Strategic Art Director Louisville, KY Hybrid Posted

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About the Job:

The Strategic Art Director is responsible for the development of visual concepts, campaigns, and brand systems across print, digital and experiential platforms that tell the story behind our company strategy. The ideal candidate will have experience as a senior designer or art director with strong communication, organization and project management skills.

This position is based in Louisville, KY.

Salary Range:

$89,300 - $105,100 annually + bonus eligibility.
This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors
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Responsibilities:

Creative Development & Execution:

• Work directly with Communication Leads for concept development and execution of creative campaigns that align with the company's communication and storytelling objectives.
• Partner with key business stakeholders to translate insights and objectives into innovative design solutions that achieve measurable impact.
• Uphold high standards for storytelling and design quality across all creative outputs and develop visually stunning leadership presentations.
• Confidently present and articulate creative concepts to clients, executives, and cross-functional partners, connecting the creative vision to business strategy.

Oversee creative projects (for internal and external communications) from ideation through execution, managing timelines, deliverables, and collaboration with Yum! Corporate Communications, as well as functional clients within Yum!

• Maintain expertise in the latest trends in modern design and advertising, while having a keen eye for visual design, illustration, photography, and typography.

Contribute fresh ideas and stay current with trends in design, storytelling, and technology.

Partner with communications and key stakeholders across departments to align creative output with strategic goals.

Maintains strong working relationships with team members and partners to achieve results.

Minimum Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in design, art direction, or similar role.

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communications or related field or equivalent preferred.

Proficient in industry standard software (Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Organizational and project management skills.

• Knowledge of social media platforms’ design requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communicator, both verbally and in writing, able to present persuasively and clearly articulate design rationale.
• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Basic understanding of web development a plus.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects at a time while meeting all necessary deadlines.

Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.

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