Social Art Director

Creative Development Lead

This role is based at our Corporate Office in Menomonee Falls, WI. You'll work onsite from Monday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

About the Role

In this role, you will lead creative development for marketing, advertising, and promotional campaigns in partnership with copy, design, and strategy. You will collaborate cross-functionally to concept social media posts, shoot photography and videos, and edit and design each concept.

What You'll Do

1. Conceptualize and create engaging and original content for all social platforms that aligns with Kohl's voice and objectives
2. Stay ahead of TikTok trends, challenges, and cultural moments to implement relevant and timely content into the social strategy
3. Collaborate closely with Designers, Copywriters, and Strategy partners to understand campaign goals and messaging, translating them visually
4. Attend photo shoots at Kohl's Photo Studio and guide the team to achieve a consistent point of view and art direction
5. Communicate clearly and collaboratively with stylists, photographers, sample specialists, and producers
6. Develop brand as it applies to Photography and Design for Kohl's
7. Understand and follow design, composition, and photography best practices and guidelines
8. Travel as needed to capture social content at events and photoshoots
9. Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in Art Direction with an emphasis on social media
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Google Slides, and Capture One
• Experience working in fashion or beauty
• Photo art direction experience and a strong understanding of photography and retouching
• Ability to capture still and motion content on iPhone camera and edit accordingly
• Strategic and conceptual thinker with the ability to ideate and execute creative for multiple channels
• Experience multitasking and working on various levels of creative and multiple brands
• Exceptional organization, time management, and multitasking skills required
• Strong understanding of social media platforms (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube)
• Strong conceptual, design, type, and page layout skills for projects ranging from social media to photo deck presentations

Preferred

• Basic understanding of motion design (Adobe After Effects), Illustrator and InDesign
• Knowledge of retouching processes
• Experience with managing creative projects from concept to production
• Experience with retail workflow, processes, and structure

Special Requirements

• Occasional travel up to 10%