Senior Art Director - Graphic Design

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 the Product Content Lead and collaborating across teams. Lead the development of the template roadmap, guide visual quality, and drive the end-to-end template creation process. Stay current with design trends and mentor a direct report. Partner with various teams to ensure strong alignment and impactful creative execution. This role requires 5+ years of experience in graphic design and a strong portfolio showcasing diverse styles and formats.

Requirements

• Experience & portfolio: 5+ years in graphic design, branding, or visual content creation, with a portfolio that spans styles and formats
• Creative & design expertise: Strong understanding of design systems, typography, composition, color, and adaptation across digital platforms
• Project & team management: Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects, provide feedback, and support team members
• Strategic thinking: Comfortable interpreting creative briefs and delivering visually compelling, purpose-driven outcomes
• Collaboration & communication: Experienced in working across disciplines and clearly sharing ideas with a variety of stakeholders
• Technical skills: Hands-on with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and more; experience with templates, digital products, or creator platforms is a plus

Responsibilities

• Template strategy & vision: Lead the development of the template roadmap, identify creative opportunities, and shape the overall vision
• Creative direction: Guide visual quality, uphold design standards, and help establish cross-category creative guidelines
• Production oversight: Drive the end-to-end template creation process, ensuring output is diverse, timely, and high-quality
• Innovation & trends: Stay current with design trends and help turn creative goals into actionable directions
• Team leadership: Support and mentor the Art Director, helping align creative work with broader strategic priorities
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with Product, Marketing, and Community teams to ensure strong alignment and impactful creative execution

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