Associate Creative Director, Art

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$145K/yr – $165K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive creative leadership and cohesive visual storytelling for multi-platform campaigns.

  • Own and evolve visual identity and art direction across platforms.
  • Must-have: 12+ years of experience in art direction, including leadership.
  • Standout: Strong portfolio and ability to explain design decisions to clients.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and inspire a team of creatives by providing direction, support, and constructive feedback that encourages growth and visual excellence.
  • Own and evolve visual identity and art direction across platforms, ensuring consistency, creative integrity, and strong aesthetic impact.
  • Develop and communicate creative concepts from brief through final execution, with a strong focus on visual storytelling, design craft, and idea integrity.
  • Partner closely with account managers, strategists, and cross-functional teams to create cohesive, compelling campaigns.
  • Present work clearly and confidently to clients, explaining the strategic and creative thinking behind visual decisions and incorporating feedback thoughtfully.
  • Stay current on cultural, social, and platform trends so the work remains relevant, innovative, and forward-thinking.
  • Maintain a high bar for craft by ensuring all design and art direction align with brand guidelines and creative standards.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in art direction, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
  • Experience working in an advertising agency or creative agency environment.
  • Strong portfolio that demonstrates conceptual thinking, high-level craft, and visually driven work across multiple platforms.
  • Expert-level visual communication skills, with the ability to explain design concepts and creative decisions clearly and persuasively.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Deep understanding of culture, audience, and visual semiotics, with a clear sense of how brands can show up visually in ways that are meaningful in the world.
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    RevCats is an Operations Consultancy specializing in talent acquisition strategy and execution. With over 25 years of experience in the staffing industry, we partner with organizations to transform how they attract, engage, and secure top talent.RevCats is a consulting firm specializing in talent acquisition strategy, process design, and recruiter training. With over 25 years of recruiting industry experience, we bring insider knowledge from the agency world—but instead of acting as a staffing firm, we help companies eliminate the need for one.Our focus is on building self-sufficient recruiting organizations. We partner with clients to optimHow we help:- Recruitment Marketing Engine: Post optimized job descriptions across 50+ platforms with unlimited postings, ensuring maximum visibility and reach.- Job Board Partnerships: Benefit from exclusive relationships (e.g., Indeed) that prevent candidate flow throttling and deliver higher applicant volume.- Optimized Candidate Funnels: Engage thousands of candidates at scale through AI-driven automation that screens, ranks, and advances applicants within minutes of applying.- Candidate Experience Management: Ensure timely engagement, declinations, and next steps to keep candidates motivated and reduce drop-off.- Pipeline Building & Nurturing: Store and warm qualified candidates who aren’t hired immediately, keeping them engaged for future roles.- Data-Driven Insights: Leverage AI matching and ranking to quickly identify top candidates across active and pipeline talent pools.Our team has worked across the spectrum — from Fortune 100 companies with mature processes, to high-growth organizations building from scratch, to staffing firms needing scalable recruiting capacity. Whether embedding recruiters, designing an end-to-end acquisition process, or implementing a recruitment marketing engine, RevCats equips clients to attract hard-to-close candidates and strengthen long-term recruiting effectiveness.

    Founded in 2019
    Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    6 employees

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