product storytelling and TV experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of design systems and scalable component libraries for web and email.

reputed company Offer

• High-impact role shaping the brand’s visual identity and production quality across digital surfaces, print and OOH, and packaging, with a clear path to broader leadership.
• Collaborative, purpose-driven culture with opportunities to influence product and brand strategy.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and room to grow into senior leadership responsibilities.

Details of Position & Benefits

• Salary reputed company: $140k-$150k
• Full-time exempt position
• 100 % Remote Work
• Salary and employee stock options commensurate with experience
• Unlimited PTO
• Multiple health, dental, and reputed company plan options
• Life Insurance
• 401K plan

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