Art Director
It is an exciting time at ActionIQ as we are growing beyond expectation. We are looking for an Art Director to join our Design team in NYC. Visual designers are the owner of our visual language and in charge of evolving brand expression to the next level. In this role, you will drive the AIQ creative vision and play an integral role in developing and delivering our brand identity at scale.
About the team:
At ActionIQ, design is central to many things that we do. Day to day we research, ideate, iterate, and make designs that drive outcomes. We work with multidisciplinary teams and strive to be inclusive.
One year from now you will have:
- Collaborated with colleagues in product and marketing to grow our brand identity and visual language
- Articulated the creative vision for the brand across marketing, product and other functional areas.
- Contributed to the ongoing rollout of new website pages and features driven by new messaging and strategic initiatives
- Helped to define new processes for design production as we scale and grow
- Mentored more junior team members
Responsibilities:
- Craft unique designs across a broad range of media including web, video, print, communication & presentation design
- Collaborate with stakeholders and design team to create the right balance between functional clarity and emotional impact
- Explore multiple creative design directions to create engaging and effective visual designs
- Present design directions to internal and external stakeholders to ensure creative quality from start to finish and project success.
- Support a growing content marketing team with day to day activities.
- Work with external vendors to ensure quality and timeliness of design delivery and measure design outcomes.
- Plan, prioritize, and deliver visual design activities autonomously, in the context of interdisciplinary projects.
Requirements:
Background:
- University Degree within the field of Visual Design
- At least 5 years of brand design experience (agency/client)
- Previous experience working on Enterprise brands is a plus
Skills:
- Proven record of functional, scalable and impactful design across all platforms (social, web, content, animation)
- Be thorough in your design work and have an expert knowledge of design tools, principles and methodologies.
- Ability to design and present technical concepts into an engaging and educational design solutions
- Function both as an individual and collaboratively as part of the broader design team
- Ability to manage multiple work streams and projects in parallel
- Possess a strong understanding of data and creative testing frameworks.
- Demonstrated willingness to continuously learn and improve through feedback
Note: We are unable to accept any applications without a digital portfolio.
Benefits
- Work with a fun, inclusive, and smart team of people as we build a NYC-based enterprise software company!
- Competitive compensation package, including significant equity component
- Backed by top-tier VCs (Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, FirstMark Capital)
- Top notch health insurance benefits, including 12 weeks paid parental leave for both parents.
- We have officially opened a beautiful new office right on Madison Square Park! All NYC-based employees currently have the option to return to the office 3 days per week on an “opt-in” basis. We plan to officially reopen our office in the beginning of 2022.
- Check out this blog post here to learn how we designed our return to work plans.
- Work from Home stipend to optimize office set up
ActionIQ is committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and diverse organization. We embrace equal opportunity for all applicants and seek to foster a culture of belonging for our employees. We recognize and appreciate that the more inclusive we are, the better we will function as a team. AIQ welcomes qualified applicants of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or family status, disability, military veteran status, and any other status or background. Join us on our journey to build a product that will help our customers deliver memorable experiences that will drive loyalty and growth.