Art Director

About the role

As an Art Director, you will develop compelling creative and visual responses to complex business challenges in collaboration with strategists and consultants. You will combine conceptual thinking with design quality to lead the development of visual identities across various touchpoints, including digital, print, and motion. This role involves providing professional guidance to a team of graphic designers while actively shaping the growth of the creative department.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative lead ideas, visual concepts, and brand identities in close collaboration with strategists and consultants.
• Create and evolve logos, design systems, brand guidelines, typography, color systems, and imagery.
• Lead the design of digital brand applications, specifically websites and responsive design systems.
• Develop campaigns and brand communication across web, social media, motion, and print.
• Present and defend concepts and solutions to clients.
• Provide professional leadership and coordination for a team of graphic designers.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality design across all projects and applications.
• Monitor and integrate new creative technologies, particularly AI-supported tools and workflows.

Required skills

• Branding
• Corporate Design
• Visual Identity
• Design Systems
• Typography
• UX/UI
• Figma
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Art Direction
• German
• English

Nice to have

• Motion Design
• After Effects
• AI tools

Qualifications

• Professional experience in a branding, marketing, or creative agency

Benefits

• Regular company events
• Free beverages
• Coffee
• Fresh fruit
• Lunch subsidy
• 29 days vacation
• Employee benefits and discounts
• Professional development opportunities

About the Company

House of Manus Studio works holistically with international manufacturing, design, and luxury companies on corporate transformation, brand and product development, and growth strategies. As part of the Hotz Group, the studio focuses on connecting strategic and entrepreneurial thinking with excellent creative work.