GS&F

Art Director

Nashville, TN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 6 months ago

Job Summary

Drive creative direction and production across print, digital, and broadcast for integrated campaigns at GS&F, with agency-level ownership and multi-medium execution.

  • Own multi-channel campaign concepts and production-ready files.
  • Must-have: 3–5 years in art direction/design with a strong multi-medium portfolio.
  • Standout: Ownership in campaigns and client-facing presentation skills.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute creative concepts across print, digital, social, OOH, broadcast, and web
  • Collaborate with copywriters, strategists, designers, and account teams to create integrated campaigns
  • Participate in brainstorms and contribute original creative concepts while building on ideas from other team members.
  • Design layouts, brand assets, campaign visuals, and basic digital wireframes
  • Help oversee production including photo shoots, video, audio recordings, and press proofing
  • Ability to prepare production-ready files and collaborate with production teams to ensure accurate execution of creative work.
  • Manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Present creative work internally and with clients
  • Stay current on industry trends, emerging platforms, social behaviors, and creative technology to inspire new ideas.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of art direction or design experience, ideally within an advertising or design agency
  • A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and work across Print, Digital, Social, OOH, and Broadcast
  • Experience developing creative ideas across multiple mediums, including campaign concepts, brand identity, and digital marketing assets
  • Experience designing websites using Squarespace, WordPress, or similar platforms
  • Confidence presenting creative ideas to clients and internal teams
  • Strong collaboration and time-management skills
  • Basic understanding of HTML/CSS and web design principles
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
  • Familiarity with PowerPoint, Keynote, and Word
  • Experience with motion design/animation tools and AI image or video generation platforms (e.g., After Effects, Runway, Firefly, etc.)

Preferred

  • Motion design/animation tools familiarity
  • Experience across multiple mediums beyond core requirements
  • Familiarity with web design platforms beyond Squarespace/WordPress

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Health, dental, vision coverage
  • 401K match
  • Employee ownership
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Generous PTO
  • Professional development opportunities and growth-oriented tools
  • Support for mental and physical health
  • Generous parental leave

GS&F

3.0 Glassdoor

We are a national agency based in Nashville, TN. We specialize in working with challenger brands that punch above their weight. We are fully-integrated, fiercely employee-owned, audience-first extremists who know how to make you famous.Because we own this joint, we alone are responsible for everything we make. That means we win together, we lose together, and we fight the fight together. As an ESOP, each of us has skin in the game, we are what we make, and that drives us to make what’s better.

Founded in 1978
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
105 employees (47 in marketing)
gsandf.com
41% recommend to a friend
55% CEO approval

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
31 (30% of company)
Median Career Experience
40 years
Median Tenure
41.5 years

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.8%
Direct
55.8%
Referral
5.2%
Social
14.8%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~105

Art Director

GS&F · Nashville, TN · On-site