Catbird, a luxury DTC jewelry brand, is hiring a full time Art Director. You will be working directly with our Chief Creative Officer to translate the creative vision of Catbird into an elevated, elegant, vibrant visual direction. This role includes focusing on the details, maintaining the creative vision and evolving the expression of the brand, and managing our graphic designers and photography teams.
This person functions not only as a very hands-on player but also manages our in-house art department, works collaboratively with cross-functional teams ( retail, marketing, e-commerce, merchandising and product design), and is an essential part of our creative output.
This is a hybrid position onsite Tuesday-Thursday at our Brooklyn, NY HQ.
About Catbird
In our 20 years in business, Catbird has become an icon, the ultimate destination for gifts and jewelry. Founded in Brooklyn, NY, Catbird is a mecca for an international cast of shoppers who come to visit the brick and mortar stores of their beloved website. Both our stores and website are filled with a carefully curated selection of designers, including our in-house line of jewelry. Our Catbird line is made in our Brooklyn studio and with a few trusted partners, using ethically sourced materials and conflict-free stones. Highly trained Catbird jewelers oversee every step of the process. We are dedicated to a return to local manufacturing – what our neighborhood was famous for. Catbird is a proud member of the CFDA, certified Made in New York, and No Dirty Gold.
The key to our success is remaining true to our values:
-We believe in being an anti-racist organization and actively championing diversity, inclusion, and equity
-We believe in making and selling things people will want to keep forever and will bring continuous joy.
-We believe in doing everything we can ourselves.
-We believe in always thinking of the long game and not focusing on a quick profit.
-We believe we are the best at what we do and we work hard to make sure we know how to sustain it as we grow.
-We believe in treating everyone (coworkers, customers, vendors) with deep respect, kindness, and honesty.