Head of Art

About the Job

is seeking a passionate and experienced Head of Art to lead our dynamic design team and elevate our creative vision across merchandise, packaging, e-commerce, and brand communications. The ideal candidate will bring a unique blend of artistic talent, marketing insight, and business strategy—guiding a highly creative team known for innovation and excellence. This role involves overseeing the development of on-brand visual content, including concept presentations, graphic illustrations, packaging, and digital assets, ensuring all work aligns with distinct aesthetic. We’re looking for a strong creative leader with exceptional time management skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can self-direct when needed, and has a natural eye for design and a passion for producing compelling work that connects with diverse audiences across platforms.

What You'll Do

• Oversee and manage the art department, including hiring, training, mentoring, and scheduling staff to ensure optimal team performance and professional development.
• Establish and enforce high standards for design production, creativity, quality, and internal service across all creative deliverables.
• Drive process improvement, ensuring the team follows efficient workflows while identifying and implementing tools or systems to optimize design operations.
• Lead the development of visual strategies, presentation styles, and storytelling techniques to align with brand goals and elevate creative output.
• Conduct ongoing analysis of market trends, consumer behavior, and the competitive landscape, incorporating insights to guide design direction and improve campaign performance.
• Collaborate with leadership and teams to conduct creative audits, align brand voice, and establish a unified visual identity across all channels and product lines.
• Translate creative concepts into actionable briefs, providing clear direction, deliverables, and timelines for the internal design team.
• Delegate projects effectively, overseeing storyboarding, design execution, and ensuring alignment with brand standards and project goals.
• Facilitate design review and feedback loops, obtaining team approval on final assets while encouraging open collaboration and responsiveness to internal input.
• Oversee final presentation and distribution of creative assets, ensuring consistency and readiness for cross-functional use in marketing, product, and retail channels.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, or a related field (required).
• 7+ years of professional design experience, with at least 3 years in a creative leadership or Art Director role.
• Proven experience in consumer merchandise, packaging, e-commerce, or entertainment-related design is highly preferred.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of high-quality design work across print, digital, and product formats.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); knowledge of After Effects or motion design is a plus.
• Solid understanding of typography, color theory, composition, and visual storytelling.
• Experience designing for various formats including packaging, promotional campaigns, web, social media, and retail POS.
• Familiarity with pre-press file setup and working with vendors and production teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, inspire, and mentor a team of designers in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to delegate, prioritize, and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Ability to give clear, constructive feedback and guide junior designers through the creative process.
• Experience implementing creative processes, tools, or systems to increase team efficiency and output.
• Strong conceptual thinking with the ability to translate marketing goals into compelling visual executions.
• A sharp eye for brand consistency, with the flexibility to evolve a brand identity as needed.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with marketing, product, retail, and leadership teams to bring ideas from concept to execution.
• Up-to-date with industry trends, pop culture, and youth consumer behavior—especially within gaming, YouTube entertainment, or fandom merchandise spaces.

What We Offer

• Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision health benefits
• 401(k) contribution
• Flexible time off
• Lunch, snacks and drinks provided in the office
• Pets in the office once a month
• Onsite fitness center
• Learning Stipend
• Relocation assistance for those coming from outside Austin.