The Role
The Art Director will lead design projects across multiple media, develop brand identities, and collaborate in a fast-paced environment, ensuring creative alignment and innovation.
Summary Generated by Built In
Company And Culture
Complex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale. Through innovative content, Complex tells stories of music, streetwear and style, sports, art and beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture. A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace, Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce.
Who You Are
- Minimum 6 years of professional design experience at a design firm, agency, publication, or media company, with an emphasis on branding, motion identity, and graphic design
- Experience and knowledge of AI tools like Krea, Invoke, Kling etc. a must
- A natural ability to function in a leadership capacity and thrive under pressure
- A refined, stylish approach to typography and layout compatible with the Complex aesthetic
- Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills
- Master at building and pitching creative concepts and presentations
- Able to give and receive critical feedback and collaborate in a team environment
- Must be imaginative, resourceful, and able to handle multiple projects efficiently and to a high standard
- Ability to work methodically to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- A mastery of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
- Proficiency designing for motion, print, and a variety of digital media
- Understanding of the After Effects and Premiere workflow
- Experience with Cinema 4D, Sketch, and UI/UX design is a plus
- CORE COMPETENCIES: Communicates Effectively, Cultivates Innovation, Builds Effective Teams, Plans and aligns, Manages Conflict, Develops Talent, Exhibits Curiosity, is not satisfied with the status quo
What You'll Do
- Work collaboratively within a team environment on numerous design projects across a variety of mediums including .com, social, YouTube and vertical video, experiential, experimental storytelling (physical and digital), and print
- Lead the development of identities for new series, evolve existing franchises, and initiate experiments and explorations for future projects
- Shepherd work from concept to final delivery within tight deadlines, while continuously pushing and developing new format innovations and design systems
- Help guide the creation of brand guidelines, templates, and marketing materials for Complex’s audience-facing brands and lead the creation of editorial artwork for use on the web and across social platforms
- Provide art direction and design for special projects across a variety of platforms and media, with a clear emphasis on creating state of the art experiences, considering how the audience consumes content and interacts with the brand
- Organize and present creative work for internal and external review, taking extra care to ensure creative alignment of all parties, understanding that there may be rounds of notes to consider
- Support the VP, Creative and Design Director in the smooth running of the team by providing feedback and direction to fellow designers
- Foster enthusiasm and camaraderie within the team, contributing to an inclusive and supportive team culture
- Stay up-to-date with current design trends tools and techniques, implementing where possible while sharing information and inspiration with fellow designers
- Identify and commission freelance talent across different mediums when needed (Photographers, Designers, Illustrators, Animators etc.)
- Be knowledgeable in both classic and contemporary design methods in order to effectively come to creative solutions for any given design challenge
- Lead by example by ensuring creative work is culturally relevant, disruptive, and forward-thinking
- Exhibit critical thinking to have design meet the business objectives, especially as stated by CCIO and CEO
What We Offer
- Best in class health, dental, and vision insurance
- Healthcare FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Commuter Benefits FSA
- Short-term/long-term disability and life insurance
- Paid Parental leave
- 401k with 4% match
- Pet Insurance
- Legal and Identity Theft Plans
- Vacation time and sick days
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of the job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some incumbents assigned to the job to perform a different combination of duties.
Complex participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship.
Top Skills
After Effects
Cinema 4D
Illustrator
Indesign
Photoshop
Premiere
Sketch
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The Company
What We Do
Complex NTWRK champions the people, brands and new trends you need to know now, will obsess over next, and we build consumer universes around them. We're what a modern entertainment company looks like and what others have followed since 2002. From pop culture and style (Complex), music discovery (Pigeons and Planes), sneaker news (Sole Collector) to our festival of cultural convergence (ComplexCon) — if you want to be part of what's next and build valuable relationships with the audiences who live in it, join us at Complex NTWRK.
Complex NTWRK creates and distributes original programming with premium distributors including Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Snap, Fuse, Pluto TV, Roku and more. Our content spans across music to movies, sports to video games, sneakers, fashion to food and more. In 2016, Complex launched its flagship event ComplexCon in Long Beach, California, to bring the "Internet to life."
