Senior Art Director

Job Description:
Love pets? Us too.
At Chewy, we're sniffing around for a Senior Art Director to take the leash on a few of our highest priority workflows within Chewy.
As a leader on our Brand Creative team, this Sr. AD will be responsible for helping craft the visual design and execution of Chewy Brand and Private Brands's storytelling efforts, with a focus on completing high-quality visual work while maintaining brand consistency and evolving creative strategies.
This Sr. Art Director brings a proven know-how in conceptualizing and delivering creative that move bottom lines in the right direction and social executions that breakthrough and connect with pet parents in ways that are entertaining, authentic and memorable.
At Chewy, we're doing nearly all brand development in-house these days. We are looking for someone with the strategic, conceptual and executional craft to help our brand navigate and succeed across today's modern brand landscape and an increasingly competitive pet care industry.
This role will report into the Chewy Brand Creative Director and will spend their days elevating our brand's standard of work up and down the marketing funnel.
This role is expected to work in-person three days a week in Plantation, FL and/or Bellevue, WA.
What you'll do:

• Work with different teams within Chewy to plan and manage creative campaigns that connect with our marketing goals.
• Lead the overall design direction and make sure our creative work - from static paid social graphics to motion and video assets - looks great and fits the brand.
• Keep the brand consistent everywhere, while finding new ways to tell stories as our business grows.
• Give creative guidance for photo and video shoots so the final content looks strong and true to Chewy's brand.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, marketing partners, and leaders to come up with fresh ideas and strategies.
• Support and guide designers as needed, and work closely with writers, strategists, and producers to deliver high-quality work.
• Review data and campaign results to understand what's working and use those insights to improve future creative projects.

What you'll need:

• You have a minimum 5(+) years of experience concepting, developing, designing and implementing campaigns across all channels.
• Proven expertise in art direction, branding, visual storytelling, and digital content creation across various platforms.
• Strong typography, layout, and design skills, with a deep understanding of brand identity and marketing strategy.
• Ability to problem-solve creatively, troubleshoot design challenges, and provide strategic solutions.
• Experience leading photo and video production, with an eye for composition, lighting, and storytelling.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and other industry-standard design tools.
• Excellent time management and organization skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and leadership skills to present you/your team's work, mentor designers and collaborate across departments.
• Ability to internalize and embrace the Chewy brand and creative guidelines while pushing the creative in a strategic, memorable way.

A little about Chewy Creative:
We are pet lovers. We understand the multifaceted role pets play in people's lives today and we consider it an honor to help play a small part in making that journey happy and healthy.
We are brand lovers. This is our dream job - making great work for a beloved brand. No complacency or bitter attitudes allowed. We value craft. Our writing has messaging hierarchy.
Our design has purpose. We get nitty gritty, because we find that nitty gritty gets
results. We are proudly in-house. We partner as business-minded creative problem solvers. We handle everything from branding and packaging design to online assets, social campaigns, photography, and TV commercials. We are Chewy Creative.
The base salary range for this role is $86,500 - $152,500.

• The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant. C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus.

We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
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