Tux Creative INC

Art Director

Santa Monica, CA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelTemporary

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the creative vision and cross-functional leadership to translate client briefs into differentiated brand identities and campaigns, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver cohesive 360° and digital work while staying grounded in emergent creative culture.

  • Collaborative leadership: unite designers, copywriters, producers, and clients around strong concepting and energy.
  • Brand systems: craft visual identities, graphic systems, packaging, and in-store/physical design that differentiate brands.
  • Platform execution: oversee advertising concepts across 360°, video art direction, and digital campaigns with strategic positioning.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Art Director builds strong collaborative relationships with colleagues and clients through empathy and active listening.
  • They instinctively know how to assemble the right creative energy around an idea, bringing collaborators together to make the work stronger.
  • A passionate individual with insatiable curiosity, they stay immersed in emerging creative culture and are comfortable conceptualizing complex brand identities, graphic systems, video art direction, and digital campaigns.
  • The Art Director’s assignments will vary depending on their expertise, covering advertising conception (360°), visual identity, brand graphic identity, physical space graphic design, packaging, and in-store POS (Point of Sale).
  • They challenge the status quo and strive to build strategic brand identities based on client needs and a unique, differentiating creative positioning.
  • They are responsible for representing TUX’s unique agile creative approach and entrepreneurial spirit, transforming the relationship between creativity and brands.