Art Director - Fashion & Beauty / Zalando Fashion Studios

Role We're looking for an Art Director to create standout visual worlds for leading fashion and beauty brands. You'll bring bold ideas to life, delivering fresh, culturally resonant campaigns across stills, film, and digital formats. Responsibilities - Develop and execute integrated campaigns across digital, film, print, and social media. - Come up with bold ideas, moodboards, storyboards, and creative treatments that merge client goals with progressive aesthetics. - Direct small to mid-sized shoots on set, and support senior leads on larger productions. - Lead ideation and steer the production of Gen AI campaigns across stills and video. - Present creative ideas clearly to clients and internal stakeholders, articulating your choices and taking in feedback constructively. - Collaborate seamlessly with copywriters, strategists, producers, AI artists, and account teams from concept to delivery. - Stay ahead of contemporary culture and emerging visual trends across fashion and beauty, setting the bar and inspiring the team. Qualifications - 4+ years of Art Direction experience specifically within fashion and beauty, ideally in a creative agency or studio. - A portfolio demonstrating elevated taste, strong conceptual thinking, and executed work across still, motion, and digital touchpoints. - Hands-on experience directing photo and video shoots, with a clear understanding of on-set dynamics and post-production workflows. - A confident communicator who can articulate creative choices clearly to team members and clients. - Curious about emerging creative technologies; hands-on experience or experimentation with Gen AI tools is a strong plus. - Organized, resilient under deadlines, and proactive in solving creative and production challenges. - Fluent in English. What We Offer - Employee shares program - 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners - 2 paid volunteering days a year - Hybrid working model with up to 60% remote per week - Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year - 27 days of vacation a year to start for full-time employees - Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement) - Family services, including counseling and support - Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass) - Mental health support and coaching available - Development through training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review