Art Director, Social First

Responsibilities

• Concept and design social-first creative across paid social, organic social, digital video, display, email, and landing pages
• Develop UGC-style, creator-led, and motion-based ideas designed to capture attention and drive action
• Help lead recurring social content shoots, partnering with production support to prepare concepts, shot lists, references, and on-set plans
• Direct talent on smaller shoots, providing clear performance guidance and identifying the strongest takes and moments
• Make real-time creative decisions around framing, composition, product presentation, styling, and brand consistency
• Collaborate with production specialists or outside directors on larger, more complex shoots
• Adapt campaign ideas for additional channels, including print, OOH, and broadcast
• Partner closely with Account, Strategy, Production, and Project Management teams to meet milestones and respond to changing client needs
• Balance quick-turn content assignments with larger conceptual, campaign, and branding opportunities
• Experiment with AI tools where they can meaningfully improve ideation, iteration, or production

Requirements

• Graphic design training or equivalent professional experience; this is a designer-first Art Director role
• Strong understanding of creative strategy, social trends, and design principles
• Demonstrated experience taking work from concept through execution
• Ability to work independently while contributing actively within a collaborative creative team
• Must be based in Southern California
• Must be available to work Pacific Time hours
• Must be available to attend recurring in-person shoots and production days throughout the greater Los Angeles area
• Regular day-to-day work will take place remotely.
• 4–6 years of art direction and design experience in an agency, studio, or similarly fast-paced creative environment
• A strong portfolio demonstrating social-first concepts, graphic design craft, and multi-channel campaign execution

Preferred

• Motion design, video editing, or animation experience is a plus

Benefits

• Benefits including healthcare, 401K, vacation/PTO policy to be shared in greater detail during the interview process.