About Avex

Avex is a rapidly growing eCommerce agency that partners with merchants in the fashion, lifestyle and premium products space. From high-growth DTC brands to enterprise, we have partnered with companies such as: KITH, LVMH, TAG Heuer, Hugo Boss, Enjoy Life, Mondelez, Brandon Blackwood, Undefeated, Rumpl, HAUS, O'Neill, Serta Simmons Bedding, Badgley Mischka and many others. We design, build and optimize eCommerce experiences on Shopify Plus for global brands.

The Creative Director’s job is to mentor, motivate, and supervise all creatives on the team. They nurture their creatives' ideas and monitor their overall performance. Plus, they assist in hiring, onboarding, and managing freelance and full-time Directors, UX Designers, UI Designers, Graphic Designers, and other members of the creative team.

Creative Directors generally develop and oversee projects at the earliest stages, casting vision, form concepts, and pilot design philosophy. They are the Big Picture thinker. They clearly explain to Design Team how to maintain the brand's image, how to execute our design process for each phase, and how to make sure everything we do is reflective of our company and our clients in tandem. After the parameters are clear, creative directors delegate each part of the process to their team members.

General Duties

• Interviewing New Design Team Members
• Onboarding/Training New Design Team Members
• Lead Design Weekly Workshop
• Lead Design 1-1's
• Responsible for creative direction of all Avex branding
• Represent the Design Dpt on Delivery Workshops & Advise on Design Processes
• Identify Design Process Improvements & Document/Relay them
• Assist Sales Team w/ Pitches and Scoping

Responsibilities

• Workshop w/ Clients Pre-Sale
• Develop and Present Initial Creative Direction Pre-Sale
• Algin Design Team on Vision Post-Sale
• Oversee Projects during the earliest stages

Skill Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in e-commerce, with experience in large complex projects
• Portfolio of e-commerce projects
• 7+ years of experience in UX/UI Design
• 4+ years of experience in Graphic Design
• 3+ years of experience in Figma
• 3+ years experience in a supervisory/senior position
• Experience in Shopify Design preferred
• Experience in leading, managing, and mentoring a team of developers.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Quick problem-solving skills with exceptional aptitude and reasoning
• Motion Knowledge
• Adaptive and up for cross-functional collaborations to achieve common goals for the growth and development of the same.

Our Values

BUILD our clients’ businesses, INSPIRE our employees to grow, CHALLENGE the norm, and DELIVER on our commitments.

We design and build digital commerce experiences that connect brands to people through creative, technology and culture. We believe that our work should not only produce amazing results for our clients but should also be fun and rewarding for our team. Avex believes in a strong work-life balance, not just churning out projects. The happier our team is, the more enjoyable the experience is, and the better the results will be for our clients.

We ensure that our team members and partners possess these traits. We feel that it is important to prioritize these core values over everything else. This allows us to deliver results for our clients, as well as a safe and fun work environment.

• Teamwork
• Passion
• Respect
• Talent
• Accountability
• Resourcefulness
• Radical Transparency
• Visionary

Working at Avex

• We don’t track PTO or sick days
• We offer remote or flexible working
• We value work-life balance
• We reward people based on their accomplishments and contributions
• We strive to make a difference in our clients' businesses
• We take burnout seriously and do our best to monitor it.
• We treat people like adults, as long as they treat others with the same respect.
• We have extremely high standards
• We’re highly competitive in the industry and we love winning as a team.
• We prioritize people over profits
• We donate a percentage of revenue to No Kid Hungry

About you

We have expectations and so should you. We want to make sure we’re aligned on what is expected from both sides.

• You’re passionate about eCommerce, technology and/or design.
• You hold yourself and others accountable.
• You’re competitive and love winning as a team.
• You have high standards and expect the same from your team.
• You understand we're a growing company and everyone wears multiple hats.
• You understand that there will be “easy weeks” but also “busy weeks” where we need to help each other out.
• You can work autonomously without being micromanaged.

Compensation & Benefits

• 401K with company matching
• Remote (Optional / Hybrid)
• Untracked PTO and sick days
• Paid holidays
• Team lunches & dinners (Remote / In-person)
• Aetna Healthcare, Dental, Vision
• CitiBike Membership (NYC only)
• Gym membership discounts

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.