Own and drive the art direction across campaigns, mentor the team, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver integrated, visually compelling work.

Lead art direction across multiple accounts
Develop campaign concepts and visual systems
Mentor junior designers and collaborate across teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

Creative Leadership
Partner with Creative Directors to lead the art direction and design vision across multiple accounts.
Drive the development of campaign concepts, mood boards, storyboards, style frames, and visual systems.
Inspire and oversee junior and mid-level art directors/designers, elevating their craft and pushing for excellence.
Concepting & Execution
Generate fresh, innovative ideas for integrated campaigns (digital, social, broadcast, experiential, print, OOH).
Contribute hands-on art direction and design, ensuring craft and attention to detail in all deliverables.
Direct photography, illustration, video shoots, and other production elements to ensure strong visual storytelling.
Collaboration
Partner closely with copy-focused ACDs, strategists, and producers to develop unified campaign ideas.

Requirements

6–9 years of experience in art direction/design within an advertising agency or creative environment.
Strong portfolio showcasing integrated campaigns and design excellence across multiple channels.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and familiarity with design/prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch).
Deep understanding of typography, layout, color, photography direction, and emerging design trends.
Experience working across digital, social, and traditional media.
Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate creative ideas.
Experience mentoring and providing creative direction to junior talent.
All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.

Preferred

Travel may be necessary
Positive outlook and good people skills; a great team builder who team members and clients want to work with
A great communicator and excellent presenter
A great listener, able to take in information, ask the right questions and quickly suss out what’s next
Organized and detail-oriented. A self-starting multi-tasker that can handle the pressure of several assignments at once. Resourceful and inquisitive, able to independently chart a path to tackle an assignment

Benefits

comprehensive employer subsidized benefits package which includes group medical, dental and vision coverage
Health Savings Account
401k retirement plan with annual company match
employee wellness
commuter benefits and cellular phone allowance
generous paid time off and employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility giving time to the non-profit, community service or charity of your choice

M+C Saatchi SSK

We bring together powerful earned-first creativity with expertise in brand strategy, social impact, issue advocacy, and corporate reputation. This means we can build powerful brands with cultural currency, solve complex business problems, and even tackle society’s biggest challenges. Our core areas of focus are disruptive brand advertising, reputation & social impact, issue & policy advocacy, and strategic communications.

Founded in 1994

New York, New York, USA

146 employees (29 in marketing)

ssk.com

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors

2.6K

Traffic Source Mix

22.6%

Direct

55.9%

Referral

5.2%

Social

14.8%

Paid

1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~146

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size

8 (5% of company)

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Top 1% of applicants do these two things.

Job Summary

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Requirements

Preferred

Benefits

M+C Saatchi SSK

Traffic Signals

Headcount Trend

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