Art Director, Licensing Design

Viacom CBS
Los Angeles, CA
Job Description
Role Overview

The Art Director leads the visual development of Consumer Products creative, with style guides and franchise design systems as the primary focus. The role defines graphic language, typography, color, illustration approach, editorial voice, and application principles across categories.

What You Will Do

Establish and evolve franchise visual systems and style guides, lead concepts from brief through completion, develop editorial concepts, create and art direct apparel graphics and product mockups, direct and mentor internal and external creative contributors.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The role requires demonstrated success in art directing and designing style guides, brand systems, or product-facing creative in entertainment, consumer products, licensing, branding, or agency environments.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of relevant design and art direction experience, ideally spanning style guides, brand systems, and product-facing creative
  • Demonstrated success art directing and designing style guides, brand systems, or product-facing creative in entertainment, consumer products, licensing, branding, or agency environments
  • Exceptional portfolio showing graphic design, typography, composition, brand identity, and applications across apparel, packaging, retail, or related consumer connection points
  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite; deep illustration sensibility and proven ability to direct illustrators, with hands-on illustration capability a plus
  • Proven ability to take work from concept through execution, present and defend creative to senior stakeholders, direct vendors and agencies, and provide mindful feedback and mentorship

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401(k) plan
  • Life insurance coverage
  • Disability benefits
  • Tuition assistance program
  • PTO
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