Art Director

Coral Gardeners
Coral Gardeners

Remote

Posted on Jul 1, 2026

Art Director

  • Freelance
  • Full time
  • Remote
  • Communication

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:

  • Master and apply Coral Gardeners' brand guidelines with precision and consistency across all visuals.

  • Create compelling content and creative campaigns that raise awareness for coral conservation and drive engagement with our mission.

  • Produce high-quality graphic design work across all formats: social content, campaign assets, ads, newsletters, decks, packaging, merch, and partner collateral.

  • Translate creative briefs into engaging, on-brand visual executions that elevate our mission and aesthetic standards.

  • Build and maintain templates, design systems, and reusable assets that ensure brand consistency across the organization.

  • Collaborate with internal teams to support their visual needs while upholding brand standards at every level.

  • Stay ahead of design trends, social formats, and visual culture to keep our outputs fresh, relevant, and platform-native.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • 5+ years of proven experience in graphic design or art direction, with a strong portfolio.

  • Sharp brand sensitivity and a strong design aesthetic, with the ability to generate original concepts and think outside the box.

  • Exceptional graphic design skills: typography, composition, color theory, and layout, across both digital and print.

  • Proficiency in software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and other relevant tools.

  • Strong knowledge of social media platforms and their respective creative specs and formats.

  • Experience working with or alongside creative agencies is a strong plus.

  • Fluency in English is required; proficiency in French is a plus.

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Passionate about impact-storytelling and ocean conservation.

  • Genuinely nice human being – good vibes only policy.

  • Well balanced between ideator and action-focused.

  • Autonomous and resourceful in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. You own your workload and figure things out.

  • Versatile by nature: equally at ease designing a social campaign, a pitch deck, a merch collection, or an office poster.

  • A youthful, trend-aware eye for design, paired with meticulous attention to detail.

  • 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:

  • Paid opportunity: salary & benefits to be discussed depending on your profile and experience.

  • Contract: Full-time freelance

  • Time off: 5 weeks of paid leave per year

  • Environment: Remote-first position, with travel to our headquarters in Moorea, French Polynesia.

  • Freelance
  • Full time
  • Remote
  • Communication