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Art Director, Visual Innovation Services

Amazon

Haryana, India (On-site)

Art Director, Visual Innovation Services

3 Weeks ago • 5-10 Years

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Amazon seeks an Art Director with 5+ years experience in Photo Art Direction, specializing in e-commerce for top-tier fashion retail websites. Must possess strong Adobe Creative Suite skills and a passion for visual storytelling.

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Description

Amazon Visual Innovation Services (VIS) builds the world’s best online shopping experience through photography, video, graphic design, and usability design enabling millions of customers to make more informed purchasing decisions. Visual Innovation Services (VIS) at Amazon is a large and fast-growing network of teams located throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on fashion and product photography, photo retouching, graphic design, video and CGI production, automated image acquisition, and image support services. We are continually innovating and setting new industry standards for showcasing 10s of millions of products across multiple global marketplaces. We are obsessed with innovating on behalf of our customers, and continually push beyond the boundaries of traditional e-commerce photography and videography. Amazon is looking for a highly skilled Photo Studio Art Director (AD) for its fast-paced imaging studio. Successful candidates will be self-starters, strong communicators, very detail-oriented, and highly creative. The AD will be assisting and styling in a range of different categories for e-commerce photography, video and 3D capture and will be contributing to continual style improvements and styling/prep efficiencies. AD will be a key stakeholder of environmental photo and video imaging, and will be engaged in enhancement of visual customer experience. AD will be required to identify new opportunities and drive projects independently in collaboration with cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will have a solid visual culture background and understanding of design trends. The Photo Studio AD will be able to manage multiple tasks, and interact with key stakeholders

Key job responsibilities

Collaborate with internal creative teams as well as business teams to deliver high-quality, scale-able, on-brand imaging solutions to build a superior customer experience

Delivering results quickly with little supervision in a dynamic and often ambiguous environment.

Enhance the team knowledge of best practices and trends in Amazon Visual Innovation Services (VIS)

Plan, conceptualize and execute elevated e-commerce, still-life and video content; direct post-production to achieve desired results

Communicating effectively, including verbal and written skills, and influencing across levels

Assist on set with prepping, prioritizing imaging order, and styling products

Troubleshoot and prioritize direction for creatives on set

Use the vision of the brand, buyer requests, and other resources as guides to make specific Styling choice

Mentor stylists & assistant stylists in the studio

Organize and maintain the workspace, styling props inventory and request supplies

Support safety initiatives regarding studio workflow and processes

Drive creative briefings and support editorial shoots

Basic Qualifications

Degree in Fine Arts/Graphic Design/Visual Communications/Fashion or 10+ commensurate experience

At least 5 years’ experience in Photo Art Direction. Top Tier fashion retail websites e-commerce preferred

2+ Years of experience in Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office

Effective written/verbal communication skills and collaborative skills

Accustomed to the intensity of the studio environment and expertise in leading creative projects and teams

Familiarity with styling, research and visual presentation techniques

Knowledge of past and emerging trends, comfortable in a culture of continuous change

Ability to facilitate the creative development process, including providing clear direction, and producing work cost effectively and as per the schedule

Preferred Qualifications

Should be having a portfolio that demonstrates the ability to turn ideas into a strong creative vision for fashion styling and trends.

Proven history to manage multiple projects at one time to meet aggressive deadlines. Unwavering attention to detail and an acute awareness that everything counts.

Relentless desire for innovation, balanced with business and user interaction priorities

An obsession for delighting customers, with a keen eye for aesthetics

Working knowledge of Excel, Photoshop and Premiere Pro

Productivity-focused and proven to be a quick problem solver

Familiarity with technology driven workflows and AI powered creative tools

Professional experience in a high volume, high production operations environment

Company - ASSPL - Haryana

Job ID: A2776560

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Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one.

Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world.

Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind.

You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1." What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.