Art Director Jobs

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Salary Range: $85,000 - 100,000

Position Summary:

The Art Director is responsible for the conceptual application and execution of Bio-Techne’s brand strategy across various marketing channels including, enterprise campaigns, product launches, demand generation campaigns, digital and print communications, environmental graphics, brand activations, packaging, storyboarding, etc. In addition, the Art Director will be leading a team of graphic designers. Reporting to the Creative Director, this position will work with direct reports, Campaign Managers and Product Managers to bring campaigns to life.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strong time management
• Create innovative design solutions, from concept to completion, across all communication platforms.
• Lead client calls, pitching concepts and articulating design decisions.
• Excellent communication skills
• Build partnerships with key departments throughout the organization and foster a culture of teamwork, collaboration and action toward company-wide strategic goals.
• Supervise a team of graphic designers and their creative projects from inception to completion.
• Strong work ethic and personal accountability
• Solid organizational skills
• Develop compelling concepts and designs that differentiate our brand.

Education and Experience:

• A college degree in Graphic Design or equivalent work experience.
• Strong portfolio showcasing diversity of work.
• At least 2 years of experience leading other designers and providing direction across multiple media types (print, digital, social, etc).
• Ability to travel periodically based on business needs.
• 5+ years of design experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Preferred: knowledge of HTML/CSS, Microsoft Office Suite and illustration.
• A strategic thinker, collaborator, and creative problem-solver.
• A skilled designer with experience translating marketing strategies into persuasive campaigns.
• Supervisor of graphic designers and their creative projects from inception to completion.
• Portfolio of distinguished work.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is required.

Why Join Bio-Techne:

• We help our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, internship programs, and more.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.
• We offer competitive salaries along with extensive medical, vision, and dental plans for you and your family starting on day one!
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k matching and an employee stock purchase plan.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.

Where permitted by applicable law, candidate must have received or be willing to receive an FDA authorized COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for this position.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.