Key skills
AILeadershipPhotoshopSales
About this role
Role Overview
- Initiate creative concept development, collection themes, and new product ideas across Spoke’s DTC brands, including London Penny.
- Support and help execute design strategy and seasonal creative direction in partnership with leadership.
- Translates commercial and category priorities into actionable creative briefs and design programs.
- Conduct competitive research and surface emerging design, consumer, and product trends across home décor, lifestyle, gifting, pet, and seasonal categories.
- Use AI art and generative design tools to support ideation, rapid concept visualization, and creative exploration.
- Assist in refining AI-generated artwork into production-ready designs alongside designers.
- Coordinate the flow of design projects from concept through production handoff.
- Ensure artwork files, naming conventions, and documentation meet Spoke’s production and quality standards.
- Partner with operations and manufacturing teams to confirm technical requirements and feasibility.
- Partner with marketing team to leverage product designs in ad campaigns and build/support advertising creative workflow.
- Coordinate day-to-day design assignments and project timelines across the design team.
- Track progress against schedules and deliverables and escalate risks or delays when needed.
- Support designers by organizing creative reviews, feedback cycles, and approvals.
- Track creative and product KPIs, including: Design and collection launch cadence, Speed-to-market for new designs, Design utilization across product categories.
- Ensure designs are best in class and provide competitive advantage.
- Prepare reporting and updates for leadership on creative pipeline performance and workflow adherence.
- Serve as the coordination point between the Sr. Director of Sales, designers, marketing, merchandising, and operations.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of professional art and design development experience
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and production-ready design workflows
- Hands-on experience using AI-based creative and generative art tools
- Experience coordinating creative projects and working with multiple stakeholders
- Strong visual judgment and attention to detail for print and physical product design.
Benefits
- Full healthcare and benefits
- Flexible scheduling
- 401k Matching
- Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays
- PCNA Cares Share Fund – donating to teammates in times of need