Art Director

****About böhme**** ****Böhme is a fast-growing, fashion-forward women’s apparel brand with a strong retail**** ****footprint and expanding eCommerce business. Built by founders with a strong point of**** ****view and deep customer connection, the brand has historically partnered with overseas**** ****vendors to bring product to life.**** ****We are seeking a Lead Designer to become Böhme’s first internal design hire, owning**** ****the creative vision and product direction end-to-end. This role will partner closely with**** ****the founders and collaborate with overseas manufacturing partners (primarily in China)**** ****to elevate product, refine brand identity, and build a more intentional, design-led**** ****assortment.**** ****This is a unique opportunity to step into a highly entrepreneurial environment and build**** ****the design function from the ground up.**** The Role ======== We’re looking for an Art Director to own the visual voice of böhme across every place a customer meets the brand — photography, video, web, email, social, paid media, packaging, and in-store. You’ll set the creative bar, lead a team of designers, photographers, and stylists, and translate seasonal collections into campaigns that feel current, feminine, and unmistakably böhme. This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll be in the room directing shoots, in the file giving feedback on layouts, and at the table helping shape brand strategy. What You’ll Do ============== •     Define and evolve böhme’s visual identity — art direction, photography style, typography, color, and tone — across all channels. •     Lead seasonal campaign concepting from mood board through final delivery, partnering with merchandising and marketing on the story behind each drop. •     Art direct on-figure, on-model, and lifestyle photo and video shoots, including casting, location scouting, styling direction, and on-set creative calls. •     Manage and mentor an in-house creative team of designers, photographers, retouchers, and content producers; give clear, constructive feedback that raises the work. •     Own the creative review process — from briefs to final approvals — ensuring everything that ships meets the brand standard and on-brand expectations. •     Collaborate with the e-commerce and performance marketing teams to design assets that convert: PDPs, landing pages, email flows, and paid social creative. •     Partner with the retail team on in-store visuals, signage, window concepts, and new store openings so the physical experience matches the digital one. •     Stay ahead of trends in fashion, photography, social content, and digital design; bring fresh references and points of view into the work. •     Manage external partners — photographers, agencies, freelancers, print vendors — including sourcing, contracts, budgets, and timelines. •     Help define and steward brand guidelines, ensuring consistency as the team and channel mix grow. What You Bring ============== •     7+ years of design and art direction experience, with at least 2–3 years leading a creative team — ideally for a fashion, lifestyle, or DTC brand. •     A portfolio that shows strong fashion sensibility: editorial photo direction, considered typography, refined layouts, and campaigns that feel cohesive across channels. •     Deep experience art directing photo and video shoots from pre-pro through final delivery. •     Expert command of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma; comfortable in Premiere or After Effects, or working closely with motion designers. •     A working understanding of e-commerce and performance creative — you know what makes a hero image stop a scroll and what makes a PDP convert. •     Strong project management instincts: you can run multiple campaigns, channels, and deadlines without dropping the creative bar. •     Excellent communication and feedback skills; you can articulate why something is working (or isn’t) and bring people along with the vision. •     Genuine interest in women’s fashion, retail, and the böhme customer. Nice to Have ============ •     Experience launching or refreshing a brand identity system. •     Background in retail or in-store visual merchandising. •     Familiarity with Shopify and email platforms like Klaviyo. •     Styling experience or a strong network of stylists, photographers, and models. Why böhme ========= •     Direct partnership with our founders and senior leaders — your work is seen, discussed, and shipped. •     A growing, founder-led brand with real momentum across digital and retail. •     A team-first culture that has been voted a Top Workplace year after year. •     Competitive salary, generous employee discount, health benefits, paid time off, and 401(k) with an employer match.