Brand Manager (Art Director)

AutoZone is hiring an Art Director to lead brand-focused creative work from concept through production. In this onsite role in Memphis, TN, you will help ensure advertising communications stay visually consistent across channels and audiences, including both English and Spanish campaigns.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the conception, design, and production of visual materials and creative assets across TV/Online Video, Radio/Online Audio, Digital (Display, Email, Ecommerce), social media, and in-store signage.
• Translate marketing and brand strategy into cohesive visual concepts, including storyboards, layouts, and design systems.
• Develop and oversee creative briefs by defining visual objectives, design approach, brand look and feel, media format requirements, timelines, and resource needs.
• Maintain on-brand advertising execution by aligning typography, color, imagery, and layout with AutoZone’s visual identity standards.
• Review, direct, edit, and approve visual concepts, graphic design, motion graphics, and other creative assets produced by external agencies and internal creative teams.
• Collaborate with copywriters, designers, photographers, videographers, production vendors, and internal stakeholders to coordinate development and support high-quality final production.
• Oversee the creation and rollout of visually compelling campaigns and promotions in English and Spanish, adapting layouts and visual elements for different audiences and channels.
• Present creative concepts, design directions, and key visual systems to stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement by helping assess the effectiveness of visual executions and the brand’s creative standards.
• Supervise Graphic Designer(s).

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Advertising, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• 8 years of experience in a large retail environment, including at least 5 years of experience with:
  • Adobe Web Creative Suite design tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
  • Editorial design experience and packaging knowledge.
  • Private label product packaging and generating design concepts within branding boundaries.
  • Retail merchandising.

Tools you’ll use

• Adobe Web Creative Suite
• Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Unrivaled company culture
• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Exclusive discounts and perks, including an AutoZone in-store discount
• 401(k) with company match and Stock Purchase Plan
• AutoZoners Living Well Program for free mental health support
• Opportunities for career growth
• Paid time off
• Life, and short- and long-term disability insurance options
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts with wellness rewards
• Tuition reimbursement