Art Director, Social & Content

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Concept and design social-first creative across paid social, organic social, digital video, display, email, and landing pages
  • Develop UGC-style, creator-led, and motion-based ideas designed to capture attention and drive action
  • Help lead recurring social content shoots, partnering with production support to prepare concepts, shot lists, references, and on-set plans
  • Direct talent on smaller shoots, providing clear performance guidance and identifying the strongest takes and moments
  • Make real-time creative decisions around framing, composition, product presentation, styling, and brand consistency
  • Collaborate with production specialists or outside directors on larger, more complex shoots
  • Adapt campaign ideas for additional channels, including print, OOH, and broadcast
  • Partner closely with Account, Strategy, Production, and Project Management teams to meet milestones and respond to changing client needs
  • Balance quick-turn content assignments with larger conceptual, campaign, and branding opportunities
  • Experiment with AI tools where they can meaningfully improve ideation, iteration, or production

Requirements

  • Graphic design training or equivalent professional experience; this is a designer-first Art Director role
  • Strong understanding of creative strategy, social trends, and design principles
  • Demonstrated experience taking work from concept through execution
  • Ability to work independently while contributing actively within a collaborative creative team
  • Must be based in Southern California
  • Must be available to work Pacific Time hours
  • Must be available to attend recurring in-person shoots and production days throughout the greater Los Angeles area
  • Regular day-to-day work will take place remotely.

Preferred

  • Motion design, video editing, or animation experience is a plus
  • Curiosity about AI and other emerging tools that can support ideation, design exploration, and production

Benefits

  • Benefits including healthcare, 401K, vacation/PTO policy to be shared in greater detail during the interview process.
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Collier Simon

Collier.Simon is an independent idea company. We provide transformational creative strategy and execution for international brands, market leaders, and new ventures.Based in Los Angeles, we collaborate with clients and partners around the world to launch ideas that change business forever.

Founded in 2008
Los Angeles, California, USA
56 employees (35 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
47.7%
Direct
31.9%
Referral
5.6%
Social
13.3%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~56

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
10 (18% of company)
Median Tenure
16.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1