We are seeking a hybrid Senior Graphic Designer & Art Director who combines strong hands-on design expertise with high-level visual direction. This role is responsible for shaping the brand's visual identity, leading creative execution across all touchpoints, and ensuring a cohesive, compelling brand presence across campaigns, retail, and digital platforms.
Responsibilities
Branding & Design Execution
- Lead the design and development of brand identity assets, including logos, packaging, marketing collateral, digital content, and showroom visuals.
- Produce high-quality visual designs aligned with brand strategy, storytelling, and seasonal campaigns.
- Ensure consistency, quality, and evolution of all visual touchpoints while maintaining and enhancing brand guidelines.
Art Direction & Visual Leadership
- Define and drive the overall visual direction of campaigns, photoshoots, content, and retail experiences in alignment with marketing objectives.
- Translate creative concepts into clear visual systems, mood boards, styling direction, layouts, and storytelling frameworks.
- Direct and supervise photoshoots, content production, and visual executions to ensure strong aesthetic quality and brand coherence.
- Review and approve final creative outputs across digital, print, and in-store environments.
- Create Storyboards for our Intel Content framework
Collaboration & Project Management
- Collaborate closely with teams to produce creative materials that support campaigns and brand narratives.
- Manage multiple creative projects from concept through execution while meeting deadlines and business objectives.
- Work with external vendors, photographers, stylists, to deliver high-quality creative outputs.
Private Label & Product Art Direction
- Lead the creative direction and visual identity of Go Native's Private Label collections, ensuring a clear and recognizable design signature across seasons.
- Collaborate closely with the Fashion Design Lead to align on:
- Collection themes and seasonal concepts
- Color palettes, patterns, prints, and trims
- Fabric storytelling and product mood direction
- Develop and oversee the execution of private label branding assets, including:
- Hangtags, labels, packaging, and care tag
- Size labels, woven labels, and embroidery/print placements
- Collection naming, visual codes, and product identity system
- Create seasonal Moodboards, Concept Boards, and Visual Direction Decks to guide product and marketing execution.
- Art direct private label lookbooks, campaign shoots, and e-commerce product photography, ensuring styling and presentation match the brand positioning.
- Ensure strong alignment between product design and marketing outputs by directing:
- Product launch visuals
- Key visuals for private label campaigns
- Social media storytelling for collections
Team Development & Innovation
- Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering creative growth and strong design standards within the team.
- Stay updated on global design, fashion, and visual communication trends to keep the brand fresh, relevant, and competitive.
- Contribute to long-term brand building through innovative visual ideas and creative experimentation.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in graphic design with a strong focus on branding, preferably in fashion or retail.
- Proven experience in art direction, including campaigns, photoshoots, or visual storytelling projects.
- Exceptional creativity with a refined aesthetic sense and strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and relevant design tools.
- Strong portfolio showcasing branding systems, campaign visuals, and art direction work.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-team collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Passion for local culture, fashion, and sustainable brand growth.
- Portfolio link required
Core Competencies
- Brand Identity Design & Visual Storytelling
- Art Direction & Creative Vision Development
- Creativity & Attention to Detail
- Project & Time Management
- Technical Proficiency in Design Tools
- Collaboration, Leadership & Team Mentorship
- Trend Awareness in Fashion, Retail & Visual Culture
Please include a link to your portfolio in your CV or in the application message.