Manager, Brand Communications Design (Art Director)
Manager, Brand Communications Design (Art Director)
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A Career at HARMAN
As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together youll discover that at HARMAN you can grow make a difference and be proud of the work you do every day.
About the Role
Harmans Global Design Team (Huemen) is looking for manager of Brand Communication Design (Art Director)to join a design team focused on multiple creative efforts for the Harman Global Brand Team. This role will function as a traditional Art Director within the Huemen Brand Communciation Design team.
The Art Director will work as a handson designer and a brand steward for the global JBL brand. He/she will report directly to the brand communications design function and work within the global design function with a direct connection to the global brand and marketing team. This person will work closely with the brand communications design studio to concept develop and produce compelling and entertaining creative and content for brand initiatives crossplatform campaigns product launches and internal global brand communications. The Art Director will be a master of his/her craft as this is a handson role responsible for the visual expression across static and digital initiatives for multiple crossplatform initiatives across several brand categories: Print web mobile social retail events etc.
What You Will Do
- Provides creative leadership on key projects by guiding crossfunctional teams aligning external and internal creatives with project goals and ensuring highquality execution without direct reporting lines.
- Owns and drives the endtoend creative process for key initiatives across the global JBL portfolio ensuring strategic alignment creative excellence and timely delivery from concept through completion.
- Successfully translates creative ideas into print retail social video web and promotions; able to demonstrate effective work in multiple formats including but not limited to mobile applications social media applications rich format advertising standard format advertising websites/microsites emails and retail applications.
- Responsible for the visual and creative output of any owned projects
- Learn about and gain a deep understanding of cultural and creative semiotics across different product categories including Speakers Headphones Gaming Headsets Home Professional and Performance audio.
- Handson design development of brand and campaign content/graphics.
- Develop various creative solutions across different channels and formats including but not limited to print digital motion/animation and live/experiential.
- Works with the creative studio to create the visual expression for all brand campaigns and creative initiatives. Develops and maintains visual tone consistency and quality across all internal and consumerfacing communications.
- Ability to scope resources tools and assets needed for projects and properly source/recruit and/or advocate for the support needed for proper project execution
- Develops and maintains brand guidelines for the JBL global brand and its initiatives. Adopt responsibility for companywide initiatives that enhance and encourage the growth of talent and networks to bring new talent to Harman
- Able to manage multiple overlapping projects and workstreams with strong prioritization and time management skills
- Supports/facilitates the mandatory adherence to Global Design requirements processes and procedures
- Manages delivery teams across multiple creative projects ensuring alignment to the strategic vision while maintaining brand integrity and driving timely highquality output.
- Leads and manages key creative vendor relationships overseeing endtoend project workflows to ensure seamless collaboration onbrand execution and delivery excellence.
What You Need to Be Successful
Must demonstrate a fresh and culturally relevant perspective on design & innovation and the ability to understand and translate the latest pop culture fashion graphic and design trends into creative marketing outputs. Has a mastery of typography photography layout and general design principles. Must also have Finesse and emotional intelligence to engage partners and vendors listen carefully and have reasoned and persuasive answers.
- 7 years of design experience with a topnotch visual aesthetic.
- Multiplatform experience is a must.
- Minimum of 3yrs. at Art Director level leading and directing designers.
- Strong strategic and ideation/conceptual abilitiesdemonstrated ability to translate client message/brief into effective communications across the full range of creative disciplines (print TV/video radio social web mobile etc.)
- Selfmotivated wellorganized and up to the challenges of everchanging timelines requests and deliverables.
- Strong collaborative skills and attitude across multiple disciplines
- Superior presentation skills with the ability to persuade and inform while maintaining professional standards and a strategic point of view
- Ability to recognize develop and enhance concepts developed by other designers and direct their translation across all channels
- Must be industry aware: current events trends and general advertising culture
- Fluent verbal and written English essential; other languages desirable.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Experience from a client service organization
- Consumer electronics industry experience
- A designfocused degree is a plus.
What Makes You Eligible
- Willingness to work in our corporate office in Northridge CA 12 days per week.
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
What We Offer
- Flexible work environment allowing for fulltime remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
- Access to employee discounts on worldclass Harman and Samsung products (JBL HARMAN Kardon AKG etc.)
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
- Competitive wellness benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Be Brilliant employee recognition and rewards program
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
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Salary Ranges:
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
