Art Director

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $115K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and guide creative advertising work across media, collaborating with a Copywriter and clients to turn concepts into compelling campaigns.

  • Lead concept development and execution
  • Present work with clients and internal teams
  • Oversee production and contribute to new business

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner with a Copywriter to concept and execute breakthrough advertising to solve client problems and persuade audiences
  • Produce a variety of deliverables across all media including social, digital, video, print, radio, ooh, experiential, etc.
  • Present and discuss the work with clarity and confidence, both internally and with clients
  • Provide creative insights and strategic advice to colleagues and clients
  • Oversee video and still photography production and post-production
  • Contribute to new business efforts

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of experience and an online portfolio demonstrating conceptual advertising art direction skills
  • Current on creative tactics and emerging marketing trends
  • Experience working directly with clients to pitch ideas and influence outcomes
  • Effective verbal and listening communication skills
  • Able to manage multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously
  • Understanding of user-experience design and web best practices
  • Command of the Adobe Creative Suite
  • Preference will be given to candidates with prior agency experience and/or an ad school degree, but a stellar portfolio and experience without a degree will be considered
  • Candidates need not possess every attribute listed above to qualify for a role. If you identify with this profile but don’t quite meet all of the criteria we strongly encourage you to apply to joining our winning team!

Benefits

  • 100% Company-paid Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • 401(k) contributions
  • Flexible, hybrid work arrangements (4 days in office)
  • 12 paid company holidays per year, up to 39 days individual paid time off
  • Winter break: Offices close the last week of the year
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Avōq

Avoq is an advocacy firm that helps companies, organizations and industries elevate ideas, build brands, and tackle reputation or policy challenges. We combine communications and advocacy to creatively shape narratives, manage brand reputation, influence national debates, and engage the audiences you need to reach. We embrace an ethos of creative advocacy — informed thinking, fresh perspectives, and unique solutions — to drive outcomes with the right audiences at the right time. We don’t start with an idea; we start with a hypothesis. But instead of relying on intuition, our network of more than 200 professionals expertly meets today’s complex communications and policy challenges with a thoughtful, evidence-based approach that blends data, insights, and creativity. We think unconventionally and examine problems from all sides to find the right solution for you.

Founded in 2024
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
200 employees (86 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.4%
Direct
50.5%
Referral
4.7%
Social
11.7%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~200

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
62 (31% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5