Art Director
Job Description
Godling is looking for an exceptional Art Director to work with our internal team as we enter the next stage of growth for the company, working closely with leadership to define our brand and design functions across the studio.
This individual will own art direction and strategy for various projects across the studio and interface with clients to ensure their goals and desires are exceeded.
Start date is flexible, rolling application.
The Role You’ll Play
You are an ambitious Art Director (or looking to make the next step in your journey!) with experience and passion to work across industries and projects -- particularly those advancing the human condition. You’re excited to be part of a growing independent agency and own the results of your own work.
You’re a natural leader and visionary; you play an important role in the execution of client campaigns, but also in day-to-day agency operations. As a trusted and experienced practitioner, you will provide both clients and team members with clear counsel and guidance, laying down strategic direction based on your expertise and knowledge of the fundamentals of design coupled with the latest design trends.
Beyond design work, you will work with leadership to build a team and structure additional processes to best enable to growth of the agency and the quality of our work.
This role is remote, so you will have a lot of autonomy over your time but will be expected to produce work on-time and within expectations.
Responsibilities
- Manage and led a team of designers to best execute on a variety of design projects across brand, web, deck, and collateral
- Led art direction for various projects
- Work with strategy and development teams to ensure smooth transitions throughout the project
- Direct design team and create briefs for freelancers (illustrators, copywriters, photographers, etc) to execute on a projects creative vision from idea to launch
- Translate and synthesize client feedback into clear and actionable notes for design team
- Confidently present creative work to clients
- Nurture a positive and engaging team culture
Requirements
- Passion and demonstrated success in working with innovative brands
- Self-starter that is comfortable working remotely, both autonomously and in collaboration with people in different timezones
- Comfortable presenting creative work to clients and stakeholders
- Excellent and succulent communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Must be comfortable working in Figma and Adobe Suite.
- Have a positive and go-getter attitude
What is Godling?
Godling is a brand & storytelling agency purpose-built for forward-seeking brands in underserved industries. We exist to provide guidance - unearthing, crafting, and sharing the stories of companies advancing the human condition.
We've worked with companies across technology, media, community development, social justice, finance, and venture capital on their brand and storytelling. In the last 12 months, Godling has helped companies raise over $1B+ in financing, launched brands from zero to one, and served as the external design team for dozens of companies.
Godling was founded in 2019 amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, grew to $1M in <5 months, and is now seeking an exceptional Brand Designer to help us up-level our design even further.
We are a small team of former design leaders, tech investors, and content creators. We live in tune with the chips on our shoulders and optimism for a better world.
Interested in Applying?
Please email leadership@godling.studio with a brief introduction (2-3 sentences max) about yourself along with your resume + portfolio. Also, please include one brand that you've seen recently that you liked!
