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We’re dedicated to making women feel confident and beautiful. Build your career with a team that empowers you.\nPOSITION OBJECTIVE:\nThe Art Director partners with Creative Leaders: Creative Director and Senior Art Directors to execute elevated, brand-right creative across print and omni-channel marketing while maintaining the integrity of the brand.\nThis is a highly hands-on design role requiring exceptional print expertise, strong typography and layout skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. The ideal candidate is proactive, collaborative, fashion-savvy, and able to translate established creative direction into compelling, production-ready marketing materials.\nFUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:\nDesign and execute print marketing assets including direct mail, catalogs, retail signage, in-store marketing, promotional collateral, and supporting omni-channel materials.\nTranslate approved creative briefs and direction into elevated, on-brand, production-ready designs that support seasonal campaigns and business objectives.\nPrepare accurate files ready to pass to Production Artists, ensuring proper typography, layout, color management, image quality, file specifications, and overall production accuracy.\nApply and maintain brand standards consistently across all creative executions while ensuring exceptional attention to detail.\nCollaborate with Creative Directors, Senior Art Directors, Graphic Designers, Copywriters, Merchandising, Marketing, Production Artists, and external partners to deliver high-quality creative.\nPresent and articulate design concepts, recommendations, and rationale to creative and cross-functional stakeholders.\nProactively develop thoughtful, creative solutions that elevate the work while supporting business objectives and established brand direction.\nManage multiple projects simultaneously in a high-volume environment, effectively prioritizing competing deadlines, revisions, and shifting business needs.\nIncorporate feedback efficiently while maintaining creative integrity, accuracy, and attention to detail.\nOrganize files and creative assets following established team workflows and production standards.\nShare best practices and support junior designers and production partners to maintain a high standard of creative excellence.\nStay informed of trends in fashion, luxury, retail, typography, editorial design, and visual communications, leveraging industry insights, competitive inspiration, and a strong visual point of view to inform design decisions and continuously elevate creative output.\nThis position may be found in multiple brands. Some duties may vary from brand to brand.\nQUALIFICATIONS:\nBachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.\n5+ years of professional design experience within a fashion, retail, agency, or luxury creative environment.\nExtensive print design experience is required.\nStrong portfolio demonstrating expertise in catalogs, direct mail, editorial layouts, retail marketing, in-store signage, and other print collateral.\nExperience developing production-ready creative assets, with a strong understanding of print production, prepress, color management, file preparation, and vendor-ready artwork.\nKnowledge of retouching workflows, including image markup, review, and approval.\nExperience with laydown photo shoots, including production planning and on-set art direction.\nAgency experience or experience in a fast-paced retail creative environment is strongly preferred.\nExpert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Adobe InDesign (required), Photoshop, and Illustrator; working knowledge of Figma preferred.\nStrong understanding of typography, layout, visual hierarchy, and design craftsmanship with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.\nProven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize competing deadlines, and adapt to changing business needs in a fast-paced environment.\nSelf-motivated, proactive, and solutions-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to anticipate challenges.\nStrong understanding of fashion, retail, editorial, and graphic design trends, with a refined aesthetic and customer-focused design sensibility.\nExcellent presentation, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to clearly articulate creative decisions and build effective cross-functional partnerships.\nPositive, collaborative team player who builds strong working relationships and contributes to an inspiring, creative team culture.\nLocation:\nCorporate FAS Retail Services - Fort Myers, FL 33928Position Type:\nRegular/Full timeEqual Employment Opportunity\nThe Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Hiring decisions are based upon a candidate's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration and are made without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category protected by applicable law. The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position you are seeking or to participate in the application process, please contact  Company will make reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified applicants or employees, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operations of the Company’s business. 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