Associate Photo Art Director - Rejuvenation

Our role is to create cohesive visual direction for the brand, across all channels to bring products to market creatively. You'll combine design excellence with the latest generative AI tools to scale creative exploration, improve efficiency, and elevate our brand storytelling. Responsibilities • Partner with producers, photographers, and cross functional partners to execute best in class photography that honors brand voice and aligns with creative priorities • Optimize studio systems, processes, style guides, and workflows to enable a nimble, efficient, and scalable content production ecosystem • Serve as a trusted creative partner to executives and stakeholders across brand, digital, creative, and merchandising teams. • Provide on-set support to ensure visual continuity and balance in every shot • Integrate AI-enabled workflows, create and develop high-impact brand visual to meet operational excellence and push brand forward • Translate high-level creative and art direction into actionable pre-production support-communicating needs and priorities including props, schedules, and set styling to life with a thoughtful, detail-oriented approach • Create shot lists, style guides, visual references, and image libraries to ensure alignment and accessibility across teams • Create and evolve brand style guides, stay current with design trends, new technologies, and production techniques to incorporate innovative elements • Absorb feedback and adapt your process and direction accordingly while communicating this clearly and effectively to your team • Work efficiently under tight deadlines, and in the best interest of the brand • Perform regular hindsight reviews with lead art directors to evolve the brand styling and amplify what is successful. Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States.