Job Description:
Are you obsessed with social media and fashion? Passionate about creating elevated and effortless digital campaigns and social-first, in-app content? Would you jump at the chance to push forward one of the world’s most recognizable brands? At Abercrombie, we’re doing just that — and our Creative Department is seeking an Assistant/Associate Social Art Director with an exceptional eye to join our cause.
With a focus on social, paid media and motion content, this creative role has a primary function to translate high level concepts into customer focused, highly engaging, artfully planned social media campaigns, TikTok and video content, and reactive fashion stories across our multi-platform landscape.
The Assistant/Associate Art Director works collaboratively with art directors, strategists and cross-functional partners to plan and execute organic social content. In this role, you will partner with our strategy, analytics, and product teams on ideation, planning, execution, and hindsight of seasonal and always-on social media campaign tactics. The successful candidate must possess strong video capture and editing skills related to motion and still content, with a focus on TikTok. They must be an analytical self-starter who is highly organized and able to deliver top-quality assets in a quick timeframe. A love of fashion, product trends, and culture is a must!
Key skills include a keen eye for social content creation, mobile video, and love of all things fashion, combined with the ability to collaborate within a highly matrixed, cross-functional team, create industry-leading social content, and deliver assets within campaign deadlines.
This job is located at our Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio and includes occasional domestic travel.
What Will You Be Doing?
Collaborate with strategy, creative and copy teams on content concepts and capture for Abercrombie social media platforms, with a focus on TikTok
Capture, organize, and edit video content with a focus on TikTok
Create assets (on-figure, flat, and in stores) in support of a monthly content calendar that supports brand level milestones and activity
Work closely with marketing team to develop short, medium and long-term social media channel and content strategies with a “first to market” approach
Translate campaign look-and-feel into branded and product-focused stories for Abercrombie social media platforms
Collaborate with strategy teams on planning and executing campaigns, UGC, and influencer programs
Create a wide range of graphic design assets - from layouts and typography to original, custom-designed content.
Support the post-shoot process of editing, reviewing footage, coordinating sound and music and assisting in all post-production areas for Abercrombie social video content
Partner with product teams to plan messaging and align on product curation
Interact with cross-functional teams, including strategy, DTC, paid media, legal, store directors/teams, PR, legal, music, copy, studio, and retouching, to ensure creative and directional alignment
Determine efficiencies in leveraging existing assets vs. capturing new ones
Monitor industry creative best practices/trends and maintain a competitive library of new content opportunities
Develop and continuously update best practices and manage recommended rules of engagement
Provide support to regional marketing teams as needed
What Do You Need To Bring?
2+ years of video, design and TikTok social media experience at a brand – fashion or beauty a plus.
Highly adept at content creation, videography, editing, and post-production geared for mobile platforms
High awareness of current global fashion and image trends for 22–28-year-old customers
Experience creating high-quality TikTok and reels video content, utilizing transitions and unique social video editing techniques.
Software, proficient in the following areas: Adobe Premiere CC, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Media Encoder, TikTok, Edits, Capcut, Photoshop and Illustrator, Da Vinci Resolve, General Camera knowledge, On set Production experience is a plus.
Post-production experience, proficient in the following areas: Editing, light motion graphics (more advanced knowledge is a plus), Color correction, Sound design
An awareness to trends and editing styles, plus an ability to concept and communicate original ideas
Passion for content in Fashion, Lifestyle, & Beauty
Thorough and vast knowledge of the digital landscape as pertains to marketing with specific expertise in social media – TikTok and Instagram obsessed!
Graphic design/layout/typography skills highly preferred
Possess a creative eye and can produce on-the-fly content, while running with ideas
Outstanding communication and presentation skills
Detail-oriented and organized
A strong portfolio of relevant video and graphic design work showcasing abilities across multiple platforms.
Strong design and conceptual skills with a good understanding of typography and layout for digital/mobile media
Flexible and capable of changing and adapting to accommodate internal and external circumstances
Highly motivated and collaborative with a willingness to learn
Strong interpersonal relationship skills
Strategic, analytic and structured thinking ability
Company Description
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.
The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.
Learn more about A&F Co. by visiting our corporate website here.
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
We’re always looking for the best and the brightest to join our team and contribute to the growth of our brands. Make a career move that will allow you to build and develop in the one-of-a-kind A&F corporate culture!
WORKING AT A&F
We believe that there is no better way to live our brands than to grow them from within. We recruit and promote heavily from within our own organization. Whether you are a trainee or you come to A&F with industry experience, associates at A&F enjoy an accelerated career path and are immediately exposed to a company culture devoted to quality and the long-term success of our brands.
COMPANY GROWTH
In recent years, we have seen tremendous growth at A&F. Successful openings of Abercrombie and Fitch, abercrombie kids, and Hollister Co. stores around the world have allowed us to sell trends to a much broader customer base through both brick-and-mortar locations and eCommerce sites. Career paths at A&F mirror company growth; the more we grow, the more opportunity there is for your career to grow!
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
International expansion began in 2007 when Abercrombie & Fitch opened its first international Flagship store in London. The reception was extraordinary and marked the beginning of a very successful expansion strategy for the A&F family of brands. Flagship stores in cities across Europe and Asia are must-see attractions and true showcases for each brand. The brands will continue to expand around the world in the coming years. With all of these new opportunities, there has never been a better time to be an A&F associate!