Brand Concept Art Director- BEAUTY

Aquent Studios is looking to add to our growing beauty team!

This role is partial onsite 3 days a week

Role Overview

You will shape and lead the creative execution of multi-channel campaigns from concept to execution. Bridge the gap between abstract brand strategy and concrete visual execution, with emphasis on narrative development and video storyboarding. You think like a director, draw like an artist, and communicate like a writer.

Key Responsibilities

• Visual & Narrative Leadership: Define the overall artistic vision, tone, and visual language for comprehensive brand campaigns and video content.
• Storytelling & Concepting: Translate marketing goals into powerful conceptual narratives that resonate with target audiences.
• Storyboarding: Create clear, dynamic, and sequential storyboards/animatics to map out concepts, pacing, framing, and cinematic flow before production.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with marketers, designers, and external production teams to ensure a unified brand voice.
• Hands-on Craft: Oversee and design key visual assets (mood boards, style frames, campaign layouts) and guide video production workflows.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of experience as an Art Director, Concept Artist, or Creative Lead within an agency or in-house brand team.
• Storyboarding Expertise: Proven portfolio demonstrating advanced capability in visual storytelling and translating scripts/ideas into actionable storyboard frames.
• Technical Proficiency: Mastery of industry-standard design tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, or equivalent) and sketching/storyboarding software.
• Communication: Exceptional presentation and leadership skills; ability to pitch concepts effectively to stakeholders and clients.
• Critical Skills: Proficient knowledge of video editing, motion design, and post-production pipelines.
• CG Production: Have worked with and understand the fundamentals of how CG production flows.