Director, Art & Design

the opportunity to shape how millions of dog owners experience TFD.

- Lead art and design efforts for everything from integrated 360 brand campaigns to fast-twitch social content to packaging and installations.

- Direct new explorations of look and feel, adapting and evolving our brand guidelines and crafting proprietary, brand-true visual voice in photography, art direction, typography, and other elements of visual expression.

- Manage a team of designers to ensure that our brand is translated into effective, distinctive, and cohesive design systems. Inspire brave new ideas while keeping a constant pulse on consistency and continuity.

- Partner with the Creative Director on TVC, video, OOH, and other major advertising assets, advising on art direction and leading the intersection of graphic elements and typography.

- Be comfortable wearing different hats and navigating different elevations: from strategic creative beacon to diligent, unflappable air traffic controller to devoted mentor to nitty-gritty kerning-checker.

- Work closely with the Brand operations function to help plan resourcing, track bandwidth, create project and production schedules, and maintain oversight on the organizational health of the team.

- Partner with Product Design leadership to ensure all our surfaces feel of one brand.

- Join with stakeholders in other departments throughout the company to meet and exceed our business goals. You'll immerse yourself in the product, becoming an expert in the unique qualities of our fresh food service, and shepherd creative ideas through the vetting process to co-develop work that serves the business as a whole.

- You have 10+ years of experience, including 2+ years as a Design Director within an agency and/or in-house team. A portfolio with creative, relevant work for which you were primarily responsible is required.

- You have managed a team of creatives and value mentorship as a crucial element of the job function. You consider the growth and success of your direct reports the greatest signal of your own achievement. You can spot a golden nugget in the brainstorm brain dump and help turn it into something great.

- You have a deep design background and feel as comfortable discussing the kerning of a headline as you are critiquing the headline itself.

- You have significant experience in designing for physical builds, developing packaging, and navigating retail environments.

- You have worked within both static and video. Direct motion design skills are not required, but a love for video media and the intersection of graphics, art direction, and storytelling is.

- You can quickly grasp, and bring to life the visual identity of a brand, and help evolve that identity. You also define quality by the smallest details - nothing is too small to be important.

- You specialize in untangling problems, clearing confusion, and pushing past blockers, and know how to coach your team to do the same.

- You're adaptable to different working styles, mindsets, and personalities, showcasing a willingness to collaborate with all.

We commit to building a competitive compensation package and company environment for all individuals to thrive. We believe in competitive base compensation rooted in location specific market data and performance along with equity ownership in the company that allows every team member to build their personal wealth as the company grows, just as much as we believe in fostering a culture that supports our team members personally, professionally, and holistically.

For this role the anticipated hiring base compensation range is USD annual and the compensation offered will include a robust market competitive package of base, bonus, and equity. In addition to your base compensation offer you will also receive equity ownership in the company. More information about the value of this equity will be shared at the time of offer.

This range is representative of NYC Market Data if you are applying to this role outside of the NYC area the range may change.