Art Director

Art Director opportunity at Oatey in Cleveland, OH with a hybrid work setup and a competitive yearly compensation package.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive the creative direction for Oatey and its brand family across North America and Europe, delivering visually compelling, on-brand work that aligns with business goals.
• Collaborate with Brand, Product, and Channel Marketing teams to translate strategic objectives into creative initiatives that strengthen the brand and support growth.
• Lead, coach, and develop the graphic design team, cultivating a culture of creativity, innovation, collaboration and ongoing professional development.
• Coordinate with external agencies, photographers, freelancers and global creative teams to produce cohesive, high-quality solutions.
• Champion creative excellence by tracking design trends, new technologies and AI-enabled tools to enhance capabilities and efficiency.
• Provide strategic oversight of packaging, labels and production artwork to ensure manufacturability, quality and brand consistency.
• Direct the creation of marketing assets supporting brands and products, including displays, brochures, catalogs, literature, advertising, digital content, ecommerce assets, internal communications and logos.
• Review and approve concepts, layouts and final deliverables to ensure alignment with brand standards and quality benchmarks.
• Maintain and refine visual brand standards to strengthen consistency across all customer touchpoints.
• Manage creative workload and priorities in Wrike to optimize resources and ensure timely project delivery.
• Collaborate with the Creative Operations Specialist to improve design processes, file management and production efficiencies.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in creative design.
• At least 5 years in a supervisory role.
• Deep knowledge of graphic design principles for product packaging, labels, marketing collateral, digital media, point-of-sale materials and other customer-facing assets.
• Proven experience producing production-ready artwork for consumer and industrial packaging formats with strong print production and pre-press understanding.
• Experience in a consumer-packaged goods environment is required.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with external agencies, vendors and global creative teams.
• Strong project management and time management skills.
• Demonstrated creativity with meticulous attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
• Experience with Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Communications or an equivalent field.

Technologies

• Wrike
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems

Benefits

• Generous paid time off and company holidays to support work-life balance
• Annual discretionary cash profit sharing
• Immediate eligibility and 100% company match for 401(k) up to 5% of eligible compensation
• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision and life insurance for associates and dependents
• Significant company contribution to Health Savings Account with a HDHP
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage at no cost to associates
• Paid maternity and paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Well-being resources such as employee resource groups, EAP and dedicated mental health support

Compensation and Profit Sharing

• Salary range: USD 101,974 to 163,158 per year
• Target cash profit sharing: 15%

Physical Activities and Other Working Conditions

• Hybrid and in-person work is required at corporate sites per policy
• Primarily sedentary; extended computer use with regular typing and screen focus
• Occasional standing, walking and lifting up to 10–15 pounds
• Work environment is climate-controlled with moderate noise
• Minimal travel required