Creative Director - The Merch Collective

Relcap Limited - Nashville, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Nashville, TN

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As the Creative Director at The Merch Collective, you will lead the visual representation of artist merchandise, collaborating with various teams to create compelling designs that resonate with fans. This role requires a deep understanding of music culture and design trends, along with a proven ability to deliver innovative solutions that enhance fan engagement and drive sales.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative direction and leadership to the art team, ensuring a cohesive and compelling visual identity across artist merchandise.
• Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration, inspiring the team to push creative boundaries and deliver groundbreaking designs.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of current music trends, artist aesthetics, and fan preferences to inform and guide design decisions.
• Collaborate with tour, ecommerce, retail and artist relations teams to align merchandise design with overall artist strategy and business objectives.
• Lead brainstorming sessions and ideation processes to generate fresh and original concepts for artist merchandise.
• Translate creative concepts into tangible designs, considering market trends, production feasibility, and artist guidelines.
• Work closely with tour, ecommerce, retail and artist relations to ensure seamless integration of creative concepts into product lines.
• Collaborate with artist management and support teams to capture the essence of their personality, fans, and campaigns, and translate it into compelling merchandise designs.
• Oversee production output to ensure that the final merchandise aligns with the approved creative vision and meets quality standards.
• Conduct regular reviews and provide constructive feedback to the art and production teams to maintain high-quality output.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Creative Director or in a similar leadership role within the music merchandise industry.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a diverse range of successful and innovative merchandise designs.
• In-depth knowledge of design software, industry trends, and production processes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for music and a deep understanding of various artist genres.

Benefits

• Inclusive, collaborative and global community.
• Modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork.
• Attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching.
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans.
• Investment in professional growth and development.
• Time off for a winter recess.