Vendor - Art Director

Team: Brand Direction

Reports to: Lead Creative - Martin Johansson

Location:  Stockholm Studio

Contract Information 

Start date: August

Contract length:  18 months

Hourly range: 950-1111 SEK/h

As an Art Director in the Brand Creative Team, you play a key role in shaping creative direction for marketing, campaigns, and partnerships. Working closely with the creative and production leads, you help ensure the team’s brand perspective is defined early and carried through to execution. 

Your responsibilities include setting the creative vision, providing clear and actionable briefs, and leading art direction so that all visual elements align with our brand identity. You will collaborate with project teams throughout delivery-offering feedback, safeguarding consistency, and ensuring high-quality execution across all deliverables.

Responsibilities  

• Collaborate with creative leadership, production, and marketing teams to provide strategic and creative support for campaigns and partnerships.
• Join stakeholder meetings early to align on objectives and ensure briefs are actionable from both a creative and brand perspective.
• Explore artistic directions and visual styles to shape brand perception, including supporting the team in visualising concepts and translating ideas into tangible outputs.
• Brief and collaborate with relevant stakeholders across creative and production as needed.
• Establish the Brand Creative Team’s perspective early in projects and lead the creation of visual concepts.
• Co-develop comprehensive creative briefs to guide project teams.
• Maintain ongoing communication with project teams to ensure brand alignment and consistency.
• Provide feedback throughout the process to ensure branding is implemented effectively. 

This role is critical to ensuring our brand is represented with integrity and creativity across campaigns and collaborations, with visual consistency rooted in our brand identity. You will report to the Lead Creative and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding creative results. 

Depending on workload and team needs, you may also support additional projects. In these cases, assignments will be prioritised based on overall team needs and delivery goals. 

Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in fine art, visual communications, graphic design, or a similar design-focused discipline.
• 7+ years of relevant experience as a Designer or Art Director.
• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, and Figma, - a familiarity with other 3D software is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability in drawing and conceptualizing ideas in 2D and/or 3D.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent team player with strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Solid presentation skills and the ability to rationalize design choices to various stakeholders.
• Self-motivated with a keen understanding of market trends and the ability to adapt quickly to brand aesthetics.
• Strong foundational knowledge in design principles, demonstrating an understanding of how to apply these principles across a variety of mediums and platforms.
• Experience with animation, understanding its principles, and the ability to create or direct compelling animations is a significant plus.