Responsibilities

• Creative Leadership
• Partner with Creative Directors to lead the art direction and design vision across multiple accounts.
• Drive the development of campaign concepts, mood boards, storyboards, style frames, and visual systems.
• Inspire and oversee junior and mid-level art directors/designers, elevating their craft and pushing for excellence.
• Concepting & Execution
• Generate fresh, innovative ideas for integrated campaigns (digital, social, broadcast, experiential, print, OOH).
• Contribute hands-on art direction and design, ensuring craft and attention to detail in all deliverables.
• Direct photography, illustration, video shoots, and other production elements to ensure strong visual storytelling.
• Collaboration
• Partner closely with copy-focused ACDs, strategists, and producers to develop unified campaign ideas.

Requirements

• 6–9 years of experience in art direction/design within an advertising agency or creative environment.
• Strong portfolio showcasing integrated campaigns and design excellence across multiple channels.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and familiarity with design/prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch).
• Deep understanding of typography, layout, color, photography direction, and emerging design trends.
• Experience working across digital, social, and traditional media.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate creative ideas.
• Experience mentoring and providing creative direction to junior talent.
• All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.

Preferred

• Travel may be necessary
• Positive outlook and good people skills; a great team builder who team members and clients want to work with
• A great communicator and excellent presenter
• A great listener, able to take in information, ask the right questions and quickly suss out what’s next
• Organized and detail-oriented. A self-starting multi-tasker that can handle the pressure of several assignments at once. Resourceful and inquisitive, able to independently chart a path to tackle an assignment

Benefits

• comprehensive employer subsidized benefits package which includes group medical, dental and vision coverage
• Health Savings Account
• 401k retirement plan with annual company match
• employee wellness
• commuter benefits and cellular phone allowance
• generous paid time off and employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility giving time to the non-profit, community service or charity of your choice