Deadline: March 24, 2023
Applications are in two categories (apply to both if you meet the criteria):
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/711853300 – open to the public
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/711853500 – open to specific individuals (individuals with disabilities, federal employees, career transition, special authorities)
The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity. It was founded with the hope that it would be a living institution, growing in usefulness and importance to artists, scholars, and the general public. It now seeks to carry forward its responsibilities with a renewed commitment to engaging audiences across the country.
We are looking for an Art Director who can help bring our brand to life, ensure its consistency, and lead our design team. A talented designer that embraces a small-shop mentality, but understands working in a large institution, has agile perspective, knowing collaboration will be critical to success. A leader that can take ownership over idea execution, pursue idea extensions, and lead collaborations with the creative team and develop working partnerships across the museum. Act as Account Executive with internal partners to foster a collaborative, problem solving environment. Lead design to ensure high visibility and brand consistency. Reporting to the Brand Creative Director in the Office of Content, Publishing, and Branding within the Office of the Deputy Director.
Responsibilities
- Maintain mastery knowledge of branding and ensures its consistency across channels and products.
- Maintain brand guidelines, toolkits, and audits for brand maintenance and develop new guidelines as needed.
- Maintain mastery knowledge of print and digital design and innovative audience engagement and brand strategies for all channels.
- Support the Brand Creative Director in developing and executing projects to achieve goals.
- Maintain mastery knowledge of signage design and production methods.
- Knowledge of book design.
- Supervise, direct, lead, and take ownership of design concept development and idea execution, pursue idea extensions, and lead working collaborations as part of the creative team; also develops working partnerships across the museum.
Requirements
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