Senior Art Director (Graphic Design Team)

Vilnius
NordVPN – Product Design - NordVPN /
Full Time /
Hybrid
The Marketing department aims to encourage the world to be as enthusiastic about our products as we are. We have more than twenty different teams with specific areas of focus. Our teams are sharp, highly skilled, and data-driven, focusing on customer acquisition and monetization initiatives.

As a Senior Art Director within our Graphic Design team, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, set graphic design standards, and drive the company's visual design vision. Your work will be crucial in enhancing our brand identity and user experience, particularly in digital spaces. The current team comprises 22 members, including Graphic Designers/Illustrators, dedicated Team Leads, Creative Leads, and a Graphic Design Manager.

Main Responsibilities

    • Design Systems & Brand Guidelines: Create and oversee the creation and maintenance of design systems, style guides, and brand book guidelines to ensure cohesive branding across all touchpoints.
    • Team Leadership & Culture: Inspire and mentor the graphic design team, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
    • Projects Oversight: Supervise projects from concept to completion, ensuring impactful and proud outcomes.
    • Industry Trends: Stay current with design trends and best practices, applying them to elevate our design capabilities.
    • Creative Presentations: Pitch creative ideas and present design outcomes to stakeholders with clarity and impact.
    • Talent Acquisition: Contribute to identifying and attracting top design talents to strengthen the team.
    • Graphic Design Advocacy: Champion graphic design across the organization and beyond, promoting its achievements and articulating its vision.
    • Design Strategy: Develop and implement strategies that align with company goals, ensuring consistency and innovation in our visual communication.

Core Requirements

    • Hands-On Graphic Design Experience: +10 years of in design (predominantly in a digital environment) with proven experience in leading, mentoring, and inspiring design teams.
    • Digital Expertise: Deep understanding of digital design, marketing and how to integrate performance insights into the creative process.
    • Holistic Design Approach: Ability to collaborate with other design teams (Web, UX/UI, Apps, Motion) to ensure unified, cohesive design solutions across platforms.
    • Strategic Vision: Ability to develop and execute design strategies that support business objectives.
    • Leadership Skills: Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate teams, solve complex problems, and communicate effectively across functions.
    • Presentation Skills: Proficiency in presenting complex ideas in an engaging and accessible way. Fluent in English (spoken and written).
    • Industry Knowledge: Up-to-date with the latest design trends and emerging technologies, incorporating innovative solutions into the team's work.

    • The Senior Art Director plays a critical role in driving our graphic design vision and ensuring our digital marketing channels are visually compelling, user-focused, and aligned with our brand and business objectives.

      NOTE: Please submit a comprehensive portfolio showcasing your work, including a PDF or a link to your online portfolio. Highlight relevant digital projects, your design process, and the outcomes achieved. We look forward to seeing your design, creativity,  and problem-solving skills in action.

Tools You Will Use

    • Figma
    • Adobe Suite
    • AI tools
    • Jira
    • Confluence

Salary Range

    • Gross Salary 3810 - 5300 EUR/Month.
About Us

Nord Security is a global leader in internet privacy and security solutions and Lithuania’s second tech unicorn. Established in 2012, Nord Security now has more than 1400 employees and serves millions of users worldwide. Our team has a global mission to shape a more secure and peaceful online future for people everywhere. With that in mind, we built several advanced cybersecurity solutions: NordVPN, NordLayer, NordLocker, NordPass, NordProtect, NordStellar, and Saily.

NordVPN is the world’s most advanced VPN service provider, used by millions of internet users worldwide. NordVPN provides double VPN encryption and Onion Over VPN and guarantees privacy with zero tracking. One of the key features of the product is Threat Protection, which blocks malicious websites, malware, trackers, and ads. NordVPN is very user friendly, offers one of the best prices on the market, and has over 5,000 servers in 59 countries worldwide.

And we’re always looking to expand our team of:
• Future shapers
• Restless achievers
• Self-movers
• Honest communicators
• Team players

What We Offer

Access to Nord Security products. We build solutions used by millions of users worldwide, and you’ll get to experience our products firsthand;
Professional growth. Internal and external events, online training, conferences, books - everything you need to reach full potential;
Health benefits. Private health insurance, online and on-site workouts, consultations to feel and be your best;
Mental wellbeing. Access to mental health tools like Calm, Headspace, and Mindletic. Options for therapy to keep your emotional wellbeing in check;
Team spirit. Team buildings and parties with games, shows, tastings, food coupons, gifts, and it’s on us;
More free time. Stay with us and additional vacation days will be added to your calendar;
Additional paid leave. Additional days are covered by us in cases of illness or special occasions;
Flexibility. Flexible working time arrangement.

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