ART DIRECTOR
HART is a sister-run jewelry brand based in downtown Charleston. We are a fast-growing company specializing in retail, ecommerce and wholesale & events. The brand is built on elevated storytelling, strong aesthetic conviction, and real creative ambition. This is a brand with a point of view, and we need someone who can execute it with precision and speed.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Art Director is the engine behind HART's creative output. This role owns the production of design, copy, and creative assets across every channel: emails, social graphics, print collateral, signage, in-store materials, event assets, photography and more. This position will take direction from our Senior Brand Manager and return finished, on-brand work, fast. The Art Director is the person on our creative team who makes the vision real. The quality of our brand at every touchpoint runs through you.
This role reports directly to the Senior Brand Manager and sits at the center of a lean, high-output creative team. Our Chief Creative Officer sets the overall creative vision, which the Senior Brand Manager translates into strategy and brand direction and the Art Director brings to life across every visual execution.
WHAT YOU WILL OWN
Design Production
- Design and produce email templates, campaigns, flows and one-off sends in Klaviyo
- Create print and digital collateral: packaging inserts, event signage, packaging, wholesale materials, and retail point-of-sale etc.
- In collaboration with Content Manager, build paid digital ad assets aligned with campaign direction. Art Director focuses on templates for paid assets
- Maintain and evolve HART's design templates across all formats
- Manage the asset library within Canva and Dropbox keeping it all organized, versioned, accessible
Copy Production
- Write and proof copy across channels: email subject lines and body, product descriptions, in-store signage, event materials, and website updates
- Hold HART's brand voice with consistency across every format
- Collaborate with the Senior Brand Manager on campaign copy needs and seasonal storytelling
Creative Coordination
- Under the leadership of the Senior Brand Manager, coordinate a working calendar of campaign needs, deadlines and deliverables
- Manage incoming creative requests, triage priorities, and communicate timelines to stakeholders
- Brief and coordinate with freelance photographers, videographers, and external vendors as needed
- Lead photoshoot production and execution under the leadership of the Senior Brand Manager and in partnership with the Content Manager you will own the end to end execution of our photoshoot campaign calendar: visual guidelines and inspiration, asset prep, shot list organization, props, wardrobe, styling, talent, photo and video team, post-production coordination etc
- Ensure all final assets meet brand standards before distribution
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- 3-5 years of in-house or agency design experience, ideally at a consumer brand
- Fluency in Canva, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Figma
- Experience designing emails in Klaviyo or a comparable platform
- Strong print production knowledge: bleeds, file specs, vendor coordination
- Clean, confident copy instincts. You know when something reads off-brand
- Speed without sloppiness. You can turn around a polished asset under pressure
- Low ego about the work. You execute other people's vision with the same care you would your own
- Trained aesthetic sensibility. You notice when something is wrong before anyone tells you
- Comfort operating without heavy process. HART moves fast and you will need to move with it
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience at a fashion, accessories, or lifestyle brand
- Basic video editing or motion graphics capability
- Familiarity with Shopify for basic content updates
- Photography eye
THE DETAILS
This is a full-time, in-office position based at our headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina. Hybrid option available after the first 30 days (up to 1.5 day remote per week).
Benefits include health insurance and optional vision, dental, life, and disability coverage. Generous employee discount.
To apply, send your resume and portfolio to [email protected].
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
