Senior Art Director

Santa Monica, CA (On-site)

$95K/yr – $105K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and shape social-first creative, partnering with Copywriters and Creative Directors to concept and execute high-volume content, stay ahead of trend on TikTok Shorts Reels, collaborate with influencers, push boundaries, ensure brand essence and design standards, and present decisions rooted in strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead with Vision: Partner with Copywriters and Creative Directors to conceptualize and execute innovative, high-volume social-first content that resonate, captivate, and convert.
  • Be a Trendsetter: Stay ahead of visual and design trends, especially on short-form video platforms like TikTok, Shorts and Reels, ensuring our clients always get the freshest creative.
  • Build it Social-First: You bring a passion to collaborate with influencers and creators to bring ideas to life in a social-first way.
  • A Creative who is Also a Creator: If you can think it, you can make it.
  • Challenge the Status Quo: We're a disruption agency. Bring us ideas that push boundaries and defy expectations.
  • Craft with Care: From storyboards to final edits, from big ideas to daily content, ensure every piece of content reflects the brand's essence and meets the highest standards of design.
  • Present with Passion: Articulate your creative decisions to internal teams and clients, always rooting your ideas in strategy and insight.

Requirements

  • 5-8 years of design experience in an agency setting, with a portfolio that showcases your ability to work across digital and social content & campaigns.
  • Proven experience art directing always-on social content in a fast-paced, high-output environment, consistently delivering polished, on-brand work across multiple platforms
  • Experience taking projects from concept through activation.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, with a knack for picking up brand visual identities quickly.
  • Out-of-the-box creative thinker with a portfolio of disruptive work.
  • The ability to produce high-quality work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
  • A deep understanding of how to craft visuals that not only look good but also drive results with entertainment and social storytelling platforms, and a high interest in new and emerging social platforms.
  • Spreads Joy! ✨

Preferred

  • 5-8 years of design experience in an agency setting, with a portfolio that showcases your ability to work across digital and social content & campaigns.
  • Proven experience art directing always-on social content in a fast-paced, high-output environment, consistently delivering polished, on-brand work across multiple platforms
  • Experience taking projects from concept through activation.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, with a knack for picking up brand visual identities quickly.
  • Out-of-the-box creative thinker with a portfolio of disruptive work.
  • The ability to produce high-quality work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
  • A deep understanding of how to craft visuals that not only look good but also drive results with entertainment and social storytelling platforms, and a high interest in new and emerging social platforms.
  • Spreads Joy! ✨
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Movers+Shakers

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Movers+Shakers is a socially-native creative agency on a mission to spread joy. We drive cultural relevance for brands with Gen Z and Millennials. Our expertise spans social strategy, campaigns, influencer, always on, and community management. We're the #1 fastest-growing agency in the world and Ad Age Agency of the Year (3x)! Our clients rely on us to push them into tomorrow, creating cultural relevance across mainstream and emerging social platforms. With 250+ billion views across our campaigns, Glossy named us "the TikTok whisperers." Digiday named us “Most Dedicated to Employee Growth and Most Valued Employees." Curious about joining a talented, diverse, and award-winning team? Check out our openings at https://moversshakers.co/careers-current-openings

Founded in 2016
Santa Monica, California, USA
131 employees (42 in marketing)
54% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Salaries

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$95K/yr – $105K/yr

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Creative median pay in the United States

$110K/yr

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Senior Art Director

Movers+Shakers · Santa Monica, CA · On-site