Job Description
Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
As an Art Director on the Marketing and Communications team, you will lead a talented team of designers, providing vision and leadership for the development of high quality, on-brand design for Stand Together and its partners. As a department leader, you’ll foster a culture of creative collaboration and mentor junior designers. As the senior representative of Design, you’ll be a trusted partner to stakeholders across the organization, helping to identify priorities and deliver on them. This role is for both a leader and doer, a hands-on manager who wants to contribute directly to strategic projects and, in doing so, sets the standard for others. The Art Director position is a rewarding opportunity for the right person to make a culturally significant impact by leveraging their talent to further our mission-driven goals.
What You Will Do
- Lead and mentor a team of designers, fostering a creative, collaborative work environment. Provide hands-on support and direction to the team.
- Oversee and contribute to multi-platform design, including digital, social, motion design for video, and print, from ideation to execution. Deliver high-quality work that adheres to brand standards.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across Stand Together, ensuring design solutions meet organizational goals.
- Work with project managers to scope needs, anticipate demand, and identify the resources needed for the timely delivery of projects.
- Drive creativity and innovation, staying informed of industry trends to inspire new approaches and professional growth for each team member.
What You Will Bring
- 10+ years of experience developing strategic design solutions at a creative agency, publisher, media company, in-house at a brand, or similar organization, including 5+ years leading or managing designers.
- Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite.
- Strong communication skills to nurture senior cross-departmental relationships.
- Strong presentation/pitching skills to generate support from internal stakeholders.
- A solutions-first mindset.
- Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
Standout Candidates Will Bring
- Branding and its various expressions.
- Environmental design and out-of-home.
- Navigating a matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders.
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.
