Art Director / Senior Designer

About the role

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Art Director / Senior Designer based in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative excellence across social media campaigns, guiding designers, shaping concepts, and ensuring every deliverable meets high standards for both creativity and performance.
• Combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution to elevate client work, improve creative processes, and support business growth.
• Provide creative direction across multiple client accounts, ensuring concepts, designs, motion assets, and campaigns align with audience behavior, platform best practices, and business objectives.
• Review and refine creative deliverables before client presentation, raising the overall quality and consistency of social-first content.
• Create static, motion, and campaign-based creative assets across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and emerging channels.
• Mentor and coach designers by providing feedback, guidance, training opportunities, and support for professional growth.
• Establish stronger creative workflows, systems, and standards that improve efficiency and output quality.
• Partner with strategy, account management, community, paid media, production, and leadership teams to translate insights into compelling storytelling.
• Contribute creative ideas for campaigns, content frameworks, pitches, proposals, and new business opportunities.
• Stay current with design trends, creator culture, platform changes, and AI-powered creative technologies to introduce innovative approaches.
• Help shape the future direction of the creative department by identifying opportunities for improvement and growth.

Requirements

• An experienced creative professional with strong visual design expertise, social media knowledge, and the ability to lead teams while remaining connected to execution.
• A balance of artistic judgment, strategic thinking, collaboration skills, and curiosity for new technologies.
• 6+ years of professional design experience with at least 2+ years in a creative leadership, mentorship, or art direction capacity.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating social-first creative work, digital campaigns, and engaging visual storytelling.
• Previous agency experience preferred, with experience supporting consumer brands, lifestyle brands, enterprise organizations, or large-scale clients.
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and modern design tools.
• A strong understanding of typography, layout, color theory, composition, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience creating motion design, short-form video content, or multimedia assets.
• A deep understanding of AI-powered creative tools and how to incorporate AI into content creation workflows.
• Experience developing and presenting creative strategies to senior marketing stakeholders.
• A deep knowledge of social media platforms, audience behavior, and content performance principles.
• The ability to balance creative innovation with measurable business outcomes.
• Strong storytelling, conceptual thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven experience mentoring designers and providing constructive creative feedback.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, ownership, and leadership skills.
• The ability to influence teams and stakeholders without direct authority.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $70,000-$80,000 USD depending on experience and skills.
• Performance bonus opportunities.
• Fully remote work environment with flexibility.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid volunteer time.
• Home office allowance.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Direct collaboration with leadership and opportunities to influence creative strategy.
• A supportive team culture focused on creativity, growth, and high-quality work.