Art Director, Performance Brands

Job Description

Art Director, Performance Brands

Carlsbad, CA

Join the band as our next Art Director and set the stage for legendary flagship campaigns with global reach. As a member of the internal Creative Services team, you will collaborate directly with brand, regional and channel marketing teams, as well as executive leaders, to bring your creative vision to life across our performance audio brands including Polk, Denon, and Definitive Technology.

Our ideal Art Director has a passion for bold, impactful creative and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You'll drive art direction, lead campaign ideation, and partner with copywriters, designers, and photo / video teams while also rolling up your sleeves to execute global content across our portfolio of audio brands.

Our Creative Services team is a close-knit, supportive and passionate group of people who are accountable to each other to deliver work that is on brief and on time. To accomplish this, you will work closely with our project management and brand marketing teams.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Lead art direction for integrated campaigns, product launches, and brand activations.
• Collaborate with the Marketing PM team, Creative Services, and Brand / Channel Marketing leaders to develop assets for key retail and web / DTC accounts.
• Create and oversee the design of marketing assets such as toolkits, digital ads, consumer audio selling assets, and promotional materials.
• Partner with copywriters, designers, and marketing stakeholders to deliver cohesive creative solutions.
• Provide clear visual direction and constructive feedback to designers and production artists.
• Partner with external agencies and freelancers as needed to scale creative output.
• Own our visual brand standards across the portfolio to ensure brand consistency.
• Collaborate closely with Executive Creative Director for feedback and direction on campaigns and storytelling.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Salary Range :

The anticipated salary range for this position is $98,500-$130,000 range plus benefits. Actual placement within the range is dependent on multiple factors, including but not limited to skills, education, and experience. This position also qualifies for up to 3.5% PSP bonus based on company, department, and individual performance.

About Us

One of the world's largest portfolio audio companies, Sound United is home to eight legendary audio brands : Bowers & Wilkins®, Denon®, Polk Audio®, Marantz®, Definitive Technology®, Classé®, and Boston Acoustics®. Each brand boasts its own philosophy and unique approach to bringing sound and home entertainment to life.

With over 300 years of innovative audio and home solution expertise, Sound United improves lives by creating distinct and immersive listening experiences for a wide range of consumers in more than 130 countries.

Why Sound United : We employ more than 1,800 associates in 18 countries, empowering us to take our brands to new heights. Sound United has a global face and a sales presence in over 130 countries with manufacturing, supply chains, distribution channels and associates in the United States, Europe, Japan, China, and other parts of Asia.

High visibility, broad impact. This is a high growth, changing environment, and you will have the opportunity to really make an impact on our systems and processes and how we enhance them. In addition to being exposed to new projects and learning new skills, this role also positions you to interact with a variety of departments, teams and leadership groups on a global basis.

Great time to join.We are proud to provide premium audio / video experiences to both commercial and consumer markets and, we're experiencing healthy growth. When you've proved yourself a star and are ready for the next career step, the opportunities will be there.

Cultural experience.You will have regular exposure to many cultures. We're in over 130 countries, so you're not just focused on one culture, but will enjoy working with many.

Building on success.Our growing portfolio of premium audio and video products and the new consumer health line delivers the best in design, technology, innovation and performance to a variety of customers who seek to enrich the moment with pure sound and vision. Our well-respected products continuously win industry awards and accolades. We are investing in growth and expanding our product lines, distribution channels and markets, and our teams, making this an exciting time to be part of Sound United.

Excellent compensation, benefits and work environment.In addition to a competitive salary, attractive incentive program, we offer a collaborative work environment and professional development opportunities. Join Sound United and let's build an even greater company together!