Art Director

About the Role

At SharkNinja, we don’t just launch campaigns; we build the future of consumer engagement. We are looking for an ambitious, highly conceptual, and hands-on Art Director to bring our category-disrupting products to life. Operating out of our global headquarters in Needham, MA, this role is built for a visual storyteller who thrives at the intersection of high-end craft and rapid, performance-driven execution.

You will partner closely with Copywriters, Creative Directors, and Brand Managers to take raw innovation from our R&D labs and transform it into compelling, multi-channel visual narratives. From directing high-impact video and photo shoots to designing scalable digital and broadcast assets, you will ensure our breakthrough products win the hearts (and shopping carts) of millions of consumers worldwide.

What You’ll Do

• Develop Multi-Channel Concepts: Ideate and execute groundbreaking visual concepts that scale seamlessly across TV/Broadcast, OTT, Digital/DTC, Amazon, Paid Social (TikTok, Meta), Retail, and Experiential marketing.

• Lead Creative Production: Step behind the camera as the leading creative voice on photo and video shoots. Partner with directors, photographers, and production teams to ensure final assets match the original strategic intent.

• Champion an AI-Native Workflow: Actively integrate Figma, AI generation tools, and emerging platforms into your daily concepting and layout phases to explore a broader range of visual directions at lightning speed.

• Maintain Visual Excellence: Ensure absolute visual consistency, exceptional typography, and premium aesthetic execution across all touchpoints for your assigned brand portfolio.

• Pitch & Present Ideas: Clearly articulate visual strategy and present creative concepts confidently to brand partners and executive leadership, translating business objectives into striking visual solutions.

• Collaborate and Mentor: Work hand-in-hand with copywriters and designers, fostering a culture of high ownership, rapid iteration, and continuous creative growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ Years of Art Direction Experience: Proven experience within a fast-moving creative agency or a high-velocity in-house creative department (experience with consumer goods, lifestyle, or tech brands is highly preferred).

• A Dynamic, Multi-Platform Portfolio: Showcases elite design fundamentals, strong storytelling abilities, and a deep understanding of broadcast/video, mobile-first social content, digital commerce, and print/packaging.

• Production-Tested: Proven experience art directing commercial video shoots and product photography, with a strong understanding of lighting, styling, and post-production workflows.

• Fluency in Modern Design Tools: Advanced mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma. A strong curiosity and willingness to leverage generative AI tools to accelerate the concepting process.

• Thrives on Velocity: Highly adaptable, eager to test new ideas, and energized by tight deadlines. You excel at maintaining a high bar for creative craft while matching the relentless pace of a global product company.

What Does Success Look Like?

• In 30 Days: You have fully integrated into the Needham creative team, aligned with your copywriting and brand partners, and mastered the unique visual identity and target demographics of your assigned product category.

• In 90 Days: You are independently taking creative briefs, generating multiple distinct concept paths, and leading the visual execution and storyboarding for major upcoming campaign shoots.

• In 1 Year: You have launched multi-billion-dollar global product campaigns that move needles and win consumers. Your creative frameworks have streamlined the pre-to-post production process, consistently delivering output that is "Outrageously Extraordinary."

Why SharkNinja?

SharkNinja is an innovative global powerhouse behind two multi-billion-dollar brands, Shark and Ninja. We were proudly named to TIME’s List of the 100 Most Influential Companies, and we are growing at an unprecedented pace.

• The Needham HQ Campus: You will work out of our collaborative global headquarters in Needham, Mass. It’s an energetic, cross-functional environment packed with advanced engineering labs, culinary kitchens, and full-scale prototyping studios—giving you direct, hands-on access to the innovation before it even hits the market.

• An AI-Native Culture: We don’t run from the future; we build it. We actively expect and empower our creative teams to use modern tools to move faster, explore deeper, and remove mechanical friction so you can focus on pure creative genius.

• Limitless Career Acceleration: We are product-led, consumer-centric, and idea-driven. If you have a breakthrough visual idea and the drive to execute it, there is zero red tape to stop you. We reward ownership, agility, and impact above all else.