Hi there!
We are Semrush, a global IT company developing our own product – a platform for digital marketers. New stars are born here, so don’t miss your chance.
This is our Art Director role for those with expertise in visual branding, communication and digital design.
The Marketing Design Agency is responsible for the brand’s visual identity, as well as promotion of the company’s brand and products as part of integrated promo campaigns across different channels. The agency consists of four teams embracing the fields of Motion Design & Promo, Branding & Graphic Design, Social Media & Content Design, Web Design & Development.
Tasks in the role
- As an Art Director, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of designers (brand, communication, web and email design)
- Visual branding and communication design: Develop, maintain, and improve Semrush's core brand and sub-brands' visual language, photography style, visual guidelines and templates for various channels and asset types
- Event branding: Lead visual identity and design of assets for Semrush events
- Promo and advertising: Participate in developing visual concepts for advertising campaigns and other promotional activities, oversee the creation of campaign style packs, and design production of campaign-related assets
- Lead briefings/debriefings with internal customer teams, design team briefings, and concept presentations to internal customers
- Oversee the quality of everyday task execution, incl. Various separate one-off tasks (landing pages, emails, layout design, key presentations, banners, SWAG items, office interiors, etc. )
- Collaborate with other Creative Agency sub-teams (Creative Team, Motion Design, Content Design Team), building an effective workflow to interact with other teams
- Manage and develop a team of strong professionals and improve team processes (in terms of efficiency, visual and creative quality standards, the team’s portfolio, and visibility)
Who we are looking for
- 5+ years of experience as an art director managing a multi-disciplinary and multi-tasking team in a branding/design/digital agency and/or in-house (experience with direct reports required)
- Strong portfolio that consists of complex projects in required fields: brand and event identity, visual identity for advertising campaigns, promotional landing pages, design guidelines, and long-term brand design support and development
- Experience working with digital brands is a must
- Profound skills in layout design & typography, experience working both with photography- and illustration-based brand identity
- Advanced skills in creating meaningful and functional visual mood/style/reference boards to guide and inspire design and client teams on projects
- Deep understanding of digital design principles (promo landing pages, adaptability, interactivity, on-page animation)
- Deep understanding of printing and prepress processes
- Excellent skills with AI-generated imagery (MJ, Recraft, Magnific, etc. , adjusting style and realism). Experience in implementing AI tools and automation into design and creative workflows will be a great advantage
- Up-to-date with the latest visual communication trends: broad outlook in graphic and digital design, modern typography, icon design, photography styles, 2D/3D illustration, advertising, and AI in the creative industry
- Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills: task setting, delegation, smart team management, feedback culture, and ability to listen, hear and inspire
- Experience onboarding external executors and overseeing the work of freelancers
- Mastery of Adobe CS (PS/AI/ID) and Figma advanced
Not required, but a plus
- You have a perfect understanding of how a digital brand interacts with the audience in a modern digital environment. You have a holistic approach to the big digital brand ecosystem regarding functionality, high-level aesthetics, and creativity
- You have hands-on skills in 3D, animation, video editing and/or photography
- You have experience in the field of art direction of motion design and 3D (statics/animation)
- You have a pool of high-quality freelancers in different fields of communication design
- You share our common values: Trust, because we prefer to speak up and be our true selves; Sense of Ownership, because it’s not worth wasting time on something you don’t believe in; and enthusiasm for Constant Changes, because we are always looking to make things better
We will try to create all the right conditions for you to work and rest comfortably
- Flexible working hours
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexi Benefit for your hobby
- Employee Support Program
- Loss of family member financial aid
- Employee Resource Groups
- Meals, snacks, and drinks at the office
- Corporate events
- Teambuilding
- Training, courses, conferences
- Gifts for employees
A little more about our company
Semrush is a leading online visibility management SaaS platform that enables businesses globally to run search engine optimization, pay-per-click, content, social media and competitive research campaigns and get measurable results from online marketing.
We’ve been developing our product for 16 years and have been awarded G2s Top 100 Software Products, Global and US Search Awards 2021, Great Place to Work Certification, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and many more. In March 2021 Semrush went public and started trading on the NYSE with the SEMR ticker.
10,000,000+ users in America, Europe, Asia, and Australia have already tried Semrush, and over 1,000 people around the world are working on its development. The Semrush team is constantly growing.
Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments
Semrush is an equal opportunity employer. Building a better future for marketers around the world unites people from all backgrounds. Even if you feel that you don’t 100% match all requirements, don’t be discouraged to apply! We are committed to ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging in the workplace.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or medical condition including medical characteristics, genetic identity, marital status, military service, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.
Our new colleague, we are waiting for you!
At Semrush, we take a serious and comprehensive approach to hiring new people. We welcome those who are professionals in their field and passionate about their work to join our team.
A “five-minute interview” or “get a job in three clicks” approach is not the way we work.
During the interview, we ask candidates to talk about themselves and their background in detail. We try to discover the most important aspects about the way someone works and their personality before a job offer is made.
Once the resume is received it will be reviewed by a member of the Talent Acquisition team. We try to provide feedback within three working days.
Flexible approach for an interview format
In order for the online meetings to be productive, we suggest following these tips to make sure you are set up well:
- Join the interview from a laptop or desktop computer (not a smartphone). You may need to print something or present your screen during the interview.
- Please turn on your camera. Visual communication is especially important for us.
- Choose a quiet place to talk. Attending an interview from the street is not a good idea.
- Keep your phone at hand in case there are technical issues that mean we have to continue the interview by direct call.
Marketing
The Marketing team does much more than just promote and advertise Semrush products. They also inspire marketers around the world with their work.
Colleagues from this team are responsible for establishing marketing strategies and conducting market target audience research. They work with content, create and implement advertising campaigns through multiple promotion channels. The team is also closely involved with the Development, Design, Customer Success, and Sales teams. Web content, newsletters, banners, references in the media–all this is created by our Marketing experts.
The Marketing team is truly international and dispersed across the globe. But despite the differences in locations and time zones, our teams work tirelessly together on their common goal: to support one billion marketers in achieving their goals. Can we do it? Certainly!