Principal, Art Director

New York City, NY (Remote)

$85K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end creative engine for digital, social, and video with a strong emphasis on visual storytelling and performance; partner with copy, strategists, and PMs to ensure briefs translate into on-brand, scroll-stopping work; and navigate production from concept through on-set to final edits.

  • Creative Ownership: From concept through polished assets that drive performance across digital, social, and video channels
  • Production Collaboration: Lead pre-prod planning, set support, and post with editors and motion designers
  • Cross-Functional Delivery: Align with copy, strategists, producers, and client teams to satisfy brief goals and brand voice

Job Description

Own creative delivery across digital, social, and video with emphasis on visual storytelling and performance; collaborate with disciplines to ensure briefs become on-brand, scroll-stopping work; and keep end-to-end production moving from concept through on-set to final edits.

  • Creative Delivery: Concept and design best-in-class creative across digital, social, and video touchpoints for performance
  • Production Collaboration: Support pre-production planning, on-set shoots, and post-production with editors and motion designers
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Work with copywriters, strategists, producers, PMs, and client teams to ensure alignment with brief goals
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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)
68% recommend to a friend
85% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
186.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40%
Direct
50.1%
Referral
7.4%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
850 (19% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
24

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