Senior Art Director

Senior Art Director

Flywheel's suite of digital commerce solutions accelerate growth across all major digital marketplaces for the world's leading brands. We give clients access to near real-time performance measurement and improve sales, share, and profit. With teams across the Americas, Europe and APAC, we offer a career with real impact, endless growth opportunities and the support you need to be the best you can be.

The Opportunity Flywheel is seeking a Senior Art Director to craft strategic storytelling and compelling design solutions that drive commerce for our clients. In this role, you'll elevate projects to their highest creative potential, managing visual design elements from concept through flawless execution with minimal oversight (across our client's diverse beverage portfolio). As a key contributor, you'll ensure on-time and on-budget delivery while engaging with clients directly to shape project direction. Reporting into the Group Creative Director, you'll be a lead designer responsible for mentoring junior designers and elevating output while delivering top-tier creative solutions. You'll serve as the brand steward across a multi-brand portfolio, ensuring cohesive visual storytelling while fearlessly pushing the boundaries of what we're creating. This is a high-impact, fast-paced role where creative strategy meets execution, and where your design leadership will elevate the entire team.

What you'll do:

• Lead & Upskill: Manage and mentor Art Director peers, establishing and protecting a quality bar that reflects our commitment to excellence. Proactively identifies and formulates solutions to potential challenges. Supervises the production of concepts and manages creative process with vendor and production partners and all other suppliers.
• Execute 360 Creative: Bring innovative design solutions and concepts to life across all mediums and platforms (including key visual evolution, retail displays, off-and-on premise tactics, social/digital, and beyond). Develop materials required for effective client presentation.
• Be a Brand Guardian: Steward multiple brands within the portfolio, ensuring strategic consistency while championing creative innovation. Exhibit proficient knowledge of assigned brands, categories and competitive landscape. Strong knowledge of typography, layout, composition, color theory, and visual storytelling.
• Collaborate Strategically: Work with team members and cross-functional partners to execute briefs with purpose and precision—and the confidence to push thinking while creatively solving client challenges.
• Master The Pace: Thrive in a fast-turnaround environment where agility and quality are non-negotiable
• Leverage Modern Agency and Industry Tools: Utilize our AI tools to accelerate concept development and bring ideas to life

Who you are:

• 8+ years of professional design experience
• Extensive mastery of Adobe Creative Suite
• Proficiency with generative AI tools
• Proven ability to execute cohesive 360 degree brand campaigns across touchpoints
• Retail and on-premise design experience
• Strong conceptual thinking paired with excellent execution skills
• Detail-oriented with a collaborative mindset and comfort operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Experience managing and mentoring creative teams

Working at Flywheel We are proud to offer all Flywheelers a competitive rewards package and unparalleled career growth opportunities and a supportive, fun and engaging culture. We have office hubs across the globe where team members can go to feel productive, inspired, and connected to others - team members go into Hub Offices 3x a week Competitive paid time off, including annual leave plus paid public holidays Great learning and development opportunities Benefits that help you live your best life Parental leave and benefits Volunteering opportunities If you're looking to connect with teammates on a topic of inclusion and identity, chances are there's an ERG for that.

$70,000 - $80,000 USD