Senior Art Director

Summary

Join Kittl, a rapidly growing company redefining graphic design, as a Senior Art Director. You will play a strategic and hands-on role in shaping the visual direction of Kittl’s template library, working closely with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include owning the template roadmap, overseeing visual quality, leading template production, monitoring industry trends, and managing an Art Director. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in graphic design, a strong portfolio, and expertise in design systems, typography, and Figma/Adobe Creative Suite. Kittl offers a hybrid work culture, flexible hours, remote work options, and various benefits including learning and development opportunities, a mobility benefit, and vacation time.

Requirements

• Experience & portfolio: 5+ years in graphic design, branding, or visual content creation, with a strong portfolio across styles and formats
• Creative & design expertise: Solid understanding of design systems, typography, composition, color theory, and adaptation across platforms
• Project & team management: Proven ability to juggle multiple projects, lead or mentor designers, and maintain high creative standards
• Strategic thinking: Skilled at interpreting briefs and delivering visually compelling, strategically aligned outcomes
• Cross-functional collaboration: Comfortable working with product, marketing, and content teams, presenting ideas with clarity and confidence
• Technical skills: Hands-on with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and more; bonus for experience with templates, digital products, or creator platforms

Responsibilities

• Own the template roadmap, spot trends, identify gaps, and shape the creative vision
• Oversee visual quality, maintain design standards, and define guidelines across categories
• Lead the end-to-end template production, ensuring diverse, timely, high-quality output
• Monitor industry trends and translate high-level goals into actionable creative directions
• Manage and mentor the Art Director, aligning creative work with strategic goals
• Work closely with Product, Marketing, and Community teams to align template content

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptionally driven to drive impact and challenge the status quo
• Who takes extreme ownership & gets things done
• Who goes above and beyond in their role
• Who is deeply passionate about what they do

Benefits

• Maximise your impact: No matter if you’re leading a team or you stand out by your domain expertise - all we care about is supporting you to maximise your own impact
• Hackathons: Our quarterly hackathons provide an environment to experiment with new concepts, push boundaries, and potentially deliver the next big thing
• Kittl Week: Each year, our global team gathers together for a whole week, to work, celebrate, get inspired, and have fun
• Flexible working hours: Our core hours are 11am–5pm CET, leaving the rest of your schedule flexible to fit your style
• Remote work: Work up to 50 days (10 weeks) fully remote per year from anywhere in the world, as long as you maintain our core hours
• Learning & development : Our L&D budget supports your professional growth
• Mobility benefit: We fully cover your monthly BVG public transport ticket
• Health and fitness: Urban Sports Club membership discount
• Vacation: Up to 30 vacation days per year