Art Director, Design Shop (Agency)

This Art Director will be a creative lead, providing coaching and direction to artists, animators and motion designers. They will also partner with the team’s Creative Director on ensuring that the team continues to operate efficiently and at the expected quality bar. This person will be responsible for guiding and providing feedback to the team developing visual content for Facebook. They should be able to support the team as they move from brief to delivery of compelling visuals that will resonate with the global Facebook audience and align with and build on the creative vision and brand identity.

The candidate is a natural at building influence in cross-functional partnerships and is a clear and concise communicator. The candidate should thrive in a fast-moving organization where they can guide their team in creating programs that have lightweight processes and quick iteration and can proactively identify and strategize around problems before they become issues for the team.Art Director, Design Shop (Agency) Responsibilities

• Is a role model and mentor to artists and designers across all of Design Shop
• Collaborates closely with producers, art directors, designers, illustrators, and animators to deliver compelling work
• Provides feedback through a variety of methods to guide development of visual design artifacts and systems
• Works in collaboration with product teams to absorb knowledge, define opportunities, and develop concepts and treatments to bring ideas to life
• Works closely with the Product Designers and Content Strategists to implement the creative vision and brand identity consistently and within the desired frameworks of Facebook.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex, sometimes abstract, concepts clearly and persuasively
• Manages work streams in an organized way that guarantees on time delivery and a clear workflow.
• Collaborate with leadership both within Product teams and Design Shop
• Evangelize learnings from executions with product team partnerships with the Design Shop team to constantly improve the quality and effectiveness of our work
• Delivers content that’s delightful, beautiful, and clear and with a high level of finish and polish
• Understand and evangelize that good ideas come from anywhere and anyone

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as an Art Director at a creative agency or an in-house team
• High proficiency in art directing illustration & animation
• Experienced visual designer and systems thinker with tech experience
• Illustration expertise in a varied set of styles, with a understanding of color, composition and digital production
• Experience developing illustration concepts for motion and a desire for telling universal stories
• Online portfolio showcasing relevant work is required (Include link on your resume)
• An understanding of how to incorporate research insights into the work
• Experience to set aside ego, and take design feedback and incorporate it
• Possesses a curiosity for the why and the how before the what
• Demonstrated experience to create quality work in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects at a time
• Proven presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Empathetic with the experience to design for a global audience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Figma a plus
• Experience with illustration systems at scale, ie. brand guidelines
• Experience in people management for art teams

LocationsAbout Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics. Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com. US$147,000/year to US$205,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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