Tradesy is a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling luxury fashion, enabling stylish customers to unlock the value in their closet to access affordable luxury. Our mission is to make fashion resale as simple, safe and stylish as retail — at scale. We have millions of passionate members, a product that people love, strong values centered around sustainability and equality, and a team culture that truly supports you — while giving you the freedom to work from wherever you are.

We are looking for an exceptional art director with an elevated visual aesthetic to join the Tradesy marketing team. We work in a growing and fast paced environment that requires a flexible and nimble team player. The ideal candidate for this role finds the balance between what’s good for the brand and the business with what’s elevated, smart design and art direction. 

You will:

• Design & art direct engaging, performant, and cohesive brand marketing assets for Tradesy including paid media ads, motion graphics, emails, and landing pages. Design and art for Tradesy in this role is 90% digital, 10% print (print being packaging, OOH and ancillary items).
• Manage visual designers, production designers, and content creators in executing creative assets.
• Push our visual brand forward with storytelling, regularly re-evaluating whether our visual brand is meeting performance goals and long term brand strategy. 
• Create templates and design systems that can be shared and used by designers and non-designers alike.
• Collaborate with other members of the marketing and merchandising teams to develop strong, cohesive creative concepts that engage customers and drive purchasing behavior.
• Ensure brand consistency across channels. Create robust visual guidelines and work with campaign manager to create briefs to keep internal team members, cross-functional team members, contractors, and creators on brand.
• Be an advocate and evangelist for the Tradesy brand. Provide feedback and guidance to cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency.

You have:

• 6-8 years prior experience with graphic design and digital marketing design. 
• Excellent graphic design, illustration, and visual communication skills.
• Adept at art direction, communicating guidelines, and keeping a diverse group of people aligned in executing a cohesive brand.
• Project management including timelines and budgets.
• People management including in-house team members, contractors, and creators.
• Strong understanding of branding and marketing principles, the conversion funnel, and using design to drive a response. Ability to decipher between a branding moment and a sales-driven moment.
• Understanding and love of fashion. Understanding of the modern-day luxury customer, and how to use products and imagery to spark desire for the items sold on Tradesy.
• Appreciation for and understanding of the current resale and luxury landscape and how to move Tradesy forward as an authority within that realm.  

What to expect:

Apply through our website www.tradesy.com or any affiliate job boards:

• You will receive a confirmation email
• If we don't feel you meet the requirements for this position, we will send you an email informing you of the decision

If we think you meet enough of our criteria, one of our in-house Recruiters will reach out to schedule an introductory call.

Compensation/Benefits

• Competitive salary
  • Commensurate with skill set, experience and the position. What you made at your last job should not dictate your worth. Tradesy is committed to a Basic Living Wage threshold and holds its own $50k Minimum Wage Standard for entry level positions
    
• True Opportunity for Growth 
  • We don’t believe in time served or waiting for your manager to get promoted or leave. Carve out your own path, at your pace - there’s room at the top for all of us
    
• Comprehensive Health Benefits
  • Several options for Company Paid Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug and Vision Plans. Tradesy pays 100% of the premiums for individuals - great discounts if you want to add spouse/children/families

• Wealth Benefits
  • 401k option and Equity (stock options) because every employee should be an owner
    
• Flexible Paid Time Off  
  • We coordinate with each other to make sure work and play find a healthy balance.
    
• Celebrate Diversity Paid Holiday Program
  • A combination of set and floating Company Holidays - so you can choose the days most meaningful to you
  • Designated Paid time off to serve (Jury Duty) and VOTE as well!
    
• Mentorship opportunities
  • Grow within your field, gain valuable skills and experience in a new one or become a change agent for those around you - all on Company time
    
• Paid Parental Leave -
  • For Moms, Dads and everything in between

Additional Perks:

• Remote Friendly Office - Work from the place that best works for you
  
  
• Flexible Working Hours - night owl? Got kids/pets/family obligations? We value your output, not the clock
  
• Virtual company-wide happy hours, Product demos, support groups and team events. Philanthropy and community outreach too. We are constantly finding news ways to stay meaningfully connected in this virtual world
  
• Monthly Technology Reimbursement - $100 per month (tax free!) to help you stay connected and in touch
  
• Free Health & Wellness App Subscription - Fitness, mindfulness, stretching, stress management, nutrition and so much more.