Principal, Art Director

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

As a member of the Creative team, you will be instrumental in building the Snapchat brand, and crafting best-in-class marketing materials for a wide range of audiences that help celebrate our latest products, features and company developments.

The Creative team is a diverse crew of artists, makers, writers and designers. But first and foremost, we are creatives. We prioritize craft, drive, and above all else, ideas. We represent one of the world’s most innovative companies and serve an engaged global community, so we aim to inspire them with every project, no matter the size. 

We’re looking for a Principle, Art Director to join the Creative team at Snap Inc.

What you’ll do:

• Art direct ideas across all mediums – from brand campaign, branded experience, new product launches, features and company developments to the world. 

• Own and be responsible for the elevation of the art direction and visual craft across projects.

• Collaborate closely with the Design Director to maintain coherent and consistent visual language and expressions across all channels. 

• Lead the development and execution of high priority projects from concept through production and delivery.

• Collaborate with and lead a diverse mix of internal and external partners to create best-in-class advertising and marketing campaigns across a wide range of verticals, disciplines and markets.

• Proactively navigate a complicated cross-functional marketing organization. 

• Stay up-to-date on the competitive landscape, the latest visual trends and new technologies to keep Snap’s work innovative and relevant.

• Help to grow, develop and define the team's design culture.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to get hands on with projects while leading a diverse creative team efficiently and effectively towards a common objective.

• Ability to think conceptually and transition creative ideas into well-art directed work.

• Ability to influence and work cross functionally with various different partners.

• Demonstrate a high level understanding of the business problem to solve while partnering with marketing and strategy stakeholders.

• Present and sell through the team’s creative work in compelling and effective ways to a large cross functional team and executive stakeholders.

• Manage ambiguity in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to make quick, high-quality decisions based on evolving project needs and creative goals. Think “create, publish, learn” mindset.

• Work in a clear and thoughtful manner and be able to articulate the strategic thinking behind your creative process.

• Have a deep understanding of advertising and marketing processes.

• Thrive in a collaborative environment, but can also work autonomously with strong time management skills.

• Highly curious and interested in exploring and discovering new creative formats that help drive business impact.

• Manage and nurture collaborative working relationships with cross functional stakeholders across varying verticals, disciplines and markets.