Associate Creative Director

About the Role

The Associate Creative Director partners closely with the Director, Creative and the broader Banana Republic
marketing team with a focus on leading and executing 360 brand creative inclusive of concept development,
art direction, design, video/social first storytelling, and organic social content. This role will lead a team, ensuring elevated brand expression, and alignment with strategic objectives.

What You'll Do

• Drive, own, and iterate on the brand positioning and identity for cross channel campaigns —with a focus on social, video content and storytelling.
• Concept, pitch and execute innovative concepts that meet our business and brand objectives and elicit
  emotional reaction from our customers
• Translate campaign themes into compelling channel specific content
• Conceptualize and execute pitches and prototypes to gain leadership alignment on creative and strategy
• Own and oversee work through lifecycle of project—concept, development, refinement, execution
• Represent and and rationalize own and team’s work in weekly leadership creative reviews
• Oversee multiple creative projects at the same time, for self and team
• Serve as daily support in navigating and synthesizing creative feedback, adhering to timelines,
  balancing priorities and refining strategies
• Act as brand filter and quality control for all team’s work
• Evaluate creative team performance and guide improvements
• Partner with design, store design, styling, digital/marketing strategy, editorial  and cultural influence teams
  to inform creative approaches
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including strategy, copy, project management and production

Who You Are

• An innovative and conceptual creator, skilled at merging art with commerce
• You have a compelling portfolio of distinctive work with elevated brand expressions
• A deep knowledge of fashion, image making, and branding with a highly refined sensibility 
• Experience concepting and directing video and moving image, digital storytelling
• Passion for pop culture, trends in social media, understanding of landscape and performance drivers
• Up-to-date knowledge of creative best practices for relevant digital formats
• Inspiring leader with the ability to both mentor and manage
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to clearly and articulately explain your rationale
  and evoke excitement with your recommendations
• Strong organizational skills, keen eye for detail, and ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Skilled at working cross-functionally—especially with marketing, strategy and ecommerce
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment where deadlines, priorities, and initiatives pivot frequently
• Love collaboration, discourage competition
• 6+ years of art direction / design / creative experience, retail or luxury experience preferred 
• 3+ years of management experience 
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, relevant field, or equivalent practical experience 
• Expert in the Adobe Suite, G-Suite, Figma. Experience in video editing, animation, CGI, AI
  are a plus