Art Director

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $95K/yrSenior Level5+ years expContract

Posted 13 days ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end creative direction for campaigns, from concept to production, leading design execution across brand, social, and experiences, while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

  • Lead concept development and production-ready assets.
  • Align with Creative Director and stakeholders across accounts.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Developing visual concepts, layouts, and design systems that bring campaign strategy to life across digital, social, and experiential channels.
  • Partnering with the Creative Director to translate creative vision into executable design direction for the broader team.
  • Producing and refining creative deliverables, from initial concepts through final production-ready assets.
  • Presenting creative work to internal stakeholders and, alongside the Creative Director, to clients.
  • Owning creative execution for assigned accounts or campaign workstreams, including social design and content across brand social handles.
  • Managing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deliverables are on-brand, on-time, and within scope.
  • Providing direction and feedback to designers and junior creative staff on assigned projects.
  • Staying current on design trends, cultural movements, and platform-specific best practices to keep work fresh and relevant.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams (Brand, Production, Account) to ensure creative execution supports overall campaign objectives.
  • Maintaining relationships with freelance designers, illustrators, and other creative vendors as needed.

Requirements

  • Minimum of five years of industry experience in a design or art direction role.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating range across brand identity, campaign design, and digital/social executions.
  • Solid understanding of marketing principles and consumer behavior.
  • Experience translating creative strategy into visual execution across multiple formats.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills.
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and other relevant design tools.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  • Proficient in Google G-Suite and presentation building.

Preferred

  • The ideal candidate has a passion for brand marketing, entertainment, social media, and live events.
  • Must maintain the ability to work nights and weekends as needed, sometimes in excess of 16+ continuous hours.
  • Must maintain access to reliable and consistent transportation and remain available for project-related travel, including tasks that require the use of a personal or company-issued vehicle, at all times.
  • Hybrid work environment: 3 to 5 days in-office each week.
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Lupine Creative

Lupine Creative is a bespoke marketing agency leading brands to culture through experiences, individuals and partnerships. Composed of cultural engineers and experts in behavior, we hunt for insights and feed off information. We understand how audiences think and what makes them ultimately consider, act, and convert.It’s not what we do that sets us apart, but how we do it. Our process is deeply rooted in research across all aspects of culture. We work with individuals, partners, and creators who shape what we all talk about in the boardroom, social feeds and at the dining room table.

Founded in 2020
Los Angeles, California, USA
18 employees (13 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
748
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.4%
Direct
30.2%
Referral
20.5%
Social
11.7%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~18

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (44% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1