Art Director

About Us

The vision of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing is to make mental wellbeing, including recovery from substance use challenges, a reality for everyone. Despite overwhelming need, nearly 30 million people across the U.S. do not have access to comprehensive, high-quality, affordable mental health and substance use care when they need it.

Founded in 1969, the National Council is a membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of nearly 3,300 mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and recovery organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. We advocate for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services and supports. We build the capacity of mental health and substance use treatment organizations. And we promote greater understanding of mental wellbeing as a core component of comprehensive health and health care. Through our Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program, we have trained more than 3 million people in the U.S. to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.

The National Council is growing rapidly to meet this moment; both our budget ($77M) and passionate staff (250+) have grown more than 50% since 2020. In addition, while we maintain office space in Washington, DC, we are a remote-first organization, meaning our employees work remotely from their locations across the United States.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and commit ourselves to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

‍

About the Role

The Marketing, Communications & Events department seeks a Fractional Art Director for a temporary position, ideally beginning in mid-April 2024 and ending in mid-August 2024.

In this role, you will maintain the creative direction and identity of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and manage a team of competent graphic designers committed to the same. All branded materials, including the organization templates and the brand style guide, are owned and updated by the Art Director and the design team. The Art Director maintains knowledge of leading design concepts, technologies, and user needs and preferences to best present the National Council’s branded assets to stakeholder audiences. You will report to the Assistant Vice President, Digital Marketing & Communications.

While this position can be done remotely from anywhere in the US, you must primarily work our Washington, DC business hours of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM ET. As a temporary employee, you must use your own laptop and technology, and we will give you access to our systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and develop the internal team of graphic designers and any integrated freelance designers
• Oversee, delegate, approve and track work across all platforms, including Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Asana
• Manage weekly design team meetings and one-on-ones with individual designers
• Mentor team of senior and junior designers and provide organizational and departmental direction for photography, videography, typography, brand palettes and logo implementation
• Coordinate with vendors on behalf of or in conjunction with departments and teams to execute the printing and delivery of brand assets or promotional materials
• Work closely with team leads across all departments on project strategy, art direction, digital design, print design, asset management and project timelines
• Participate in project meetings, kickoffs and debriefs with department leads and the Executive Leadership Team
• Participate in general workgroups or administrative focus groups as assigned

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of design with people leadership experience with 3+ years of experience as a creative art director
• Ability to lead a team of accomplished and talented designers through the many organizational design requests
• Ability to project manage the design process for all projects for timely delivery of final products
• Expertise in Adobe Creative (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), as well as Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint on Mac and PC platforms
• Strong digital skills a plus, including knowledge of or proficiency in Adobe XD, Spark, Sketch or web prototyping tools
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulately deliver presentations and updates to leadership and stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to articulately deliver presentations and the story behind design choice

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Asana project management
• Experience designing for Marketo email templates

‍

How to Apply

Note: This is a syndicated job post, meaning it was not posted to Fractional Jobs directly, so we don't have control over the application process. To apply, click on the "View Application" and follow the application's instructions.