coralgardeners
Art Director
Job description
ABOUT CORAL GARDENERS: Coral Gardeners is a global organization with operations in French Polynesia, Fiji, and Thailand, on a mission to restore the world’s coral reefs by combining cutting-edge science with an unconventional, community-driven approach.
THE JOB
Under the guidance of the Creative Director, the Art Director will help deploy and elevate the visual identity of Coral Gardeners. This is a hands-on, high-craft role: you bring our brand guidelines to life across every touchpoint, creating compelling content and campaigns that raise awareness and make ocean conservation so beautiful it's impossible to ignore.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Master and apply Coral Gardeners' brand guidelines with precision and consistency across all visuals.
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Create compelling content and creative campaigns that raise awareness for coral conservation and drive engagement with our mission.
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Produce high-quality graphic design work across all formats: social content, campaign assets, ads, newsletters, decks, packaging, merch, and partner collateral.
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Translate creative briefs into engaging, on-brand visual executions that elevate our mission and aesthetic standards.
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Build and maintain templates, design systems, and reusable assets that ensure brand consistency across the organization.
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Collaborate with internal teams to support their visual needs while upholding brand standards at every level.
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Stay ahead of design trends, social formats, and visual culture to keep our outputs fresh, relevant, and platform-native.
REQUIREMENTS
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5+ years of proven experience in graphic design or art direction, with a strong portfolio.
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Sharp brand sensitivity and a strong design aesthetic, with the ability to generate original concepts and think outside the box.
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Exceptional graphic design skills: typography, composition, color theory, and layout, across both digital and print.
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Proficiency in software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and other relevant tools.
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Strong knowledge of social media platforms and their respective creative specs and formats.
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Experience working with or alongside creative agencies is a strong plus.
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Fluency in English is required; proficiency in French is a plus.
PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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Passionate about impact-storytelling and ocean conservation.
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Genuinely nice human being – good vibes only policy.
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Well balanced between ideator and action-focused.
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Autonomous and resourceful in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. You own your workload and figure things out.
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Versatile by nature: equally at ease designing a social campaign, a pitch deck, a merch collection, or an office poster.
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A youthful, trend-aware eye for design, paired with meticulous attention to detail.
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A strong communicator, receptive to feedback and direction.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Coral Gardeners is in a high-growth phase, and this role grows with it. You'll be joining a passionate, international team at a pivotal moment, with real visibility on your work and genuine opportunities to shape how one of the world's most exciting conservation organizations shows up visually.
What you can expect
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Paid opportunity : salary & benefits to be discussed depending on your profile and experience.
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Contract: Full-time freelance
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Time off: 5 weeks of paid leave per year
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Environment: Remote-first position, with travel to our headquarters in Moorea, French Polynesia.
