Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Primary Purpose

The Art Director position is an opportunity to serve as a technical lead for architecture, design and interface decisions related to next-generation, global Web platform and designs for ADUSA and household brands across various mediums, from banner media to other offsite media.

In addition to media design, the Art Director will establish cross-functional and cross-border publisher relationships designed to accelerate and broaden our growth in the national online channel. To include enhancements and creation of technology platforms and applications that can be used effectively across ADUSA.

Help establish overall work processes and standards for the AD Retail Media team. Create multiple draft solutions to a marketing creative problem that consistently meet business and communication objectives. Able to evaluate multiple concepts, and discern and articulate which ideas are most valid and worth pursuing

Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC , Chicago, IL, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, and ME, Hyattsville, MD.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• You work with key members of the management team to define and drive creative strategy
• Develop creative samples that are error-free and display creativity, technique, and digital expertise in both short- or long-term executions
• You're a self-motivated, organized designer who works efficiently to meet tight deadlines
• Drive the design methodology of the media development process
• You can confidently shift between brand/publisher strategies and tactics, from easy layouts to long-term creative strategies
• Your design style is flexible and you're a master of solution-based executions that are on brand
• You offer constructive solutions when approached with challenges or feedback
• You keep up with the latest industry trends
• You're a strong communicator and collaborator
• Review and provide guidance to AD Retail Media's publisher initiatives

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in marketing, business or related field
• 3+ years of professional digital design experience
• Ecommerce media experience
• Proven time management skills - able to sustain timeline management and campaign deliverables
• Understanding of CPG environment either through direct engagement experience or similar exposure
• Comfortable with DSP, DMP, PMP terminology & discussion
• Ability to work in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA preferred
• You can confidently shift between brand/publisher strategies and tactics, from easy layouts to long-term creative strategies
• A design style that is flexible and a master of solution-based executions that are on brand
• Owns the room (even virtually) - present dynamically and instill confidence to challenge our clients in a kind, smart and creative way to ensure we are doing what is best for both businesses long-term
• Strong interpersonal skills to manage day by day leadership connections internally and externally
• Strategic mindset to develop media recommendations and deliver on revenue goals
• You're a self-motivated, organized designer who works efficiently to meet tight deadlines

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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

We offer an experience where our associates are valued; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are infused in our business and our employees are representative of the communities that we serve. We believe in total wellness, which encompasses a blend of physical, financial and emotional wellness.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.