Junior Art Director

#MaesaMagic   

The next gen beauty company, Maesa is transforming the industry by incubating and growing meaningful, innovative brands and making prestige beauty accessible. Maesa believes beauty ignites inspiration, creativity, imagination, and connection, sparking new ideas and possibilities, and meeting unmet consumer needs. Through best-in-class design, formulation, brand creation and marketing capabilities, Maesa delivers new, better and different products with an unsurpassed speed to market. Maesa works with a variety of retailers to create and launch brands across beauty and wellness categories. The current portfolio includes Kristin Ess, Hairitage by Mindy McKnight, Fine'ry, Being Frenshe, and Niches & Nooks among other brands. For more information, visit www.maesa.com.

Maesa is currently seeking a Junior Art Director to join our Design team. The Junior Art Director will be a key contributor to the branding and corporate identity process, with the ability to work with autonomy. Additionally, the Junior Art Director will design innovative and original branding concepts and contribute to the overall creative environment of the organization over a variety of brands with different aesthetics and needs. 

This role is based in NYC and you will be expected in office 3 days a week, at minimum.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Partner with creative director, art directors, designers, and brand managers to create marketing assets – both digital and print. 
• Contribute to the brand purpose by ideating and collaborating on creative concepts for 360 campaigns across multiple teams and perspectives 
• Lead creative direction for photoshoots and campaigns with both internal and external photographers and teams. 
• Work closely with Marketing Team to design advertising and communication materials 
• Provide creative solutions and support with an understanding of key business and strategic objectives 
• Assist in managing feedback to junior design staff & act as a mentor for the junior design team 
• Lead projects from start to finish with critical creative strategy 
• Consult on design conventions and best practices 
• Excellent organization and meticulous attention to detail in design and preparation of final and fast-turnaround deliverables.  

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:  

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or equivalent 
• 3-4 years of senior design experience or a 1+ as a junior art director  
• An incredible portfolio of work that demonstrates mastery over typography and design skills over a variety of mediums 
• Experience in leading a small team 
• Cross functional skills that include print, digital & merchandising 
• Proactive and approachable attitude with a strong sense of team collaboration 
• Strong time management and organization skills with the ability to manager junior designer’s priorities besides their own 
• Ability to provide strategic creative solutions and see them through from start to finish 
• Proficient in Adobe Creative cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) 
• Basic knowledge in After Effects & Premiere Pro 
• Some Animation experience is preferred 
• Some Retouching skills preferred 

PAY RANGE:  

$90,000/yr - $100,000/yr. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.    

PERKS AND BENEFITS  

Maesa offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees. Employees can choose to enroll in health insurance coverage, wellness programs, life and disability insurance, and retirement savings plans. Through generous paid time off and a hybrid office setup, Maesa encourages wellness and balance among employees.  

Our Commitment to You

At Maesa, we live by our values of collaboration, curiosity, game-changing, creativity, and discipline.  We believe our people and partners are a creative force that catalyzes the possibilities in beauty to break through traditional limits and discover the “new” without restriction. We prioritize creating and fostering a welcoming environment for employees, partners, ideas, approaches, and endeavors — all through a spirit of warmth and inclusivity. As set forth in Maesa’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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