Art Director

**Design** - Develop creative concepts and visual systems for integrated marketing campaigns from initial brief through final execution. - Translate campaign strategies and organizational goals into compelling visual storytelling across every channel. - Design and oversee high-quality creative across marketing campaigns, collateral, and brand experiences. - Lead art direction for photography, video, illustration, motion graphics, and other visual storytelling, partnering with internal teams and external collaborators. - Ensure creative excellence across all deliverables, including digital advertising, social media, websites, email, print, out-of-home, environmental graphics, signage, presentations, publications, and event experiences. - Help evolve and steward the PHS visual identity, ensuring consistency while thoughtfully expanding the brand across new initiatives. - Maintain exceptional attention to typography, composition, accessibility, and overall design quality. **Team Management + Leadership** - Conduct design review and status meetings, mentor direct reports, perform regular check-ins and yearly performance reviews - Provide thoughtful creative direction and constructive feedback that elevates the work of designers, photographers, videographers, and freelancers - Manage and balance two work pipelines: - Internal creative requests from across the organization - Marketing content, social, and campaigns - Partner closely with Marketing, Communications, Development, Programs, Events, and external agencies or vendors to develop effective creative solutions - Present work confidently, articulating the rationale behind visual and conceptual decisions - Foster a collaborative, idea-driven creative culture that encourages experimentation while maintaining high standards - Build and maintain a network of creative freelancers and artists for special projects **Administrative + Organizational** - Manage creative projects from concept through production, balancing quality, timelines, budgets, and organizational priorities - Build and encourage best practices for efficient workflow and proper file organization - Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors from cost negotiation to production - Process invoices and engage in financially efficient methods for printing, supplies and services **Qualifications/Specification:** **Minimum degree required:** Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Multimedia, or similar 5-7 years of progressive design experience in branding, advertising, or creative agencies, including experience leading integrated campaigns and managing creative teams. **Licenses/Certifications:** Graphic Design, Multimedia, or similar **Knowledges, Skills, Abilities Required for Success:** - Strong conceptual thinking with the ability to develop creative ideas from insight through execution - Deep understanding of integrated marketing campaigns across digital, print, social, experiential, and out-of-home channels - Proficient in industry-standard creative software, such as Adobe CS (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Figma, Canva - Strong awareness of contemporary design, visual culture, and emerging creative trends, with excellent judgment about what is appropriate for the PHS brand - Experience working on print projects and preparing clean, production-ready print files, with proficiency and a solid understanding of pre-press best practices - Experience working on digital projects from conception to launch, this may include websites, apps, etc. - Strong sense of typography and design, especially within editorial and wayfinding contexts (event experience a plus) - Ability to art direct designers, photographers, videographers, illustrators, and other creative partners - Experience presenting creative work and articulating design decisions to non-design audiences - Excellent attention to detail and accuracy - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Organized, deadline-oriented, and able to manage budget…