Crocs is seeking an Art Director, Partnerships & Collectibles to shape culturally relevant creative for brand collaborations, limited drops, collectible storytelling, and partner-led moments across multiple touchpoints. Reporting to the Creative Director, this role translates partnership strategy into highly visual, emotionally resonant creative systems while leading concept-to-production and maintaining craft under tight timelines.
Responsibilities
- Concept and design culturally relevant, partner-right Crocs collaborations, collectibles, and limited drops that unite Crocs and partner identities in fresh, balanced visual ideas
- Shape collaboration experiences across packaging, collectibles, and in-hand moments
- Translate partnership concepts across campaign, digital, social, retail, packaging, e-commerce, experiential, and presentation touchpoints
- Build scalable visual systems for campaigns, product moments, packaging, in-hand experiences, and supporting assets
- Art direct studio and location photo/video production to uphold concept, craft, and brand integrity
- Apply motion design thinking to elevate digital, social, launch, and campaign storytelling
- Manage, coach, and develop Designers by providing clear direction for best-in-class campaign work
- Partner with creative and cross-functional teams to develop ideas that break conventions, build brand love, and connect with consumers
- Maintain high design standards across typography, layout, composition, color, image-making, motion, and production details
- Bring clarity, momentum, and design leadership to evolving briefs, inputs, timelines, and deliverables
- Align creative execution with brand, business, and cultural opportunities across internal and external partners
- Lead partnership campaigns across formats and timelines, ensuring accuracy, consistency, feasibility, and craft through delivery
- Lead and contribute to multiple partnership projects with competing deadlines
- Communicate design rationale, systems thinking, and creative ideas to partners, leadership, and collaborators
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Communication Design, Visual Communication, or related field
- At least 5+ years of experience in brand, campaign, digital, experiential, packaging, or integrated design, preferably with global brands and with advertising agencies
- At least 2+ years of experience leading, mentoring and providing creative feedback to junior designers and production partners
- Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, design craft, visual storytelling, and multichannel execution
- Experience with brand collaborations, cultural moments, launches, collectibles, or consumer brands strongly preferred
- Ability to turn strategy, partner input, and consumer insights into distinctive visual ideas and design systems
- Experienced art direction and design skills across typography, layout, composition, color, image-making, and visual systems
- Experience with motion design, animation, or motion-led digital and social work, including emerging AI and creative technologies
- Experience leading on-set art direction and photo/video production from pre- through post-production
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities while maintaining creative momentum
- Organized and adaptable, with ability to handle multiple projects, formats, and timelines
- Strong communication and presentation skills to clearly articulate creative rationale
- Ability to collaborate and stay open-minded with internal teams, external partners, and creative groups
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to craft in high-visibility, fast-moving work
- Passionate, proactive, culturally curious, and energized by Crocs’ mission to inspire self-expression
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and AD&D
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance
- Participation in a 401k program that includes company match
- Company incentive program eligibility
- Many other additional voluntary benefits
Work Location and Schedule
Location: Broomfield, CO, US (Hybrid) • ZIP: 80021
Nearest major market: Denver
Time in office: Hybrid
Flexible schedule / in-office requirements: This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona. Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote).
Application Details
Application window: 45 days.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the posting date to ensure optimal consideration. The posting will be removed if the job is filled before the application window deadline.
Job Category
Corporate
