Brand Art Director - Sr. or ACD

Company & Culture:

At GT's Living Foods, we're more than just a company - we're a community passionate about creating a healthier, happier world. Over the last 30 years we've built a culture of inclusivity and authenticity, where our shared values create an environment that inspires you to do your best while achieving meaningful results. Our mission to transform health and happiness through potent, living foods has established us as the #1 Kombucha brand and a leader in the Health & Wellness space.

Requirements:

• 10 - 12 years of hands-on art direction and graphic design experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design or Visual Arts

Job Responsibilities:

The Brand Art Director at GT's Living Foods will play a leading role in developing and producing highly visible brand worlds consisting of marketing collateral, advertising campaigns, brand promotions, point of sale items, packaging, digital assets, and more. As a disciplined visual brand steward, your work will consistently reflect and evolve the GT's Living Food portfolio of brands - SYNERGY Kombucha, Alive Ancient Mushroom Elixir, Agua de Kefir, Immortal Wellness Shots, Cocoyo & Classic Kombucha - maintaining their integrity and quality at every touchpoint. You will collaborate with internal team members and external vendors, effectively communicating design processes and elements in a clear and concise manner. You will lead, manage and mentor a small creative team, and lead multiple concurrent projects, as well as oversee deadlines all through the lens of visual excellence.

Essential Duties:

• Bring a fresh and contemporary vision to all visual communication
• Develop visual identity brand books that account for all design & visual content needs
• Conceptualize and execute campaign visions, original graphics, copy, and content across various channels and integrated marketing needs

• Inspire the team by pushing creative processes, methods, and thinking, contributing to brand storytelling and differentiation

• Design and produce innovative, on-brand digital and print solutions for the GT's Living Food family of brands
• Help guide packaging design across the full GT's Living Foods product suite
• Conceptualize and produce creative solutions that align with business requirements
• Own final design recommendations, decisions, and approvals for artwork execution and production

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Bold Vision: Consistently come with a clear and fresh point of view that pushes the work into

provocative, beautiful & ownable territories.

• Leadership: The ability to both conceptualize projects. and work hands-on as directing others in the creative development of a variety of campaign and brand work.
• Attention to detail: Demonstrate a passion for accuracy in both minor and significant workstreams
• Brand Positioning: Experience laying the strategic foundations for successful brand launches
• Seasoned Marketer: Demonstrable understanding of what makes for effective Marketing & Brand Communications, from traditional campaign to experimental tactics

• Self-starter: Proven ability to project manage, set deadlines, and consistently deliver high-quality work

• Organizational skills: Highly organized with excellent project management abilities, capable of handling numerous small and large-scale projects simultaneously

• Collaboration: Adept at working cross-functionally within the Marketing department and acting as a proactive and organized liaison between the creative and production teams
• Strong executive presentation skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Physical Duties and Requirements:

• Experience leading creative development across multiple brands at a time with a wide range of styles
• Excellent time and project management skills to meet deadlines
• Strong portfolio showcasing print and digital projects from concept to execution
• A team player comfortable leading projects and mentoring junior talent
• Strong organizational and production skills for print and digital assets
• Experience within the consumer packaged goods industry
• Experience leading packaging design projects
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Illustration, editorial, and photography experience
• Expert in art direction for campaigns, brand identity, shoots, production, film, and digital mediums
• Strong typography and layout sensibility
• Executive presentation skills

GT's Employee Experience (Benefits/Perks):

• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 401K with Matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounts on the amazing GT's product line
• Corporate Discounts with our partners through LifeMart (concert & sporting event tickets, cell phone service, gifts, restaurants, hotels, gyms, childcare, and more!)
• Others: food trucks every weekday, and quarterly employee appreciation events

Job Details:

• Work Hours: Onsite, Standard business hours Monday through Friday
• Work Attire: Use good judgement, keeping in mind the nature of their work, their own safety and the safety of others, and their need to interact with the public.
• Pay Range: $175,000 - $200,000 annually, bonus eligible
• Relocation assistance provided

GT's Living Foods, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and maintaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other basis protected under federal, state or local laws.