💎 Who is the Senior Art Director?
The Senior Art Director is a strategic and concept-driven creative leader with a strong foundation in design craft, visual storytelling, and integrated campaign development. This person brings a balance of big-picture thinking and attention to detail, creating ideas that translate seamlessly across platforms, channels, and brand experiences.
In this role, you’ll lead the development of compelling visual concepts and creative executions while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to bring ideas to life. You’re resourceful, solutions-oriented, and energized by finding smart, effective ways to create impactful work regardless of constraints or timelines.
The ideal candidate brings strong conceptual thinking, elevated design craft, and experience developing integrated campaigns across digital, social, experiential, and traditional channels.
In this role, you can expect to:
Partner with the Associate Creative Director to develop and execute strategic and creative solutions across client relationships and projects.
Concept and design integrated campaigns across digital, social, print, experiential, and traditional channels.
Establish art direction, visual style, and tone across communications and brand systems.
Collaborate with writers, strategists, account teams, developers, and production partners to bring ideas to life.
Develop thoughtful, polished, and strategically grounded creative executions across platforms.
Manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining a high standard of creative quality.
Contribute to agency growth through participation in pitch work and new business development.
Assist in mentoring and collaborating with junior creatives and cross-functional teammates.
Stay curious and informed about emerging trends, technologies, culture, and innovation in advertising and design.
📚 What do You Need?
5+ years of agency or advertising experience required
Experience working with national B2B and/or B2C brands
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Graphic Design, Interactive Design, Fine Arts, Advertising, or related discipline preferred
Strong conceptual thinking and campaign ideation skills
Outstanding portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual work and design craft across multiple mediums
Exceptional typography, layout, visual storytelling, and art direction skills
Strong understanding of marketing objectives and how creative supports business goals
Ability to understand and translate client business objectives into compelling creative solutions
Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while delivering high-quality work on time
Strong understanding of digital platforms, web capabilities, usability, and information architecture
High level of proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
Passion for advertising, design, culture, and visual communication
Curiosity for emerging trends and evolving technologies
Strong attention to detail, organization, accountability, and follow-through
Please include a portfolio link or PDF portfolio with your application. Applications submitted without portfolio materials will not be considered.
Important note: if you think you have what it takes to be a great in this role but don't necessarily meet all of these qualifications, please still apply! While we work hard to eliminate unnecessary requirements from our job ads, our teams and needs are constantly evolving, and we'd always love the opportunity to connect and see what might be a fit.