Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Art Director
Santa Fe ,
New Mexico
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We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?We're in the midst of the biggest change the automotive industry has ever seen. Just as cars changed the world over the last century, new technologies such as self-driving cars, electric powertrains, and connected vehicles will radically reshape how we live, work, and play in the next hundred years. As a member of the Experience Design (XD) Team, you'll be at the heart of creating that future. Every day, Ford's vehicles, and services support millions of people around the world. You'll craft every touchpoint our customers encounter, designing people and society's needs into the heart of our next generation of out-of-vehicle products, services, and experiences.What you'll do...Ford is looking for a creative and talented Art Director to help build and further their content capabilities. The Art Director will have proven expertise capturing and designing high quality content for numerous media, including photography, video, motion, and 3D. As an Art Director, you're a conceptual thinker and storyteller who can visualize ideas in new and innovative ways. You have a passion for concept creation, design, product and art direction.We are looking for someone who recognizes the value of well-crafted design – and can take briefs and insights and turn them into powerful visuals that drive impact. The person in this position will be working in a real-time and fast paced environment as part of an in-house team. You will join a close-knit group of creatives to create modern, fresh, innovative and distinctive content.Collaborate to deliver quality, on-brand, designed content to provide a best-in-class customer experience and help drive revenue growth for our business across digital globallyIdeate and execute flawless content assets and product creativePartner with colleagues and partners for product launches and featured digital contentConcept design treatments and overarching style guides while executing to produce content assets across marketsPartner with digital teams to create brand-approved, innovative, engaging and informative product/feature content including static visuals, videos, motion graphics, 3D, and morePartner with Product, Digital, Marketing, and Engineering teams to develop innovative content delivering on current and future industry trendsRaise the bar for creative design, development and executionProvide constructive, actionable feedback to designers and teamsSupport your designs using insights including data, rationale, site metrics, and user feedbackEnsure projects are completed on time and within budgetDevelop conceptual detailed visual mockups to communicate high-level design strategiesPresent to business, design, and executive-level leadership and support your design rationale using quantitative data and site metrics, customer feedback, and usability findingsThinks deeply about the user experience balanced with business goalsYou'll have...Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and experience5+ years of professional experience in a graphic or visual design role, either in-house for an established global brand or at an established agencyPortfolio of work demonstrating ability to create customer experiences across a range of touch-points as well as proficiency in UI and interaction design with case studiesEven better, you may have...Mastery of the principals of design, color theory, typography, and graphic file creation optimized for digitalExperience implementing design across digital including mobile, desktop, app, social, and webExperience collaborating with creative and technical teamsExperience managing multiple design projects, requests, and scheduling in a fast-paced environmentManaging workflows, agency partnerships, vendor management, and complex design tasksExperience collaborating with creative and technical teamsAstute attention to detail and an acute awareness that every detail countsUse and mastery of Adobe Creative Suite design software (including Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, and Illustrator), and Figma, Sketch or Adobe XD.Use and understanding of 3D render design, motion design, and video asset creation tools (including Unreal (UE), Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, AE, CapCut, etc. and/or equivalent)Master’s degree in UX/Interaction/Product Designer/Visual Design working across a breadth of digital media or a combination of education and equivalent experienceAbility to create photorealistic 3D CG content, Unreal, etc.Experience working on virtual production setsExpert visual design acumen demonstrated through owning product design end-to-end.Ability to create interactive experiences with prototyping software.Exposure to Agile/Lean methodologiesUnderstanding of modern front-end technologies and frameworksDesire to thrive in a fast-moving environment!You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases• Established and active employee resource groups• Paid time off for individual and team community service• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:https://clicktime.symantec.com/15tStdJTHtLnCn9GdtQms?h=Ead9iY3d8tNY78np_WdxSniiqlZyWWzfpZcZnumsQns=&u=https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHDVisa sponsorship is not available for this position.Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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Art Director
