Art Director (Marketing Agency)

Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $90K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the visual storytelling for B2B brands by crafting and steering design systems that scale across digital and print, while leading multi-disciplinary teams through campaigns with strategic audience insights.

  • Design Leadership: Own art direction and production of assets across digital, print, social, web, and mobile channels.
  • Brand Systems: Maintain and evolve identity systems to ensure consistency across all touchpoints for diverse B2B clients.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align with copywriters, strategists, and developers to deliver cohesive campaigns and present concepts to senior stakeholders.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design + Art Direct and produce high-quality creative assets across multiple channels, including digital, print, social media, advertising, web, print and mobile platforms.
  • Develop and maintain brand identity systems, ensuring consistency across all touch points.
  • Lead design strategy initiatives for select B2B clients, aligning creative execution with business objectives and audience insights.
  • Create compelling visual solutions for clients across diverse industries, including technology, manufacturing, agriculture, and industrial sectors.
  • Collaborate closely with copywriters, strategists, and developers to deliver cohesive, integrated campaigns.
  • Present creative concepts and design idea & recommendations to senior stakeholders, and teams.
  • Adhere to industry best practices and client-specific brand guidelines to ensure quality and consistency.
  • Follow client brand guidelines and design best practices to ensure seamless execution.
  • Maintain and evolve visual standards, ensuring brand voice and tone are reflected in design.
  • Generate innovative design ideas that support overarching campaign concepts and brand strategies

Requirements

  • Minimum of 7 years of professional design & art director experience.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related discipline.
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing B2B creative and branding systems.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing relevant design work across various formats and industries.
  • Agency experience required.
  • Solid understanding of current technologies, including responsive design, digital platforms, and emerging AI tools for design.
  • Experience with leveraging AI tools for creative needs when appropriate.

Preferred

  • Self-motivated, disciplined, and committed to continuous improvement.
  • Collaborative team player with the ability to engage effectively with both internal teams and external clients.
  • Passionate about creative work and open to constructive feedback and direction.
  • Capable of managing a high-volume workload efficiently while maintaining high standards of quality.
  • Excellence in writing and presenting your creative to internal teams as well as clients.

Benefits

  • Elevation pays for 95% of employee’s life, health, and long-term disability insurance.
  • Elevation offers vision, dental, and a variety of other benefits that an employee can purchase.
  • Tuition reimbursement is available.
  • The kitchen area is full of free snacks and beverages.
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Elevation Marketing

Elevation Marketing is a full-service B2B marketing agency, transforming insights into breakthrough strategy, brand and creative to drive predictable growth.In a world of accelerating marketing complexity, companies need a B2B agency partner who understands their business. At Elevation, we move beyond the noise to develop strategic brands, compelling campaigns and integrated programs that capture attention and motivate action. Our approach is rooted in data and an understanding of your buyers. This ensures every creative effort and marketing dollar is strategically aligned to your goals. We provide expert guidance to deliver predictable and sustainable growth for your business.

Founded in 1999
Gilbert, Arizona, USA
45 employees (14 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
10.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$24K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
38%
Direct
46.8%
Referral
8.1%
Social
5.7%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~45

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
11 (24% of company)
Median Career Experience
13.5 years
Median Tenure
4.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6