Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

In this role you will play a key role in supporting the Brand, Creative and Advertising team by designing multiple projects across various channels. You will collaborate with the team to deliver high-quality creative work that aligns with American Airlines brand identity, ensuring consistency and innovation across all spaneting and communications initiatives. This role requires a strong understanding of design principles and a passion for crafting visual solutions that resonate while adhering to best practices and leaning into innovation and trends.

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Design for multiple channels: Create engaging visuals for various spaneting and communication channels, including digital, organic and paid media, print, and more. Ensuring each piece aligns with brand standards, business goals and campaign objectives.
• Creative collaboration: Collaborate with the Team Lead and cross-functional teams in brainstorming sessions to contribute fresh ideas, execute design concepts, and refine them through feedback and revisions, ensuring continuous improvement from initial ideas to final execution.
• Brand consistency: Ensure all designs adhere to American Airlines brand guidelines and maintain consistency in visual identity across multiple projects.
• Support multiple projects: Manage multiple design requests simultaneously, working within timelines and budgets while delivering high-quality results that meet campaign goals and KPIs.
• Attention to detail: Create engaging designs that showcase a solid grasp of design fundamentals, typography, color theory, and layout principles.
• Maintain documentation: Help maintain the internal design library and project files, ensuring all creative work is properly organized and easily accessible.
• Stay current with trends: Lead the charge on the latest design and advertising trends, tools, and technologies. Help push the limits of creativity with innovative, groundbreaking ideas that redefine the standard and drive success.
• Assist in Presentations: Support in the preparation of design presentations, helping to communicate design concepts effectively to internal stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or related field, or equivalent experience/training
• Mid-level art director or graphic designer with 3-6 years of experience in graphic design and art direction, preferably in an agency or internal creative team setting
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) Knowledge of Premier Pro, After Effects and Canva is a plus
• Strong portfolio showcasing a variety of design styles and mediums, with an emphasis on advertising and spaneting materials
• Ability to manage time and tasks effectively, ensuring all deadlines are met without sacrificing quality
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication, with the ability to present design ideas and collaborate with team members and stakeholders
• A keen eye for detail and accuracy in design, with a commitment to producing high-quality work
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to give and receive constructive feedback, while contributing to a positive team environment

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Experience in digital design and working across both print and digital mediums
• Familiarity with advertising best practices, especially in the travel and hospitality industry

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Bring fresh ideas to the table while maintaining brand integrity and consistency
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects and shifting priorities
• Approach design challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset and creative thinking
• Always consider the customer’s perspective in design decisions to ensure the visual work resonates with the target audience

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.

Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.