Santa Fe ,
New Mexico
Apply Now
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?We're in the midst of the biggest change the automotive industry has ever seen. Just as cars changed the world over the last century, new technologies such as self-driving cars, electric powertrains, and connected vehicles will radically reshape how we live, work, and play in the next hundred years. As a member of the Experience Design (XD) Team, you'll be at the heart of creating that future. Every day, Ford's vehicles, and services support millions of people around the world. You'll craft every touchpoint our customers encounter, designing people and society's needs into the heart of our next generation of out-of-vehicle products, services, and experiences.What you'll do...Ford is looking for a creative and talented Art Director to help build and further their content capabilities. The Art Director will have proven expertise capturing and designing high quality content for numerous media, including photography, video, motion, and 3D. As an Art Director, you're a conceptual thinker and storyteller who can visualize ideas in new and innovative ways. You have a passion for concept creation, design, product and art direction.We are looking for someone who recognizes the value of well-crafted design – and can take briefs and insights and turn them into powerful visuals that drive impact. The person in this position will be working in a real-time and fast paced environment as part of an in-house team. You will join a close-knit group of creatives to create modern, fresh, innovative and distinctive content.Collaborate to deliver quality, on-brand, designed content to provide a best-in-class customer experience and help drive revenue growth for our business across digital globallyIdeate and execute flawless content assets and product creativePartner with colleagues and partners for product launches and featured digital contentConcept design treatments and overarching style guides while executing to produce content assets across marketsPartner with digital teams to create brand-approved, innovative, engaging and informative product/feature content including static visuals, videos, motion graphics, 3D, and morePartner with Product, Digital, Marketing, and Engineering teams to develop innovative content delivering on current and future industry trendsRaise the bar for creative design, development and executionProvide constructive, actionable feedback to designers and teamsSupport your designs using insights including data, rationale, site metrics, and user feedbackEnsure projects are completed on time and within budgetDevelop conceptual detailed visual mockups to communicate high-level design strategiesPresent to business, design, and executive-level leadership and support your design rationale using quantitative data and site metrics, customer feedback, and usability findingsThinks deeply about the user experience balanced with business goalsYou'll have...Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and experience5+ years of professional experience in a graphic or visual design role, either in-house for an established global brand or at an established agencyPortfolio of work demonstrating ability to create customer experiences across a range of touch-points as well as proficiency in UI and interaction design with case studiesEven better, you may have...Mastery of the principals of design, color theory, typography, and graphic file creation optimized for digitalExperience implementing design across digital including mobile, desktop, app, social, and webExperience collaborating with creative and technical teamsExperience managing multiple design projects, requests, and scheduling in a fast-paced environmentManaging workflows, agency partnerships, vendor management, and complex design tasksExperience collaborating with creative and technical teamsAstute attention to detail and an acute awareness that every detail countsUse and mastery of Adobe Creative Suite design software (including Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, and Illustrator), and Figma, Sketch or Adobe XD.Use and understanding of 3D render design, motion design, and video asset creation tools (including Unreal (UE), Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, AE, CapCut, etc. and/or equivalent)Master’s degree in UX/Interaction/Product Designer/Visual Design working across a breadth of digital media or a combination of education and equivalent experienceAbility to create photorealistic 3D CG content, Unreal, etc.Experience working on virtual production setsExpert visual design acumen demonstrated through owning product design end-to-end.Ability to create interactive experiences with prototyping software.Exposure to Agile/Lean methodologiesUnderstanding of modern front-end technologies and frameworksDesire to thrive in a fast-moving environment!You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases• Established and active employee resource groups• Paid time off for individual and team community service• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:https://clicktime.symantec.com/15tStdJTHtLnCn9GdtQms?h=Ead9iY3d8tNY78np_WdxSniiqlZyWWzfpZcZnumsQns=&u=https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHDVisa sponsorship is not available for this position.Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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