Art Director ( 6 Month Contract)

Job Description

As the holiday season approaches, we want to inform you that response times and the hiring process may be slightly extended due to business team schedules. We truly appreciate your patience and understanding during this period and remain committed to keeping you informed as we review applications. Thank you for considering a role at ŌURA—we look forward to learning more about you!

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.

We have offices in San Francisco and San Diego for those who prefer hybrid or office settings. Oura employees in other major cities (like Boston and New York) occasionally gather informally at local co-working locations.

What you will do: 

• Develop and execute the overarching visual strategy, aligning creative direction with business objectives and market trends.
• Conceptualization and execution of feature-specific and member-targeted campaigns, from ideation to launch.
• Support the creation of high-quality photography and CGI that reflects the brand’s vision and values.
• Oversee the work of external partners and lead internal projects for social and paid media.
• Design presentations to keep a consistent look and feel
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, technologies, and best practices in design.
• Some examples of projects you would support design:
• Out of home globally
• Ouraring.com 
• Social media 
• Lifecycle  
• Retail

Requirements

We would love to have you on our team if you have:

• 5+ years of advertising or in-house design experience
• Craftsmanship: Excellent eye for detail, design, and visual storytelling, with the ability to translate complex concepts into compelling visuals.
• Knowledge: a proven understanding of brand, email, social media, video, collateral/presentation, and experiential design as well as composition, color, imagery, and photography
• Toolkit: Expert knowledge of Photoshop, Sketch, Illustrator, InDesign, Keynote, & Figma

Skills

• Adaptability & Speed: You need to be flexible and open to shifting roles, timelines, responsibilities, and priorities. (as our launches are seasonal)
• Proactivity & Autonomous: Taking initiative and being self-motivated are crucial. You should be able to identify opportunities for improvement and act on them without always waiting for direction.
• Ownership & Accountability: You will be a DRI (Directly Responsible Individual) for work and outcomes. You will own the workstream and need to lead it from end to end. (concept to execution) You will have the responsibility to present the work and communicate with the operation team to ensure leadership is up to date.
• Multitasking Abilities: You will often need to juggle various tasks and projects, so being organized and efficient in managing multiple responsibilities is important.
• Collaboration & Strong communication: Teamwork is essential, as a rapidly scaling business, everyone needs to work closely together and support one another towards company goals/vision

Benefits

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health and add to our benefits!

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave
• Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers

Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• $86.10 per hour

Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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