Art Director

Boston, MA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end creative output across multiple channels—from concept through execution—driving campaigns, presenting with clarity, and collaborating with a cross-functional team to translate insights into compelling visuals.

  • Develop integrated concepts and original campaigns across channels.
  • Present thinking and outcomes to clients and teammates.
  • Stay ahead of trends and technologies to inform work.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create presentations, mood boards, storyboards, layouts, prototypes, and visual systems that sell the idea as powerfully as the finished work.
  • Deliver high-quality craft across digital, social, experiential, print, film, and emerging platforms.
  • Execute and adapt ideas seamlessly across every medium while maintaining the integrity of the concept.
  • Partner with designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, editors, directors, and makers to elevate every detail.
  • Present work with confidence, clearly articulating the thinking behind your ideas.
  • Sweat the details, take ownership of your work, and help raise the creative bar.
  • Stay immersed in culture, design, technology, entertainment, fashion, art, and the everyday moments that spark unexpected ideas.
  • Keep a pulse on emerging platforms, AI tools, design trends, and evolving consumer behaviors and proactively share what you discover.
  • Seek firsthand understanding of audiences through research, observation, and real-world experiences.
  • Learn from results, and continually refine your creative instincts.

Requirements

  • 3–6+ years of agency or equivalent creative experience.
  • A portfolio filled with thoughtful, conceptual work that demonstrates strong creative fundamentals.
  • Strong visual design skills with an eye for typography, composition, storytelling, and brand systems.
  • Experience developing integrated campaigns across multiple channels and consumer touchpoints.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
  • Confidence presenting creative work by telling the story behind the idea—not just showing the execution.
  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; experience with motion, AI-powered creative tools, or emerging technologies is a plus.
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining flawless attention to detail.
  • A collaborative mindset, entrepreneurial spirit, and genuine desire to make both the work and the people around you better.

Preferred

  • Motion, AI-powered creative tools, or emerging technologies experience is a plus.
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Allen & Gerritsen

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A&G is a fiercely independent advertising agency, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Boston & Philadelphia — the two cities where independence was born. We bring together Advertising, Media, Public Relations, Design and CX under one roof, working alongside ambitious marketing leaders to drive dramatic growth through dramatic shifts in how brands show up. For the past 40 years, we've been dedicated to helping brands be Unignorable.

Founded in 1985
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
133 employees (44 in marketing)
69% recommend to a friend
67% CEO approval

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
29 (22% of company)
Median Career Experience
18.5 years
Median Tenure
2.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28%
Direct
49.7%
Referral
6%
Social
14.8%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~135
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Art Director

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