Who We Are:
We are a future focused organization committed to the belief that the problems facing our planet and society can be solved through innovation, common sense and education. Being naked is the #1 most sustainable option. We're #2.
Here at Ref, we put people first. We know that you can't innovate and do cool stuff without having everyone on board. So we work to create a culture where everyone feels like they belong and where their voices are truly valued. We build an inclusive culture together and make a real impact along the way.
Junior Art Director
Reformation has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Art Director to contribute and collaborate with our in-house Creative & eCommerce teams. We’re looking for someone with an exceptional eye who will help execute the photo art direction of our highly successful website. The ideal candidate will be passionate about design, photography, and styling and committed to creating incredible imagery with an instinctive understanding of how to make every image effective and engaging on our site.
What You’ll Do:
- Assist the Art Director and Creative Director with all functions around retail web imagery, including image selects, creative concepting, market research, and on-set support.
- Responsible for art directing and selecting on set, and meeting SKU goals for shoot days.
- Understand the creative and marketing objectives for product photography and web retail images and support the team to deliver against these objectives.
- Elevate and evolve the website aesthetic through art direction while supporting the overall brand vision
- Develop and maintain style guide reference tools for all functions of images, including poses, styling, cropping, retouching, and image selects
- Understand the creative and marketing objectives for product photography and e-commerce images and direct the team to deliver against these objectives
- Maintain absolute accuracy and attention to detail throughout the creative and production process
- Participate in strategy meetings and partner with merchandising and creative teams to translate business strategy into creative concepts and compelling content
- Approaches the selection of retail images as a craft, not a function
What You’ll Need:
- A minimum of 2-3 years experience as a Junior Art Director for a high-volume e-commerce business
- An elevated, fashion-oriented eye for photo editing, layout, retouching, and cropping
- BA in design, photography, visual arts, digital media, or related field.
- Computer literate (Daily usage of a MAC, Global Edit, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Workspace)
- Displays an understanding of the Reformation brand, our products, customers, and sustainable mission
- Strong communication skills and time management skills; ability to juggle priorities and multiple projects across various time constraints and still meet deadlines.
- Ability to push the envelope and bring fresh, innovative ideas to life
- Collaborative, inclusive, and flexible team member
- Highly organized with extreme attention to detail
- Proactive problem-solving skills; ability to anticipate obstacles and also quickly generate alternate solutions/ideas and change course as needed
Benefits & Perks:
- Health, vision, and dental insurance for eligible employees
- Paid vacation, sick, holidays & volunteer time-off for eligible employees
- Mission based company + casual and entrepreneurial work environment
- Clothing discount, dog-friendly office, company events + parties and much more
- 401K with company match
The Reformation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status
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