Art Director

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$82K/yr - $87K/yr (Est.)Mid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive high-quality art direction for a globally dispersed social-led creative agency, translating strategy into cohesive visual systems.

  • Must-have: 2-3 years of agency experience with a strong art direction portfolio
  • Standout: Use of AI to generate prompts, headlines, and synchronized visuals across platforms

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Concept and create strong, compelling ideas that resonate with target audiences
  • Understand the structure of a brand’s identity and how the visual and verbal executions come together to create a holistic brand experience
  • Design for clients and agency new business efforts, working within brand guidelines while pushing for design excellence
  • Generate innovative and visually compelling ideas that align with client objectives, translating abstract strategies into concrete, sophisticated visual systems
  • Lead creative workstreams from inception to delivery, demonstrating the ability to manage workloads and deadlines independently while maintaining absolute quality control
  • Find creative solutions that protect the integrity of the core idea while navigating real-world challenges such as budget constraints, tight timelines, and evolving client needs
  • Clearly communicate design concepts and rationale to team members and stakeholders using a mix of verbal, written, and high-fidelity visual references
  • Act as a guiding resource for junior team members, providing constructive feedback and helping them refine their conceptual and technical skills
  • Ideate and build effective stories that match the quality of each social platform
  • Work collaboratively with a large team of creatives from ideation to execution – helping to ensure ideas are created and brought to life

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of agency experience with a portfolio that demonstrates strong art direction skills, specifically in concept development and visual storytelling
  • Expert proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite and foundational knowledge of motion design
  • Strong knowledge of advertising fundamentals, including brand development, strategy, storytelling, design, new/emerging platforms and technologies
  • Ability to interpret feedback constructively and apply it to work in real-time
  • A flexible mindset that can pivot between different brand voices and project types
  • Team-first attitude with the ability to clearly articulate ideas to colleagues both verbally and in writing

Preferred

    Benefits

    • We like to laugh, we live for celeb gossip and we’re great on AUX
    • Our passport program lets you explore and work from one of our 18 other offices worldwide, including Paris, Singapore, Madrid, Dubai, London and more
    • You best believe we know how to celebrate our wins. And our losses (it’s how we learn)
    • From carbon offsets to community kitchens, we’re passionate about making a difference
    • Did we say snacks? Because we have great snacks
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    We Are Social

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    We are a global socially-led creative agency, with unrivaled social media expertise.With over 1,300 people in 19 offices around the world, we deliver a global perspective to our clients in a time when social media is shaping culture.We make ideas worth talking about. We understand social behaviours within online communities, cultures and subcultures, spanning the social and gaming landscape.We work with the world’s biggest brands, including adidas, Samsung, Netflix and Google, to reach the right people in a strategic, relevant and effective way.We Are Social is part of Plus Company.

    Founded in 2008
    London, England, GBR
    1.8K employees (658 in marketing)
    51% recommend to a friend
    75% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    210.4K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    52.6%
    Direct
    37.2%
    Referral
    7.3%
    Social
    1.7%
    Paid
    0.9%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~1.8K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    415 (23% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    14 years
    Median Tenure
    4.9 years
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    1

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $3.1M
    Last Raise
    $3.1M
    Series A, 4 years ago

    Funding History

    • Aug 2022
      Series A • $3.1M

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