Associate Director, Art Direction at DEPT® | USA | $123K/yr – $180K/yr

DEPT®

Associate Director, Art Direction

USA (Remote)

$123K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the visual strategy and craft for multi channel campaigns, leading a design team and shaping the client narrative behind the big idea.

Own visual narrative across film, digital, social and experiential to ensure cohesive aesthetics.
Lead and mentor designers to push craft and develop distinctive visual voices.
Present design systems and art direction in client meetings to justify visual decisions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead the visual evolution of brands. You’ll oversee the art direction for pitches and flagship projects, ensuring all work meets a world-class standard of design, typography, and composition.
Guide a team of junior to mid-level Art Directors and Designers. You’ll provide specific, craft-based feedback that pushes their work further while helping them develop their own visual voices.
Take ownership of the visual narrative across multi-channel campaigns. You’ll lead the aesthetic side of "the big idea," ensuring a cohesive look and feel across film, digital, social, and physical experiences.
Lead the visual side of production, from selecting photographers and directors to overseeing color grading, retouching, and motion design, ensuring the final product matches the original creative vision.
Act as the visual authority in client meetings. You’ll present design systems and art direction with passion and clarity, helping clients understand the strategic "why" behind visual choices.
Partner with Creative leadership to evolve design workflows, establish quality standards, and identify new tools or AI-driven technologies to keep the team’s craft future-ready.
Foster an inclusive, design-forward culture that encourages experimentation, shared learning, and a relentless pursuit of visual excellence.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in art direction or design within a creative agency or high-growth brand environment or related field.
Showcasing a mastery of art direction, layout, typography, and integrated visual storytelling across various platforms.
Experience leading small teams or overseeing the work of freelancers and junior creatives.
Expert-level knowledge of Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), motion design, or AI image generation.
The ability to ensure that every visual choice, from color palette to casting, serves the client’s business goals and brand identity.
The ability to articulate complex visual concepts to non-visual stakeholders and clients.

Benefits

Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
401k plan, plus matching
PTO
Paid Company Holidays
Parental Leave

DEPT®

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DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Coach, eBay, and OpenAI. Certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

Founded in 2016

Amsterdam, North Holland, NLD

4.5K employees (1,449 in marketing)

www.deptagency.com

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